Theatrical Lighting and Design

This class covers techniques of designing lighting for various stage forms, creative planning, and projection of designs for specific productions.  Covered are the fundamentals of learning how to see, exploring the mind’s eye, and painting with lighting.  Translating theatrical moments and music into lighting sketches, storyboards, atmospheres, transitions from one atmosphere to another, and developing points of view and approaches are also studies.  Fundamentals of the tools of the lighting designer, preparation for the theatre, and production techniques are covered. Students learn how to create and execute their own lighting plot for productions.