Edexcel GCSE Drama: Designing Drama

Developing the portfolio 134 Producing and documenting your design 135 Completing your portfolio 137 Lighting Design for the Devised Piece 138 Starting work on the portfolio 139 Building ideas 140 Contributing to the development of the piece 141 Developing the portfolio 143 Producing and documenting your design 144 Completing your portfolio 146 Costume Design for the Devised Piece 147 Starting work on the portfolio 148 Building ideas 150 Contributing to the development of the piece 152 Developing the portfolio 153 Producing and documenting your design 154 Completing your portfolio 156 Sound Design for the Devised Piece 157 Starting work on the portfolio 158 Building ideas 159 Contributing to the development of the piece 160 Developing the portfolio 161 Producing and documenting your design 162 Completing your portfolio 164 CHAPTER 6  COMPONENT 2: DESIGNING FOR THE PERFORMANCE FROM TEXT How your design skills will be assessed 166 Six Steps to Set Design for the Scripted Performance 168 1 Working on your own with the script 168 2 The design brief meeting and rehearsals 170 3 Revisiting the script 171 4 Confirming your set designs 172 5 The final design meeting 173 6 The completed set design 174 The written explanation for set design 175 Six Steps to Lighting Design for the Scripted Performance 176 1 Working on your own with the script 176 2 The design brief meeting and rehearsals 178 3 Revisiting the script 179 4 Confirming your lighting designs 180 5 The final design meeting 181 6 The completed lighting design 182 The written explanation for lighting 183 Six Steps to Costume Design for the Scripted Performance 184 1 Working on your own with the script 184 2 The design brief meeting and rehearsals 186 3 Revisiting the script 187 4 Confirming your costume designs 188 5 The final design meeting 189 6 The completed costume design 190 The written explanation for costume 191 Six Steps to Sound Design for the Scripted Performance 192 1 Working on your own with the script 192 2 The design brief meeting and rehearsals 194 3 Revisiting the script 195 4 Confirming your sound designs 196 5 The final design meeting 197 6 The completed sound design 198 The written explanation for sound 199 CHAPTER 7  COMPONENT 3: THEATRE MAKERS IN PRACTICE Introduction to design in the written exam 202 Preparing for the exam 206 Section A: Set design from a director’s viewpoint 208 Section A: Set design from a designer’s viewpoint 212 Section B: Evaluating a set design in live theatre 218 Section A: Lighting design from a director’s viewpoint 222 Section A: Lighting design from a designer’s viewpoint 226 Section B: Evaluating a lighting design in live theatre 230 Section A: Costume design from a director’s viewpoint 234 Section A: Costume design from a designer’s viewpoint 238 Section B: Evaluating a costume design in live theatre 241 Section A: Sound design from a director’s viewpoint 244 Section A: Sound design from a designer’s viewpoint 248 Section B: Evaluating a sound design in live theatre 253 Glossary 257 Index 261 Acknowledgements 264