lighting education expectations

Autum Casey- Texas A&M UniversityTom Grabowski- U. of Texas- Pan

AmericanKevin Rigdon- U. of Houston

Joshua Williamson- West Virginia University

Introductions A look at a variety of programs (BA, BFA,

MFA) Where do degrees/skill sets overlap Questions

Major Area Coursework Requirements Script analysis Acting I Theatre Technology 1 Basic Theatrical Design Theatre History 1 Theatre History 2 Directing +12 hours in Concentration (options on next

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12 hours from (3 courses) Stage Make-up Costume Technology Stage Management and Arts Administration Theatre Technology 2 Scene Design Costume Design Lighting Design New Technology for Designers Design as Performance

Study Abroad in Costa Rica Digital Lighting Design as Performance

Directed Studies- Research Project

Light Lab Assistants- paid staff position (10 hrs/wk)

Production Assistant Designer- main-stage productions Student Designer- second stage productions Master Electrician Light board operator Electrician

Basic electricity and wiring Hang & focus of typical lighting instrumentation Vectorworks & Lightwright Troubleshooting a rig Programming- conventional, LED, & automated

gear (various light boards) Design process for a lighting design Creating a repertory plot for a proscenium

space Creating a design based on a script for a thrust

space

BA in Communication – Theatre NAST accredited 643 majors, 174 TTF Unified program content We show a story to an audience. 6 shows per season (2 TYA) Summers rotate between PASS (theatre)

and PAST (television/film)

3 tracks (Design, Performance, TV/Film) Comm Core: Acting I, TV Production, Directing

I & II, Adv TV Production and Theatre History I (18 hrs)

Technical electives: Technical Production I & II, Costume Technology, Scene design, Costume design, Lighting Design, Drawing & Rendering, Contemporary or World Drama, Location Film & Video, Theatre History II and Practicum. (33 hrs)

Other Electives: 9 hrs chosen from Summer Theatre workshop, Summer Television workshop, Special topics, video editing I & II, scriptwriting or other Comm classes

TV/Film Track: Same Core + Video Editing I & II

Technical electives: Technical Production II, Speech for Stage & Screen, Lighting Design, Scene or Costume Design, Location Film & Video, Motion Picture History, Summer Television Workshop and Practicum. (27 hrs)

Other Electives: 18 hrs chosen from Special Topics, scriptwriting or other Comm classes

Mainstage production staffing Design opportunities Production crewing (credit via practicum) Additional production opportunities Student class projects – theatre/film

performed/show as part of practicum Summer productions staffed by students. Special Topic projects. Work for other departments (Dance, Music)

Consoles – Expression line, Ion, Roadhog Software – Vectorworks, Sound Forge,

Final Cut pro, Premiere, Avid Fixtures –

Conventional – ECT, Altman, Mole Richardson Automated – High End

Video – JCV and Sony Cameras, TriCaster

BA in TheatreBA in DanceBFA in Theatre with Areas of Emphasis (AoE) in:

ActingDesign/TechnologyPuppetry/Creative Dramatics

MFA in Theatre with AoE in:ActingScene Design/TechnologyLighting Design/TechnologyCostume Design/Technology

School of Theatre & Dance

Minors (18 credit hours): Theatre Dance Technical Theatre (AoE):

Lighting Technology Scenery Construction Costume Technology

School of Theatre & Dance

National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST)

Accredits institutions with theatre curricula.

School of Theatre & Dance

Graduate Assistantships: GTA’s GA’s GRA’s

Tuition Waivers: Meritorious Waiver Hours By the credit hour Graduate FTE = 9 credit hours

FTE = 0.5 (20 hours per week) Tuition waiver:

Out-of-state waiverFull waiver (WVU)50/33/25% Waivers

(Doesn’t always include College/School tuitions) Health Insurance Stipend ($10,000-18,000 typ.) Must still pay fees—ASK Student Accounts!!!