Course Syllabus

Technical Theatre I

Instructor: Todd Ford

 

Course Objective

 Technical Theatre will teach students the basic of technical theatre including but not limited to set design, lighting design, sound design, makeup design, costume design and set construction

 

Theatre Arts Goals and Objective:

North Carolina Standard Course of Study for Theatre Arts

 

Tentative Course Overview

Set Design 

Hand Drafting

  • Floorplans
  • Elevation
  • Construction

In Virtual Theatre

  • 3-D modeling

Costume Design

  • Renderings
    • modern
    • period
  • Time Period Research

Lighting/Sound Design

  • Lighting Mixing (in Virtual Theatre)
  • Lighting Placement (in Virtual Theatre)
  • Light Shows (if space and time allows)

Publicity

  • Publicity for Class performance

Makeup Design

  • Rendering
    • modern
    • period
  • Time Period Research

Directing

  • Directing two person scenes

*During rehearsals for the class show (Beginning Theatre Showcase for Theatre I, Aliens in my Closet for Theatre II and The Most Dangerous Game/Touchstone) students will receive a daily rehearsal grade. These rehearsals will take place both during in person days and via Microsoft Teams on distance learning days. If a student misses a rehearsal they will be required to watch a video clip of a play, provided on canvas, and write a five sentence summary per day missed. If extenuating circumstances require you to watch the class stream at a time later than our standard class time please let Mr. Ford know so he can make arrangements for an alternate assignment during the rehearsal period.

 

Mandatory Events:

We are still planning to do in class productions this year however the procedure will be slightly different. Each rotation will be a separate cast and productions will be live streamed from the school adhering to all social distance and mask guidelines.

If you are with Theatre I you will be required to run backstage, booth, or streaming for Beginning Theatre Showcase on the week of November 20th. The current plan is to stream this event during the school day on your in person day. If you are distance learning only you will be given an alternate assignment.

If you are with Theatre II you will be required to run backstage, booth, or streaming for Aliens in My Closet on the week of December 11th. The current plan is to stream this event during the school day on you in person day. If you are distance learning only you will be given an alternate assignment.

If you are with Theatre III/IV you will be required to run backstage, booth, or streaming for Touchstone and The Most Dangerous Game on the week of October 30th. The current plan is to stream this event during the school day on you in person day. If you are distance learning only you will be given an alternate assignment.

  

Assessments and Assignments:

Students will  be assessed in a variety of ways including but not limited to in class performances, public performances, written tests, projects and written essays.

 

Make Up Work Procedures:

Students will have two days to make up any work they have missed due to absence. Students may turn in late work wit a deduction of one letter grade per day up to three days after the assignments due date. Missed rehearsals will be made up using the procedure described in the class topics section.

 

Classroom Expectations (on in person days):

  • Be on time
  • Bring Necessary Materials to Class
  • Take responsibility for yourself
  • Be Courteous
  • Follow stated procedures for entry and exit of the classroom
  • Follow all safety guidelines including but not limited to social distancing and masks.

Classroom Expectations (on distance learning days):

  • Be on time
    • The expectation is for students to attend class via Microsoft Teams during their scheduled class time. If extenuating circumstance occur the stream will be posted on the Canvas page for students to obtain the information they missed.
  • Bring Necessary Materials to Class
  • Take responsibility for yourself
  • Be Courteous
  • Dress appropriately for class.
  • Be participatory
    • Be willing to present via streaming
    • Be willing to give feedback via streaming 

 

Online Learning Platform:

Canvas: The majority of assignments not completed on paper will be submitted on our learning platform, Canvas. Assignments can be submitted a variety of ways including, uploading files, typing into text boxes, and sharing Google documents/presentations. Students will be shown how to submit assignments on Canvas as needed. Individual assignments will indicate which method of submission on Canvas is expected. If students need a refresher or have questions, they can access the Canvas Student Guide for specific instructions. It is the student's responsibility to ensure assignments are submitted on time and to contact the instructor if there is a problem. Please note that student activity is logged while in Canvas so instructors will be able to see if the student opened the assignment, if there was any activity including a log of student activities during on-line tests and quizzes. Students are not allowed to leave the testing window during assessments. Doing so is considered cheating and will be handled as set forth in the Porter Ridge HS handbook.

 

NOTICE: Although many assignments are submitted and graded in our learning platform, Canvas, the "final" grades shown may not be properly weighted and do not contain assignments that were not graded in Canvas. For the student's official grades, please continue to access the parent portal through Powerschool. Login information is usually sent home with the students at the beginning of the year, and should be the same as last year. If you need assistance accessing the parent portal, please contact the school.

 

Necessary Materials

Loose leaf notebook paper

Pens or pencils

Work Gloves

Safety Glasses

 

Grading Scale

90-100                 A

80-89                   B

70-79                   C

60-69                   D

0-59                     F

 

Grade breakdown:

Homework 30%

Tests and Projects 60%

Journals 10%

*The in class streamed performance will be counted as three test grades.

 

Tutoring Hours:

3:00-3:45 Monday and Wednesday

 

Resources:

EmpowerED Family Portal

 (Links to an external site.)

North Carolina Theatre Conference Website

 (Links to an external site.)

 

Contact Information:

Email: todd.ford@ucps.k12.nc.us

Phone: 704-292-7662

Course Summary:

Date Details Due