Design Elements and Specific Terminology for Lighting, Set, Costume and Sound Design
Do you have students studying Design in Drama for GCSE or A-Level?
Do you want to introduce them to the key elements of Lighting, Sound, Costume and Set? Do you want a ‘ticks all the boxes’ guide to help them go from confusion to clued up? Well look no further. I’ve got you covered!
Let’s go from Confusion to Clued up !
Here’s a taster of what this bumper 93 pgage PDF book covers:
Colourful mind maps covering key vocabulary for lighting, sound, costume and
set design.
Exploring design for social, historical and cultural contexts.
How to apply design to themes, mood, atmosphere, genre, style and form.
Exploring colour palettes
Exploring mood boards
Examples of how to brainstorm ideas
Descriptions and examples of the key elements students should reference
when analysing lighting, sound, costume and set design.
Design elements applied to a character study
Staging form diagram
Stage directions diagram
Lighting plan example
Sound cue sheet example
Annotated script example
Set Sketches
Practitioner study outlining the design styles of Brecht, Berkoff and Artaud
Tips to help create clear answers in essay writing
Examples of how to justify, describe, analyse and evaluate
Key words to use when describing the intended effects and audience
experience.
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‘Kat is an exceptional practitioner with a dynamic and hugely engaging method of working with young people’ (Warwick School)
‘A fantastic resource for drama students’ (Samuel Whitbred Academy)
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