Edexcel GCSE Drama: Designing Drama

CONTENTS EVERYTHING BUT THE ACTING Design in drama and theatre 5 How to get the most from this book 5 HOW YOU WILL BE ASSESSED Components and assessment objectives 7 Practical components 8 UNDERSTANDING DESIGN IN DRAMA AND THEATRE Theatre design 10 Understanding stage configurations 12 CHAPTER 1  PRACTICAL GUIDE TO SET DESIGN Introduction to set design 16 Two styles of set design 18 Research for set design 19 How to document your set design 20 Understanding your resources 25 Sourcing materials for the set 26 Health and safety notes for set designers 27 Creating your design for the stage 28 Technical and dress rehearsals for set designers 29 Evaluating your set design 30 Set design vocabulary 32 CHAPTER 2 PRACTICAL GUIDE TO LIGHTING DESIGN Introduction to lighting design 34 Types of stage lantern 36 Understanding your lighting resources 38 Angles, colour and intensity 40 Special effects in lighting 44 Lighting transitions 46 Research for lighting 47 How to document your lighting design 48 Health and safety in lighting design 51 Plotting the lighting design 52 Rigging and focusing 54 Operating the lighting 56 Technical and dress rehearsals for lighting designers 57 Evaluating your lighting design 59 Lighting design vocabulary 60 CHAPTER 3  PRACTICAL GUIDE TO COSTUME DESIGN Introduction to costume design 62 Placing costume in history 64 Shape and style: what we wear, and why 66 Colour and fabric for the stage 68 Developing and using your costume resources 72 Key process: sewing 74 Adapting costume items 76 Health and safety in costume design 77 Hair and make-up 78 How to document your costume design 80 Fitting the costume 82 Technical and dress rehearsals for costume designers 86 Evaluating your costume design 87 Costume design vocabulary 88 CHAPTER 4  PRACTICAL GUIDE TO SOUND DESIGN Introduction to sound design 90 How to produce sound for the stage 92 Research for sound design 94 Sourcing, creating and mixing sounds 96 Health and safety in sound design 99 Special sound effects 100 How to document your sound design 102 Positioning sound equipment 104 Plotting the sound design 106 Operating sound equipment 108 Technical and dress rehearsals for sound designers 110 Evaluating your sound design 111 Sound design vocabulary 112 CHAPTER 5  COMPONENT 1: DEVISING – A PRACTICAL GUIDE Your design challenge 114 How your design for the devised piece will be assessed 116 Responding to stimuli 117 Agreeing on your artistic intentions 118 Genre, structure, form and style 120 Working positively as a group 124 Production meetings 125 Using rehearsals to develop and refine your designs 126 Final rehearsals 128 Set Design for the Devised Piece 129 Starting work on the portfolio 130 Building ideas 131 Contributing to the development of the piece 132