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SET DESIGN LESSON 9, VIDEO 3 After you have all the pieces of your set cut out, its time to start making the furniture. If you want, half-inch scale furniture can be bought at hobby stores like for dollhouses and train sets. A less expensive way is to make your...

SET DESIGN LESSON 9, VIDEO 4 The next step is to choose your color scheme. Color theory can be a course unto itself. Since we dont have time in this program to go deeply into color theory, we advise that you experiment with colors on a separate piece of posterboard....

SET DESIGN LESSON 10, VIDEO 1 As we said earlier, if your group has a set of flats that you use for every show youll probably need to work those flats into your design. If youre building some or all of your scenery from scratch, youll need to draw up...

SET DESIGN LESSON 12, VIDEO 1 Were extremely fortunate to have award-winning set designer Scott Neale join us to examine how to approach designing period sets. Scott has designed sets at the Shakespeare Festival St. Louis, The Goodman Theatre, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, The Repertory Theatre...

SET DESIGN LESSON 13, VIDEO 1 Were very fortunate to have Jim Kronzer here with us today. An exceptionally talented set designer, who designed the set of Midsummer Nights Dream for the Repertory Theatre of St Louis. The scenic artists are putting final touches on the set, preparing for opening...

SET DESIGN LESSON 14, VIDEO 1 Were here with the The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis with the director and designers of what many people consider to be the greatest play ever written, Shakespeares Hamlet. Were very fortunate to be able to discuss production concept with the director of Hamlet,...

AUDIO FOR THEATRE: SOUND REINFORCEMENT LESSON 1, VIDEO 1 Hi. Im Bob Fowler, and this is my wife Marti. Wed like to welcome you to this second edition of Audio for Theatre, Sound Reinforcement, and Design. Were really fortunate to have two outstanding professionals writing and co-hosting this program with...

AUDIO FOR THEATRE: SOUND REINFORCEMENT LESSON 2, VIDEO 1 So what does a sound system look like in a professional theatre? Lets take a look at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center on the campus of The University of Missouri St. Louis. There are two outstanding performance spaces here,...

AUDIO FOR THEATRE: SOUND DESIGN LESSON 3, VIDEO 1 Sound design is broken down into two main areas: sound effects, abbreviated SFX, and music. Sound effects can be anything from a barking dog, to a full battle. Music is exactly as it states: incidental music or music played by a...

AUDIO FOR THEATRE: SOUND DESIGN LESSON 4, VIDEO 1 Choosing a program in which to edit and create cues is a very important, but personal, decision. After using several programs I decided to use Adobe Audition, because it can be used in both Apple or PC format, and, it is...

AUDIO FOR THEATRE: SOUND REINFORCEMENT LESSON 1, VIDEO 1 Hi. Im Bob Fowler, and this is my wife Marti. Wed like to welcome you to this second edition of Audio for Theatre, Sound Reinforcement, and Design. Were really fortunate to have two outstanding professionals writing and co-hosting this program with...

AUDIO FOR THEATRE: SOUND REINFORCEMENT LESSON 2, VIDEO 1 So what does a sound system look like in a professional theatre? Lets take a look at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center on the campus of The University of Missouri St. Louis. There are two outstanding performance spaces here,...

AUDIO FOR THEATRE: SOUND REINFORCEMENT LESSON 3, VIDEO 1 Lets compare the path of audio in a theatre to something many of us have done: a road trip. Imagine youre graduating, and your family is going out of town for a Saturday night graduation party for you and your twin...

AUDIO FOR THEATRE: SOUND REINFORCEMENT LESSON 3, VIDEO 2 Before we even start to look at mics, we need to take a quick look at what might be the scariest aspect of running an audio mixer for a showfeedback! Now youve all heard it, but might not know what it...

AUDIO FOR THEATRE: SOUND REINFORCEMENT LESSON 6, VIDEO 1 Now this mixer might look a little intimidating at first glance. What in the world do all those knobs, buttons, and faders do? Where do I turn them? Its actually a lot less difficult than it seems. Lets break it down...

AUDIO FOR THEATRE: SOUND REINFORCEMENT LESSON 9, VIDEO 1 Digital mixing consoles, also called DMCs, have become increasingly popular in the past few years for their flexibility, size, cost, and the wide range of features that are included in one package. In this segment, we will be explaining some of...

AUDIO FOR THEATRE: SOUND DESIGN LESSON 3, VIDEO 1 Sound design is broken down into two main areas: sound effects, abbreviated SFX, and music. Sound effects can be anything from a barking dog, to a full battle. Music is exactly as it states: incidental music or music played by a...

STAGE MANAGEMENT LESSON 2, VIDEO 2 It is the responsibility of the stage manager to put together a number of documents that pertain to the show. One of these is the agenda for production meetings. A meeting without an agenda might not cover all the items that need to be...