Set Design Unit
Technical Theatre Design Grade 10
Enduring Understanding:
Scenery is a key character in a play. This silent player is crucial to all that is done in the script. Sometimes the author indicates specific things within the script- doors used, things hanging on walls, stairs, tables, etc. As we analyze a script, we must look for context clues and implied text that allows us to make decisions best fitting the script. Finally, we can place our own interpretation and style on the set, be it color, pattern, texture, materials, levels, etc.
Essential Questions: How do you read a play for design? What is the significance of a set in theatre? How, in your opinion, should the set design reflect the author's intentions? Why and how can sets be advantageous?
Students will know:
Students will be able to:
Assessments:
Activities:
Activities for ALL students:
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Read and interpret a one act play script as a set designer. Take notes and pay attention to the subtleties in the author's words. Draw conclusions based on context clues.
Activity 2 -
Devise rough sketches based on notes taken. do research on textures and colors pasting or drawing them into a design file. Keep this design file for future reference.
Activity 3 -
Draw to scale a topographical view of the set and an elevation of the set. These will be used to generate the Trimble SketchUp model in the computer lab.
Activity 4 -
Students will show their set designs both in progress and at the final stage to their peers for critique in an open forum.
Activities for MOST students:
Will have a well researched concept for their interpretation of the set.
Will respond and inquire during peer critiques.
Take and create a presentation for their set design.
Activities for SOME students:
Will exceed their own expectations and push the limits of what they think is possible.
Create a presentation that is worthy of an IE presentation at Thespian Conference (see extended rubric below).
Build a 3-dimensional model.
Content Standards:
TH:Cr1.1.HSI
a. Apply basic research to construct ideas about the visual composition of a drama/theatre work.
b. Explore the impact of technology on design choices in a drama/theatre work.
TH:Cr1.1.HSII
a. Investigate historical and cultural conventions and their impact on the visual composition of a drama/theatre work.
b. Understand and apply technology to design solutions for a drama/theatre work.
TH:Pr5.1.HSIII
b. Explain and justify the selection of technical elements used to build a design that communicates the concept of a drama/theatre production. - See more at: TH:Re9.1.HSII
a. Analyze and assess a drama/theatre work by connecting it to art forms, history, culture, and other disciplines using supporting evidence and criteria.
b. Construct meaning in a drama/theatre work, considering personal aesthetics and knowledge of production elements while respecting others’ interpretations.
c. Verify how a drama/theatre work communicates for a specific purpose and audience.
Instructional Resources:
Trimble SketchUp
Technical Theatre Design Grade 10
Enduring Understanding:
Scenery is a key character in a play. This silent player is crucial to all that is done in the script. Sometimes the author indicates specific things within the script- doors used, things hanging on walls, stairs, tables, etc. As we analyze a script, we must look for context clues and implied text that allows us to make decisions best fitting the script. Finally, we can place our own interpretation and style on the set, be it color, pattern, texture, materials, levels, etc.
Essential Questions: How do you read a play for design? What is the significance of a set in theatre? How, in your opinion, should the set design reflect the author's intentions? Why and how can sets be advantageous?
Students will know:
- How to read a script as a set designer.
- How to design a set on paper for a proscenium theatre.
- The use of Trimble SketchUp.
- Names and uses of basic architectural tools.
Students will be able to:
- Interpret a script as a set designer.
- Create a drawing representative of their set design.
- Create a work of 3-D digital art representing their set.
Assessments:
- Group critique
- NIEs standard rubric for technical design.
Activities:
Activities for ALL students:
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
- Watch the videos on Julie Taymor and Eugene Lee.
- Download Trimble SketchUp Make (that is the free version) as a student.
Read and interpret a one act play script as a set designer. Take notes and pay attention to the subtleties in the author's words. Draw conclusions based on context clues.
Activity 2 -
Devise rough sketches based on notes taken. do research on textures and colors pasting or drawing them into a design file. Keep this design file for future reference.
Activity 3 -
Draw to scale a topographical view of the set and an elevation of the set. These will be used to generate the Trimble SketchUp model in the computer lab.
Activity 4 -
Students will show their set designs both in progress and at the final stage to their peers for critique in an open forum.
Activities for MOST students:
Will have a well researched concept for their interpretation of the set.
Will respond and inquire during peer critiques.
Take and create a presentation for their set design.
Activities for SOME students:
Will exceed their own expectations and push the limits of what they think is possible.
Create a presentation that is worthy of an IE presentation at Thespian Conference (see extended rubric below).
Build a 3-dimensional model.
Content Standards:
TH:Cr1.1.HSI
a. Apply basic research to construct ideas about the visual composition of a drama/theatre work.
b. Explore the impact of technology on design choices in a drama/theatre work.
TH:Cr1.1.HSII
a. Investigate historical and cultural conventions and their impact on the visual composition of a drama/theatre work.
b. Understand and apply technology to design solutions for a drama/theatre work.
TH:Pr5.1.HSIII
b. Explain and justify the selection of technical elements used to build a design that communicates the concept of a drama/theatre production. - See more at: TH:Re9.1.HSII
a. Analyze and assess a drama/theatre work by connecting it to art forms, history, culture, and other disciplines using supporting evidence and criteria.
b. Construct meaning in a drama/theatre work, considering personal aesthetics and knowledge of production elements while respecting others’ interpretations.
c. Verify how a drama/theatre work communicates for a specific purpose and audience.
Instructional Resources:
Trimble SketchUp
REFLECTION
Answer specifically each question with a paragraph (5 - 7 sentences) post your reflection on digication with 2D stills of your design in a gallery format.
1. What was your process in making the set design?
2. What was the most successful portion of creating the design?
3. What was the most difficult portion in making the design?
4. How will this project effect your future artistic goals?
Answer specifically each question with a paragraph (5 - 7 sentences) post your reflection on digication with 2D stills of your design in a gallery format.
1. What was your process in making the set design?
2. What was the most successful portion of creating the design?
3. What was the most difficult portion in making the design?
4. How will this project effect your future artistic goals?
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