WJEC/Eduqas GCSE Drama: Designing Drama

CONTENTS Everything But the Acting 5 Design in drama and theatre 5 How to get the most from this book 5 How You will be Assessed 7 Units/Components and assessment objectives 7 Practical components 8 The written exam 9 Understanding Design in Drama and Theatre 10 Theatre design 10 Stage space and spatial relationships 12 Chapter 1 Practical Guide to Lighting Design 15 Introduction to lighting design 16 Types of stage lantern 18 Understanding your lighting resources 20 Angles, colour and intensity 22 Special effects in lighting 26 Lighting transitions 28 Research for lighting 29 How to document your lighting design 30 Plotting the lighting design 32 Rigging and focusing 34 Health and safety in lighting design 36 Operating the lighting 37 Technical and dress rehearsals for lighting designers 38 Evaluating your lighting design 39 Lighting design vocabulary 40 Chapter 2 Practical Guide to Sound Design 41 Introduction to sound design 42 How to produce sound for the stage 44 Research for sound design 46 Sourcing, creating and mixing sounds 48 Health and safety in sound design 51 Special sound effects 52 How to document your sound design 54 Positioning sound equipment 56 Plotting the sound design 58 Operating sound equipment 60 Technical and dress rehearsals for sound designers 62 Evaluating your sound design 63 Sound design vocabulary 64 Chapter 3 Practical Guide to Set Design 65 Introduction to set design 66 Two styles of set design 68 Research for set design 69 Using levels in set design 70 How to document your set design 71 Understanding your resources 75 Sourcing materials for the set 76 Health and safety in set design 77 Creating your set design for the stage 78 Technical and dress rehearsals for set designers 79 Evaluating your set design 80 Set design vocabulary 82 Chapter 4 Practical Guide to Costume Design 83 Introduction to costume design 84 Placing costume in history 86 Style: what we wear, and why 87 Colour and fabric for the stage 88 Developing and using your costume resources 92 Key process – sewing 94 Adapting costume items 96 Health and safety in costume design 97 Hair and make-up 98 How to document your costume design 100 Fitting the costume 102 Technical and dress rehearsals for costume designers 106 Evaluating your costume design 107 Costume design vocabulary 108 Chapter 5 Unit/Component 1: Devising Theatre – A Practical Guide 109 How your design will for the devised piece be assessed 110 Your design challenge 112 Working positively as a group 114 Responding to stimuli 115 Agreeing on your artistic intentions 116