LIGHTING AND SOUND FOR THE STAGE
Com 96-373
AC-W16
MWF 11:30- 12:30 |
Mick Alderson
Office: AC-W124
Phone: 424-7051 |
Projects
The purpose of the course is to give a introduction to the techniques and methods used to realize lighting and sound plots , with particular attention paid to the technical skills required to prepare, set, and run lighting and sound equipment in production.
The student should be able to prepare and execute a simple light plot and sound plot, and set up and run the equipment for it, by semesters end.
- Texts:
- Stage Lighting Revealled by Glen Cunningham
- Sound Check by Tony Moscal
- Various Handouts provided through semester
- Course Materials:
- 8 in. Adjustable wrench
- 2 or 3 3.5" HD Floppy disks
- Drafting Equipment: (suggested)
- .5 mm mechanical pencil
- White drafting eraser
- T square (at least 24")
- 45 degree or 30-60-90 degree triangle
- Architect's scale rule
- Drawing/drafting paper, 2 - 28" x 24" or 1 - 24"x36"
- "1/4" scale PLAN lighting template, USITT standard
-or-
- Geometric shapes drafting template for creating CIE symbols
- We can make an order for templates if desired
- You may also use a CADD program to complete this project.
Grades:
Grade will be based on labratory projects, on quizzes, and on production work.
There will be 12 laboratory projects spaced throughout the semester. Projects are due ON TIME.
Quizes will be given approx. weekly, and will be based on the previous class discussion.
- Production work may be completed one of three ways:
- --30 hours of work time on stage to hang and focus shows.
- --Working on a running crew as lighting or sound crew.
- --Work as assistant to the production lighting designer.
- Strikes will also be required, but will not count against work time.
| Quizzes | 20% |
| Projects | 60% |
| Production Commitment | 20% |
| ________ |
| 100% |
Grading will be based on the standard format:
95 - 100 (A); 90-94 (AB), 85 - 89 (B); 80 - 84 (BC); 75 - 79 (C); 70 - 74 (CD); 60 - 70 (D); below 60 (F).
As productions will be an integral part of lectures, attendance at performances of Nunsense and Prank will be required.
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LIGHTING PROJECTS:
- 1. Electricity lab: (5 points)
- Using parts given:
- Draw up and create a three lamp SERIES circuit and measure the voltage and resistance across each lamp and all the lamps together.
- Calculate total amperage.
- Draw up and create a three lamp PARELLEL circuit and measure the voltage and resistance across each lamp and all the lamps together.
- Calculate total amperage.
- Properly wire a PBG to Stage Pin adaptor. Orientation will be assigned by instructor.
2.--Clean and bench focus a Fresnel, an Ellipsoidal Reflector Spotlight, and a PAR can.
Demonstrate how to change a lamp in each. (5 points)
3.--On the Fredric March stage, given a sample light plot, hang and cable a temporary electric batten. Set instruments properly, balance and fly to indicated trim. (5 points)
4.--Create a simple light plan on paper or CADD of a single area to present a mood or atmosphere effect, then set and print in color a visualization of the lighting layout using Virtual Light Lab program. (5 points)
- 5. Set up miniature single area light plots in the light lab demonstrating: (5 points)
- McCandless lighting
- Broadway lighting
- Key, fill, backlight
- Additive color mixing
- 6.--Using whatever instruments are hung at the time, create on the Impression light board and save to floppy disk (you supply) a series of cues as follows: (15 points)
- Patch a set of at least 12 channels and create the following sequence of cues:
- Fade from black into a "look" in 5 seconds.
- Crossfade to another "look" in 8 seconds.
- Segue to another "look", leading with a new "look" up in 4 seconds.
- following with the old "look" out in 5 seconds.
- Add a three light chase.
- End the chase.
- Crossfade to your first look in 6 seconds, with an Auto-follow to your
second look in 6 seconds.
- Bump to a single "Special".
- Fade to Black in 8 seconds.
- Save your sequence to floppy disk and hand in to Instructor.
7.--Prepare a light plot for an assigned scene. The plot should include Plan, Section, Instrument AND/OR Dimmer schedule, Equipment list, and some form of Magic Sheet. The scene will be selected by the instructor, the Theatre will be the Fredric March Theatre, and a set design will be provided. (20 points)
SOUND PROJECTS:
8.--Set up a portable PA system consisting of a small mixer, a "talent" microphone on a stand, a cassette deck or a CD deck, an EQ (if available), an amplifier, and two speakers. Speakers should be set up as mono or stereo, depending on capabilities of the amplifier supplied. Get sound from all sources. (5 points)
9.--Set up a dynamic microphone, a PCC microphone, and a wireless microphone on the Fredric March Theatre sound system and get sound from each through the house cluster.
(5 points)
10.Do ONE of following options: (5 points)
--Dub three different sound effects from CD (music AND sound effects library CDs) to three cassettes to create a three cue sequence. Prepare a sound cue sheet and play back on cue through the Fredric March Theatre house cluster.
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--Dub three different sound effects from CD (music AND sound effects library CDs) to 1/4" reel-to-reel tape and splice with splicing tape and a splicing block to create a three cue sequence. Prepare a sound cue sheet and play back on cue through the Fredric March Theatre house cluster.
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--Dub three different sound effects from CD (music AND sound effects library CDs) to mini-disk recorder to create a three cue sequence. Prepare a sound cue sheet and play back on cue through the Fredric March Theatre house cluster.
11.--Dub three different sound effects from CD (music AND sound effects library CDs) to the hard drive of the Marintosh Quadra 660 or Macintosh Performa using Sound Edit 16 to create a three cue sequence. Prepare a sound cue sheet (paper or electronic) and play back on cue through the Fredric March Theatre house cluster. (10 points)
12.--Create a five cue sequence utilizing at least three different sources. At least one cue must be a layered cue utilizing more than one source. Prepare a sound cue sheet and play back on cue through the Fredric March Theatre house cluster. (15 points)