THEATRE 540
SCENE DESIGN II FALL 2015
COM 107
M, 3:30PM – 6:10PM
Ralph Funicello
Cell 760 613 5541 email: rfunicello@mac.com
Office Hours: Monday 11 AM – noon by arrangement
Catalogue Course Description:
Prerequisites: Theatre 440 and 530A or 530B.
History of scene design and application of contemporary styles to various types of dramatic
productions.
Course Objectives:
 To introduce the advanced scene design student to scripts requiring a variety of stylistic
approaches to design problems
 To develop an approach to set design through the process of model making
 To broaden the student’s knowledge of dramatic literature and to strengthen analytical
skills
 To increase the students design/artistic vocabulary
 To develop greater presentation/communication skills
Objectives Will Be Met Through:
 Class projects on a variety of design assignments
 Class presentations of Design
 Class discussions of assigned scripts
 Class discussions of 20th Century Designers
 Class work on sketching, model-making, and drafting
Students with Disabilities
 If you are a student with a disability and believe you will need accommodations for this
class, it is your responsibility to contact Student Disability Services at (619) 594-6473.
To avoid any delay in the receipt of your accommodations, you should contact Student
Disability Services as soon as possible. Please note that accommodations are not
retroactive, and that accommodations based upon disability cannot be provided until you
have presented your instructor with an accommodation letter from Student Disability
Services. Your cooperation is appreciated.
Texts:
 There are no required texts
 Play Scripts:
ART by Yasmina Reza
BURIED CHILD by Sam Shepard
MACBETH by William Shakespeare
MACHINAL by Sophie Treadwell
Materials:
 Model making supplies
 Drafting supplies
Grades: Project grades will take prior experience into consideration
DESIGN PROJECTS
60%
CLASS DISCUSSION/PARTICIPATION
40
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CALENDER
Date:
Week 1
8-24
Week 2
8-31
Week 3
9-7
Week 4
9-14
Week 5
9-21
Week 6
9-28
Week 7
10-5
Week 8
10-12
Week 9
10-19
Week 10
10-26
Week 11
11-2
Week 12
11-9
Week 13
11-16
Week 14
11-23
Week 15
11-30
Week 16
12-7
FINALS
Mon 1214
3:30-5pm
Topic:
Due:
Out:
Introduction to the class, Art, Scale model boxes
Discuss preliminary models for Art
Model box & 3 Preliminary Models due:
Art
NO CLASS – Labor Day
Discuss Final Models: Art. Assign Buried Child,
Final model: Art
Discuss Buried Child. Discuss realism in sets and plan/
furniture placement, rough sketches, scale.
Friday, Sept. 25: Open Sylvia
Read: Buried Child
Discuss Buried Child research, plans and rough
sketches. View Slides of Ralph’s models
Research, plan and rough sketches: Buried
Child
Discuss Buried Child Preliminary Models. View slides
of American Designers.
Preliminary Model: Buried Child
Discuss Buried Child revised models. Guest Lecturer.
Revised Model: Buried Child
Discuss Buried Child finished Models. Assign
Macbeth. View Tanya Moiseiwitsch DVD.
Finished Model: Buried Child
Discuss Macbeth and research. Discuss Unit sets for
Shakespeare. Thrust stages,
Friday, Oct. 30: Open Into the Woods
.
Discuss Macbeth rough sketch/ models
Read and Research: Macbeth
Discuss revised Macbeth models & scene by scene
photo/story boards
Revised Model &scene by scene photo story
board: Macbeth
Discuss finished models Macbeth. Assign Machinal,
Discuss Russian Constructivist Stage Design.
Finished Model due: Macbeth
Discuss Machinal research, collage
Research: Machinal
Wednesday, Dec. 2: Open Dr. Faustus…
(Tech 11-21 through 11-24 & 11-30, 12-1)
Discuss rough model or 3D collage: Machinal
Rough model or 3D collage: Machinal
Discuss and review final designs: Machinal, Art,
Buried Child.
Final designs: Machinal, Art, Buried Child
Discuss rough sketches /size
(Tech 9-19 through 9-24)
R
Assign Ma
(Tech 10-24 through 10-29)
Rough Sketch/ Model: Macbeth
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