
KRISTA D. PRICE
Stagecraft: Week 2
(August 26 - 29, 2024 - no school Friday)
Important terms are in RED.
Google Classroom assignments are in BLUE.
If ABSENT, you are REQUIRED to read / understand / do all learning activities posted for that day, even if it's not an "assignment".
Day 1: Scenic Design = Feels Like > Looks Like
1.) Collected Signed Syllabi (if you have not yet completed this, please be sure your parents have seen and signed your syllabus.)
2.) Reviewed: Before any set building begins, scenic designers envision/design the "world of the play" (what the musical/play should "feel" like & then what it should look like based on the director/designer's interpretation of the show).
3.) Discussed how this course will teach you to look at things like an artist/designer might
4.) Students paired up and analyzed several photos of set designs from various shows.
If you missed today's in-person lesson, you must complete the assignment below - directions are also on slide 2 of the assignment in Google Classroom.)
In Google Classroom, go to the assignment entitled "Scenic Design Elements (From FEELING to Design)" and complete.
1.) Look through ALL of the stage photos provided, paying close attention to those which you find interesting/intriguing/beautiful.
2.) Choose the top 3-4 photos that you like the most and put those at the TOP of the slide deck.
3.) Add a text box that describes what YOU feel the stage picture "FEELS LIKE" (use feeling words: foreboding, depressing, magical, etc.)
4.) Next, investigate the image and try to determine what makes the stage moment feel that way to you. Add a second text box that lists/describes the specific theatrical/scenic ELEMENTS that contribute to the feeling word you chose. (Stage elements such as: colors, lighting, arrangement of set pieces, etc. Be specific in your text boxes about what you observe.)
5.) Learned how scenic designers envision the "world of the play" (what the musical/play should "feel"/look like) and what it takes to create those "worlds".
6.) Watched & Discussed a scenic designer (David Korins) discuss his designs in two different shows: Misery & Hamilton (if absent, click to watch each)
7.) Discussed who builds the scenic designers' visions (Set Construction/Build Supervisor with Crew of builders, painters, and artisans)
8.) Discussed: In order to effectively work in a scene shop, you need to...
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work together as a team
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work safely, quickly, and to a designer's plan
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know some stage basics
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know the proper tools and their uses
9.) Learned the names of Fastening Tools (see "Fastening Tools" page in your Google Classroom and fill in the following tool names). If absent, be sure to fill in the names of these tools in your CLASS NOTES in Google Classroom (page 3).
1. hammer
2. screwdriver (flat head)
3. screwdriver (Phillips)
4. Drill (corded)
5. Drill (cordless)
6. Drill bits
7. Staple gun
8. Nail gun
9. Air compressor
10.) Played a name game as a class.
Days 2-3: Fastening & Painting Tool Tutorials
(Note: Due to no power on Wednesday, and John absent 2 days, this lesson occurred Thursday of this week, and Thursday of NEXT week)
1.) Played a Name Game
2.) Reviewed who builds a set and how. Reviewed "Fastening Tools".
3.) Learned the names of "Measuring & Cutting Tools" pages in Google Classroom CLASS NOTES and fill in the following tool names.) If absent, be sure to fill in the names of these tools in your CLASS NOTES in Google Classroom.
1. tape measure (sometimes also called steel tape)
2. L square (for getting right angles)
3. speed square (sometimes called "carpenter's square")
4. Level (for getting things level horizontally and plumb vertically)
5. Chalk line (pull from point A to point B then snap!)
6. "C" clamp (a clamp shaped like a "C")
7. Quick Clamp
8. Chop/Mitre Saw
9. Circular Saw
10. Jig Saw
11. Reciprocating Saw / Sawzall (because it "saws ALL!")
4.) Students received a "skills card" to track the skills they have learned in class. (Cards are turned in at the end of each hour.)
4.) Went to the scene shop to learn and perform tasks in rotating groups. If absent, you MUST make up these skills on your own time with an instructor (for a grade):
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1/3 class with KP: Chop Saw
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how to safely use a cop saw
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how to use a speed square
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measuring + precision cutting
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1/3 class with John: Drills & Impact Drivers
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how to attach a battery / where to charge the battery
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using the level on the drill
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how to drive a screw into wood / drilling pilot holes
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how to drive a screw out of wood
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how to swap out the bits
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1/3 class with Sam: Air Nailer
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how to load air nailer
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how to attach & detach staple gun to air nailer
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how to empty/fill tank
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how to use air stapler to staple
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how to pull a staple out of wood with pliers
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Day (4): Types of Stages / Tool Tutorial
1.) Reviewed: In theatre, we want to elicit an audience response (make them feel a certain way) when we create the "world of the play".
2.) Discussed how the TYPE of performance space (stage) used impacts the WAY a set is designed/used.
3.) Learned about the 4 different types of performance spaces (stages) by watching KP's Theatre Class - Types of Stages (click on link) and taking notes (use notes provided in CLASS NOTES in Google Classroom - "Types of Stages"). If absent, be sure to watch the video and take notes in Google Classroom.
4.) Observed/Analyzed various photos of shows performed in OHS's Black Box Theatre.
5.) Finished tool scene shop skill rotations/scavenger hunt from last class (if absent).