96-373 LIGHTING AND SOUND FOR THE STAGE

Tentative Class Schedule: Fall 2008

Readings Source:     L. - Stage Lighting Revealed
S. - Sound Check


LIGHTING                                      Readings:
                                                   Projects

Sept.3     Intro and Course Outline           Intro
     5     Basic Electricity                  L.81-84
					      S.18-21
                                              
     8    Tour of the March
     10    Functions of Stage Lighting        L. 15-29
     12    Instrument Lab- bench focus             Proj. 1: Electricity

     15    Nature of Light and sight         		        Quiz 1
     17    Light and Color
     19    Hang and Focus Lab                      Proj. 2: Bench focus

     22    Controlling light- Optics          
WEST 24    Optics of Instruments, Lamps       L. 43-76          Quiz 2
WEST 26    TRUE WEST

     29    Virtual Light Lab demo             L. 21-29
Oct. 1     Lighting Systems
     3     Hanging project lab                L. 77-79
                                                   Proj. 3: Hanging


     6     Specials and Practicals            L. 118-125        Quiz 3
     8     TV/Cinema Lighting
     10    Control Boards, Patching           L. 85-91
                                                   Proj. 4: VLL

     13    Impression 2                                         Quiz 4
     15    Equipment & cables
     17    Projections                        
                                                   Proj. 5: Systems

     20    AC & Electrical Distribution   L. 91-98          Quiz 5
     22    Dimmer Lab                         
     24    Moving Lights                           Proj. 6 Impression

     27    Lighting a production              L. 101-114     
     29    Light Plot and Paperwork           L. 132-142
     31    Drafting Lab

SOUND
Nov. 3     Basic Sound Systems                                  Quiz 6
     5     Tour of the March sound systems
     7     Functions of Stage Sound           S. 4-17
                                                   Proj. 7: Light Plot

     10    Controllable Properties of Sound   
PYGMN 12    Mixers and Mics                   S. 78-91
                                                   Proj. 8: System set
PYGMN 14    PYGMALION

     17    Sources, Tapes and Dubbing         
     19    "Audacity" Sound Program                Proj. 9: Mics 
     21    Signal processing and effects                        Quiz 7

     24     Amps. Effects, Speakers           S. 22-51
                                              S. 52-59
                                                   Proj. 10: Dubbing
     26    ***** Thanksgiving, no class *****
     28    ***** Thanksgiving, no class ***** 

Dec. 1     Amps. Effects, Speakers, con't          
     3     Connections                        S. 60-77
     5     Sound plot                              Proj. 11: Computer Sound
                                              S. 92-99
     8     Sound plot, con't
     10    Running the Show
     12    TBA                                     Proj. 12: Layered cues
                                                                Quiz 8
								


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