THC217 — Introduction to Design Scenography
This course provides an introduction to the role and responsibilities of the theatre designer (scenic, lighting, costume, sound, and multimedia effects) for stage productions. The class introduces the aesthetic principles and practices employed by designers/artists of the stage and screen, including visual research, text analysis, applying historical and social contexts to design, basic knowledge of the elements and principles of design, conceptualization, and design development as well as methods of visual communication (sketching, storyboarding, rendering, drafting, model making).