THEA 2322.01: Fall 2017 Stagecraft II: Lighting & Sound Instructor: John Dement Classroom: JGMB 136 Office: JGMB 107 Class Hours: TR 2:00-3:20 Phone: 903.923.2156 Office Hours: MW 11:00-12:00 & 2:00-3:00 Email: jdement@etbu.edu F 9:00-10:00 & 11:00-12:00 T 9:00-10:30 & TR 12:30-1:45 Catalog Description THEA 2322 Stagecraft II: Lighting and Sound will provide students with an introduction to the discipline and practices of theatre technology in the areas of lighting and sound. The class emphasizes practical application of demonstrated techniques through laboratory experiences and projects. The course will provide students with the needed knowledge and skill sets to perform competently as a theatre technician for lighting and sound Required Texts Theatrical Design and Production 7 th ed. by J. Michael Gillette ISBN 9780073382227 The Health & Safety Guide for Film, TV & Theater by Monona Rossol ISBN 9781581158625 Required Tools Basic Tool Kit: 10oz.+ hammer, 2 screw drivers (phillips and standard), 6-8 adjustable wrench, pliers, 16ft+ tape measure, safety glasses (OSHA/ANSI approved), ear plugs or muffs, work gloves, small LED flashlight Approved Work Clothes (t-shirt, blue jeans; closed toe, soft soled shoes; hair bands or cap for long hair) Architect s Scale Rule Minimum 8GB flash drive Student Learning Outcomes Upon successful completion of this course, student will be able to: I. Demonstrate a working knowledge of stage lighting and sound production terminology II. identify and operate stage lighting and sound equipment III. demonstrate foundational skills in lighting and sound design IV. interpret production paperwork for lighting and sound production V. identify and apply safe working conditions and habits Course Expectations This is a project and activity driven class. Always arrive on time and be prepared to stay the entire time scheduled for the course. During class, you are expected to take lecture notes, participate in classroom discussions, work creatively and collaboratively, give and receive constructive criticism. Smart phones, tablets and laptops are a distraction. Unless you have a specific accommodation, plan to use pen and paper for note taking in class. Always become acquainted with and adhere to the safety rules of whichever venue in which we are working. To succeed in Lighting and Sound, you MUST work and practice outside of class time. When you are introduced to new ideas and/or techniques, you are expected to practice and 1
apply these new techniques repeatedly to master them. This will often involve scheduled meetings with your project partner(s). If you do not meet and work together IN PERSON multiple times to complete a project, your grades will suffer. When you are assigned to a project, you are expected to coordinate your schedules and meet as many times as necessary to succeed. All outside assignments are due on or before the assigned due date at the beginning of class. Late work will be accepted after class with a ten point deduction for each day it is late. It is the responsibility of the student to keep all graded assignments if a grade is questioned. Grading/Evaluation Methods Quizzes (SLO I)... 5% A... 90% or more Participation/Daily Work (SLO I-V)... 15% B... 80-89% Production Projects (SLO I-V)... 20% C... 70-79% Demonstrations (II & III)... 40% D... 60-69% Exams (SLO I & V)... 20% F... 59% or less Quizzes There will be multiple quizzes covering lecture and in-class concepts, reading assignments and vocabulary during the semester. Quizzes will be administered at the instructor s discretion during the first five minutes of class and cannot be made up. Participation/Daily Work Since these techniques are learned by doing, we will often complete activities during class time. I will record each time you participate during in-class demonstrations or exercises. Everyone is expected to participate in every class. This willingness to work will be reflected as part of your final grade. Production Projects If you are enrolled in THEA 1100/3100 and complete your assigned weekly hours, you will automatically meet this requirement. If you are NOT enrolled in THEA 1100 or THEA 3100, you will complete two production assignments as a member of the production crew for both of the shows this semester. For each show, you will have two options: 1. To work two hours each week outside of regular class time on an assigned production crew prior to the show performances. 2. To work on an assigned running crew for the show during technical rehearsal and performance week. These assignments are to give you immediate experience on a production or running crew as described in class. If you choose production crew for the first show, you will work running crew for the second show and vice versa. Whichever you choose, you MUST BE AVAILABLE for all the listed dates and times on the calendar. Demonstrations While we will complete multiple smaller projects during the semester to hone your skills, there will be two major projects: a lighting demonstration due on Thursday, October 12, and a sound demonstration due Thursday, December 5. Exams There are four exams this semester. 2
Faith & Artistic Creation As children of a creative God, the urge dwells inside each of us to interpret the world around us. When we acknowledge that our creativity is an inheritance from Him and create for His glory and in His name, we will achieve our greatest potential. The great works of history demonstrate this again and again. Keep this in your thoughts and always strive your hardest in your intellectual and creative endeavors. Students with Disabilities A student with a disability may request appropriate accommodations for this course by contacting the Office of Academic Success, Marshall Hall, Room 301, and providing the required documentation. If accommodations are approved by the Disability Accommodations Committee, the Office of Academic Success will notify the student and the student s professor of the approved accommodations. The student must then discuss these accommodations with his or her professor. Students may not ask for accommodations the day of an exam or due date. Arrangements must be made prior to these important dates. For additional information, please refer to pages 40-41 in the new 2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog. Student Policy on Recordings Personalized audio and/or video recordings of classroom lectures or other academic meetings, events, and presentations must be approved by the faculty member teaching the course. Any recordings are the sole property of East Texas Baptist University and are subject to the provisions of applicable copyright law. Students may not distribute or disseminate these recordings in whole or part through any public or private forum, social media, or the internet. All recordings must be deleted and/or destroyed at the end of the term. Failure to follow those policies may be subject to sanction under this rule. Academic Integrity Students enrolled at East Texas Baptist University are expected to conduct themselves in accordance with the highest standards of academic honesty and integrity avoiding all forms of cheating, illicit possession of examinations or examination materials, unwarranted access to instructor s solutions manuals, plagiarism, forgery, collusion and submissions of the same assignment to multiple courses. Students are not allowed to recycle student work without permission of the faculty member teaching the course. Students must ask permission before submitting the work since it will likely be detected by plagiarism detection programs. If the student does not inform the instructor or ask permission before the assignment is due and submitted, the instructor may treat this as an academic integrity offense. Penalties that may be applied by the faculty member to individual cases of academic dishonesty by a student include one or more of the following: Failure of the class in question Failure of particular assignments Requirement to redo the work in question Requirement to submit additional work All incidents related to violations of academic integrity are required to be reported to the Vice President for Academic Affairs and multiple violations of academic integrity will result in further disciplinary measures which could lead to dismissal from the University. 3
Course Attendance East Texas Baptist University is committed to the policy that regular and punctual attendance is essential to successful scholastic achievement. Attendance at all meetings of the course for which a student is registered is expected. To be eligible to earn credit in a course, the student must attend at least 75 percent of all class meetings. For additional information, please refer to page 34 of the 2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog. It is the responsibility of the students to notify the instructor in advance of upcoming Universityapproved absences. Students who accumulate university-approved absences (athletic teams, musical organizations, and other authorized groups) will be allowed to make up work missed as a result of that activity provided that: A. The activity was properly scheduled; B. The absence was authorized in advance; and C. Arrangements were made with their instructors prior to the absence. Such absences are, nonetheless, counted as classes missed. Students who exceed the absence limit in a course before the official withdrawal date will have the opportunity to withdraw from the class. Students in this situation who do not choose to withdraw on or before the official withdrawal date or who exceed the absence limit in a course after the official withdrawal date will receive a grade of XF. Course Withdrawal A student may withdraw from a course or courses or from the University beginning with the first day through 75 percent of the semester without academic penalty. The final day to withdraw from this course is Friday, November 10. To withdraw from a course or courses or from the University the student must secure a withdrawal form from the Registrar s Office, his/her advisor, or from the ETBU website, and follow the directions on the form, securing all required signatures. Students must process their own withdrawals. For additional information, please refer to page 28 of the 2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog. Graduating Seniors Graduating seniors will need to complete final exams and turn in all final assignments no later than Tuesday of finals week in order for faculty to upload grades to the registrar by noon on Wednesday of finals week. Graduating seniors should notify their instructor and make appropriate arrangements. Students who fail a course(s) and/or who have not completed their course work or chapel credits before commencement will NOT be allowed to participate in commencement ceremonies. Weapons in Class The on-campus possession of firearms, explosives, or fireworks is prohibited with the exception of the transportation and storage of firearms and ammunition by concealed handgun license holders in private vehicles (as described in SB1907) Pursuant to Section 30.06, Penal Code (trespass by license holder with a concealed handgun), a person licensed under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code (handgun licensing law, may not enter this property (ETBU) with a concealed handgun. The ETBU President may grant authorization to a qualified and certified full-time faculty or staff member, who is a license holder with a concealed handgun to conceal carry on the University campus, at a University-sponsored event or within or on a University vehicle. 4
Week 1 Aug. 22 & 24 Orientation & Syllabus Lighting safety Equipment identification Important Dates & Tentative Calendar Fall 2017 Week 2 Aug. 29 & 31 Lighting safety Equipment check up & maintenance Week 3 Sept. 5 & 7 Reading a light plot LED vs. incandescent Hang & focus Week 4 Sept. 12 & 14 EXAM 1 (Tuesday, September 12) Electrical Theory Control: Light Boards Patching & addressing Week 5 Sept. 19 & 21 Paperwork Color Theory Week 6 Sept. 26 & 28 Technical rehearsals (Friday, September 22 Wednesday, September 27) The Christians performances (Thursday, September 28 Sunday, October 1) Lighting philosophy Week 7 Oct. 3 The Christians critique (Tuesday, October 3) Demos & touch ups Vectorworks FALL BREAK OCTOBER 5 & 6 Week 8 Oct. 10 & 12 Exam 2 (Tuesday, October 10) Lighting Demonstrations (Thursday, October 12) Week 9 Oct. 17 & 19 Sound safety Paperwork Gathering samples & editing Copyright law Week 10 Oct. 24 & 26 Lighting safety Editing 5
Week 11 Oct. 31 & Nov. 2 Cueing Philosophy of sound Week 12 Nov. 7 & 9 Exam 3 (Thursday, November 9) Equipment checkup & installation Last day to drop with W (Friday, November 10) Week 13 Nov. 14 & 16 Technical rehearsals (Saturday, November 11 Wednesday, November 15) Voice of the Prairie performances (Thursday, November 16 Sunday, November 19) Qualities/Characteristics of sound Control, balance & frequency Week 14 Nov. 21 & 23 Production setup Prairie critique (Tuesday, November 21) Consoles: live vs. pre-recorded Mixing THANKSGIVING BREAK NOVEMBER 22-26 Week 15 Nov. 28 & 30 Demos & touch ups Final Exam (Tuesday, November 28) Week 16 Dec. 5, 2:00-3:50 PM Sound Demonstrations (Tuesday, December 5 from 2:00-3:50 PM) 6