Chapman University
Technical Theatre & Design
2019-2020 Courses
Scenic Design
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Introduction to Scenic Design encourages development of the skills necessary to communicate design ideas. This class is meant to foster creative growth, artistic expression and textual analysis as it pertains to the design of scenery.
Drawing and Rendering
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Drawing and Rendering encourages development of the skills necessary to communicate design ideas. It explores scenic, costume and lighting design using a diverse set of media including charcoal, pencil, ink, acrylic, watercolor, gouache and digital illustration.
Theatre Production
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This course is designed for those students who have been given a significant creative, technical, management or administrative production responsibility in theatre production other than performance. Such roles may include, but are not limited to: stage manager, assistant designer, assistance director, dramaturg, master electrician, props coordinator, and other comparable roles. Students will receive training in the skills and techniques necessary to present professionalism in stage management/production roles. Students will work on specific productions with various stage management/production roles with great responsibility in the preparation of a show from pre-production to post-production.
Scene Painting
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This is a course in the basic techniques, materials and methods used in painting scenery for theatre film, and television. This course offers practical, hands-on experience such as color theory, highlight and shadow, paint mixing, grid and layout, base painting, cartooning, lay-in painting, and detail paint.
Projections Design
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An introduction to projections design for live theatrical performance. In this course, students will explore storytelling through the development of still and moving images. Through a series of increasingly advanced, creative projects, students will develop the skills required of a projections, or media designer, in today’s industry. Students will use content creation and mapping software to complete these projects
Stagecraft
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This course is designed to provide opportunities for students to get hands-on experience with advanced construction techniques and professional construction tools through execution of actual projects in the ETC shops. Emphasis will be placed on the implementation of technical elements and production safety.
Drafting for the Entertainment Industry
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This course will teach the standards and techniques for technical graphic communication within the entertainment industry, through the study of computer-aided drafting. Projects generated will include an emphasis in geometric constructions, plans, sections, elevations, orthographic and isometric projections. An introduction to drawing within a 3D environment will be provided during the course.