KRISTA D. PRICE

Important terms are in RED.

Google Classroom assignments are in BLUE.

If ABSENT, you are REQUIRED to read / understand / do all activities posted for that day, even if it's not an "assignment".  

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DAY 1:

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1.)  Ms. Price introduced our next unit in Stagecraft:  WHAT'S UP THERE?   (A unit in which we will study the world above the stage & audience - including the fly system, types of drops and drapes, types of lighting fixtures, the catwalks, the spot light, etc.)

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2.) Ms. Price introduced students to their REFLECTION JOURNAL in Google Classroom.  This will be a place to reflect on personal growth as well as on videos shown in class and other activities designed to work on new skills and/or individual growth.

Choose:  Students chose an area (from the IB Learner Profile) to individually focus on next week.  (If Absent, be sure to complete this under Week 7 in your REFLECTION JOURNAL in Google Classroom. 

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3.)  Watched a video (Billy Elliot Lighting) and reflected on 2 things that you found interesting, intriguing or new (in REFLECTION JOURNAL).

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4.) Learned about the three jobs of a lighting designer: 

1.) to light the actor (front light)

2.) to show setting/time of day/season (cyc lights, scenery light, etc.)

3.) to create the mood (color, direction of light, use of gobos, scrims, etc.)

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5.) Watched a video on Lighting Design Basics (If ABSENT, watch video HERE.)

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6.) Learned about LED fixtures vs. traditional fixtures and what gels, gel frames, and gobos are. 

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7.) On-Stage Tutorials: 

Learned from John about...

• how and where cyc lights are placed

• color-blending (tutorial)

Learned from G about...​

• how to hang and focus a fixture on an electric

• how to clamp / lock a fixture

• how and why to use a safety cable

• how to power a fixture / plug into dimmer

• how to focus the light to where it will hit on stage

• how to use the shutters

• how to insert a gel frame (color) and gobo (texture)

• how/why to tie line loose cables

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8.) Reflected in REFLECTION JOURNAL about one thing you liked/learned from today's tutorials.

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DAY 2:

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1.)  Reflected on what was liked/learned from last class' lighting tutorials with John & G.  (Be sure you've answered this question in your REFLECTION JOURNAL.

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2.) Watched a video (The Stagehand who told Stories with Lights - 5:58)

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3.)  Reviewed:  parts of a lighting fixture, gels/gel frames, gobos, 3 jobs of a lighting designer, names of fixtures

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4.)  Watched a video (Light & Sound Board Operators - 4:00)  Responded in REFLECTION JOURNAL (Journal Title:  Video:  Light & Sound Board Operators) about 2-3 things you learned about light/sound boards from the video.

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5.)  Learned a new skill:  How to wrap a cable/cord in theatre  (If ABSENT, see Ms. Price and she will teach you.)

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6.)  Watched a video (How a Broadway Show 'Lights the Lights' - 6:27) and learned/reviewed lighting terms shared.  (New terms = "wash", practicals, master electrician, deck electrician, etc.)

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7.) On Stage Tutorials:  Finished yesterday's lighting tutorials (color blending & hanging fixtures)

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8.) Reflected on your individual focus/goal for the week. (Google Classroom REFLECTION JOURNAL - week 7)

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Go Deeper (Optional):

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Additional Videos on Lighting:

• Working in the Theatre:  Lighting Design

• The Lighting Design Process (shows what different heights & angles of light look like on stage)

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Additional Videos on Sound:

• Sound Mixing of Hamilton

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Additional Videos on Special Effects on Stage: 

• Special Effects in Wicked

• Making it Rain in Theatre (3:35)

• Working in Theatre: Magic (23:11)

• How Beetlejuice on Broadway Creates Jaw-Dropping Magic (4:19)

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