Stagecraft
Course Syllabus 2014/2015
Instructor: Jamie Oettle
Room J33
Availability: 8:30am to 9:30am and by appointment
*Syllabus subject to change
Course description: Fundamentals of Scenic Design. Students will
develop skills for large-scale art projects. This class emphasizes strong work
in perspective, scene painting, construction, and working with unique
materials such as foams, wires, paper mache, and cloth for set and prop
fabrication. Skill in craftsmanship of building and decorating will be
strengthened.
Course goals: Students will work cooperatively and individually on
completing large scale and miniature design and construction projects.
Students will use power tools as well as hand tools in a safe and effective
manner. Students will use stage terminology correctly in identifying
different parts of the theatre for assessment and for hands-on work.
Students will read scripts and analyze them in terms of set requirements to
gain a stronger working knowledge of the production process. Students
will show their knowledge and understanding through a variety of quizzes,
tests, hands-on work, projects, and class discussions.
Grading and Requirements: Each assignment carries a point value
associated with the final grade. Grading scale follows Goddard High
School grading standards. Assignment weights will be roughly figured as
follows but may be modified to better meet the instructor’s and students’
needs. Major points will come from the following:
Daily points
Quizzes
Tests
Worksheets
Model Design project
Script analysis
10pts/day
20-25pts/each
100pts/each
varies
200pts
50pts