TPA3217–INTRODUCTIONTOLIGHTANDSOUND
FallSemester2016
Period:9and10
ClassTime:Tuesday/Thursday4:05–6:00
Location:MaguirePavilion(ConstansTheatreAnnex)Rm.219
Instructor:JoshAzoulay
Email:joshuaaz@ufl.edu
OfficeHours:BYAPPOINTMENTONLY
RequiredText:
DesigningWithLight.Gillette,J.Michael.McNamara,Michael.McGrawHill.6thEdition.
ISBN:978-0-07-351423-9
CourseObjective:
Introductiontoelectricityandthebasictechnicalskillsfortheatricallightingandsoundtechnology.
CourseGoals:
Thiscourseisabasicintroductiontothetheoryandpracticeoftheatricallighting,soundtechnology,
andfundamentalsofdesign.Throughclasslectures,projects,and‘handson’laboratoryexperiencethe
studentcanexpecttobecomefamiliarwiththebasicsofelectricity,stagelighting/soundequipment,
andcontrolsystems.Bytheendofthecourse,thestudentshouldhaveabasicunderstandingoflighting
andsoundinrelationtotechnologyanddesign.
Attendance:
Expected.Morethantwounexcusedabsenceswillresultinthelossofonelettergradestepperone
absencethereafter(B+toaB).Studentsareresponsibleforallinformationpresentedand/orassigned.
Attendancewillbetaken.Predictedabsenteeismshouldbediscussedwiththeinstructor(s)nolessthan
oneweekpriortotheevent.Anystudentmissingaclassforanyreasonisresponsibleforgettingnotes
andhandoutsfromafellowstudent,nottheinstructor.Studentsareexpectedtoenterclassontime
andstaythroughtheentirelecture.Ifyouarelaterthan15minutestothebeginningofclassyouwillbe
consideredabsent.Beingtardythreetimesistheequivalentofanabsence.Nofoodordrinksare
allowedintheclassroom.
LabRequirement:
Allstudentsarerequiredtocomplete45hoursoflaboratorytimeworkingintheElectricsShop.
Acceptingacrewassignmentforaproductioncanalsofulfillall,orpart(dependingontheshow),ofthe
labrequirementforthecourse.AllhoursmustbedoneinadditiontoProductionandPerformance,
Stagecraftoranyotherlab/hourcommitment.Failuretocompletethelabrequirementwillresultin
failureoftheentirecourse;NOincompleteswillbegiven.
Youwillalsoberequiredtoworkatleastonestrikewhichwillaccountforthreehoursofyourtime.You
shouldexpecttoaverage3hoursperweekintheshoptoaccommodateyour45hourcommitment
unlessyouarecrewingashow.
Beawareoflabrequirementsregardingattendance,dress,andpolicy,whichareoutlinedinthelab
syllabus!
DressCode:
Pleaseweartheappropriateclothingtotheshopforalllabhours.Appropriateclothingconsistsof
PANTS,close-toedtennisshoes,boots,orsneakers(NOsandals,flipflops,Toms,orflatsofanysort),
pantswithbeltloopsandonerealpocket(NOLEGGINGSORYOGAPANTS).Donotwearskirtsor
dressesasmuchoftheworkforthisclassisdoneonladdersand/orhighintheair.Danglingjewelry
shouldnotbewornasitisahazardandifhairlengthrequirespleasebringahairtietokeephairoutof
faceandeyes.Yourclothingmaygetdirty,torn,andpaintedupon,sodonotwearanythingyoucan’t
beartopartwith.Failuretodressappropriatelywillresultinbeingsenthomeandnotreceivingshop
hoursforthatday.
AcademicHonesty:
AsaresultofcompletingtheregistrationformattheUniversityofFlorida,everystudenthassignedthe
followingstatement:“IunderstandthattheUniversityofFloridaexpectsitsstudentstobehonestinall
theiracademicwork.Iagreetoadheretothiscommitmenttoacademichonestyandunderstandthatmy
failuretocomplywiththiscommitmentmayresultindisciplinaryactionuptoandincludingexpulsion
fromtheUniversity.”
Theinstructorsofthiscoursefullysupporttheintentoftheabovestatementandwillnottolerate
academicdishonesty.We,themembersoftheUniversityofFloridaCommunity,pledgetohold
ourselves,andourpeers,tothehigheststandardsofhonestyandintegrity.
StudentswithDisabilities:
StudentsrequestingclassroomaccommodationmustfirstregisterwiththeDeanofStudentsOffice.The
DeanofStudentsOfficewillprovidedocumentationtothestudentwhomustthenprovidethis
documentationtotheInstructorwhenrequestingaccommodation.
Miscellaneous:
Thereisnofoodordrinkpermittedintheclassroom.Studentsmustsilenceorturnofftheircell phones
beforetheclassperiod.Theuseofcellphoneswillnotbepermittedatanypointduringclassincluding
writtenexams.Studentsfoundusingtheircellphoneduringlecturewillbegivenazeroparticipation
gradefortheday.Cellphoneuseduringanexamwillresultinzerocreditfortheexam.
GradingBreakdown:
Thereare1000pointspossiblethroughoutthesemester.Thegradingbreakdownandscaleisasfollows:
Quizes 50pts
Exam1
100pts
Exam2
100pts
Exam3 100pts
2ProductionCritiques 100pts(50perproduction)
SoundProject 150pts
DraftingProject
150pts
FinalProject 250pts
1000pts
GradingScale:
A
A-
B+
940-1000
900-939
870-899
B
B-
C+
840-869
800-839
770-799
C
C-
D+
740-769
700-739
670-699
D
E
650-669
0-649
ClassParticipation:
Youwillbegradedonhowactivelyyouparticipateinclassdiscussionsanddemonstrations.Therewill
alsobeagradetoreflectyourattitudeandeffortduringyourlabhoursand/orshowassignment.
Reading:
Youareexpectedtohavethematerialreadbeforeclassonthedayitistobediscussed.
CritiquesandProjects:
Latecritiqueswillnotbeaccepted.Projectsmustbepresentedonthedaythattheyaredue.No
exceptionswillbemade,unlessyouhaveaDoctor’snote.
Projects:
Overthecourseofthesemester,youwillbeassignedthreeprojectsdealingwithlightingand/orsound.
Thedetailsfortheprojectswillbeprovidedtothestudentsatleast2weeksinadvancetotheirdue
dates.
ExtraCredit:
ThissemesteroneofthedepartmentproductionswillbeperformedattheHippodromeTheatre.The
showisStageKiss,ifyouattendthisproductionandwriteanadditionalcritique(followingthesame
guidelinesasbelowforashowcritique)youwillreceivefive(5)extracreditpoints.
ShowCritiques:
Youarerequiredtoattend3UFproductionsoverthecourseofthesemester.Inresponsetoyourchoice
oftwooftheproductions,youwillwriteashort2-3page,double-spacedcritiquefollowingthe
guidelinesasgiveninclass.PapersMUSTbetyped,1”margins,TimesNewRoman12pt.font.Allpapers
mustbesubmittedelectronicallyby11:59PMonthedaytheassignmentisdue.Nolateassignments
willbeaccepted.Allticketstubsfortheproductionsmustbehandedinpriortothelastdayofclass.The
showsforthespringsemesterinclude:
*StageKiss–TheHippodromeTheatre–September2nd-September25th
TheNewMissTesman–BlackBoxTheatre–September23rd–October2nd
SpringAwakening-ConstansTheatre-October28th-November6th
Agbedidi-ConstansTheatre-December2nd-December4th
*ExtraCreditAssignment
TPA3217
INTRODUCTIONTOLIGHTANDSOUND
Date
Fall2016
Period:9and10
TopicDiscussedinClass
Tuesday/Thursday
ClassTime:4:05-6:00
ReadingsDiscussedinClass Notes:
Tue,23Aug Introduction/Syllabus/Tour/LabHours
Thu,25Aug TheatreOrganization/Etiquette
TheatreOrganizationand
EtiquetteHandout
Tue,30Aug Shopbasics/Partsofalight
Thu,1Sep IntrotoLightandtheEye
ShopBasicsHandout
Chapter1
Tue,6Sep Electricity
Thu,8Sep Cables/Connectors/Control
Tue,13Sep Lamps/Lenses/Instruments
Thu,15Sep LabDay:ReviewshopLightingSkills
LabHoursDue
Chapter3
Chapter5and6
Chapter4
Takealightapart
Chapter15and16
Chapter13and14
Project#1Assigned
Tue,20Sep ReviewforTest#1
Thu,22Sep Test#1
Tue,27Sep Sytems/Plots/PaperWork/Drafting
Thu,29Sep LabDay:DraftingtheLightLab
Tue,4Oct Style/Composition/Design
Thu,6Oct DesignApproeaches
Tue,11Oct DesignforSpecificStageTypes
Thu,13Oct Color
Chapter11and12
Chapter16
Chapter8
Tue,18Oct LightingDesign
Thu,20Oct LabDay:LightingLabDemo
Project#1Due
Project#2Assigned
Tue,25Oct ReviewforTest#2
Thu,27Oct Test#2
IntroductiontoSound/HowSoundWorks/
Tue,1Nov BasicPrinciples
Thu,3Nov SoundEquipment/SoundSystemSetUp SoundEquipmentHandout
Tue,8Nov LabDay:SoundEditing/QLab
Thu,10Nov LabDay:SoundSystemSetUp
Tue,15Nov ReviewforTest#3/LightLabTraining
Thu,17Nov Test#3
Tue,22Nov LabDay:FinalProjectIdeas
Thu,24Nov Thanksgiving
SoundClipsDue
SoundSystemHandout
Project#2Due
Project#3Assigned
Project#3Part1Due
Tue,29Nov LabDay:FinalProjectCheckIn
Thu,1Dec LabDay:WorkonFinalProjects
Tue,6Dec FinalProjectsPresentations
Project#3Part2Due