TeachingSyllabi
TH 120 Principles of Stage Design TH 430/530 Historic Costume TH 433/533 Costume Design I TH 435/535 Prof. Presentation TH 436/536 Fabric Modification TH 437/537 Drawing TH 439/539 Adv. Stage Makeup TH 635 Costume Design III TH 639 Costume Design IV Class Projects Advanced Makeup Fabric Modification Independent Study--Millinery Student Websites Student Comments from Principles of Stage Design Group Projects Student Success Honors and Awards Employment / Placement |
TH 635 Costume Design III
Fall 2013
Tuesday/Thursday 11:00-12:15 Rm 150, Rowand-Johnson Hall Instructor: Donna Meester Office Hours: T/TH 10:00-11:00 Office: Rowand-Johnson 235 Phone: 348-9032 e-mail: dmeester@as.ua.edu Texts: Scripts that will be needed are: The House of Bernarda Alba (Garcia Lorca) James and the Giant Peach (Richard George) The Mischievous Machinations of Scapin (Moliere) Scapino! (Frank Dunlop and Jim Dale) The Ideal Husband (Oscar Wilde) Lady Windemere's Fan (Oscar Wilde) Materials: variety of drawing pencils (HB, 2B, 4B, 6B, 2H, etc.), erasure, pencil sharpener, small set of watercolors (tube), variety of watercolor brushes (0,2,8,12,etc.), watercolor paper (at least 8 ½”x11”), paper scissors, glue stick Course Objective: The student will have an understanding of the elements and principles of design. The student will be able to analyze a script and apply the principles of design to character appropriate costumes. Attendance: Attendance is expected at all classes and mandatory on presentation days. You are allowed one absence. A second absence will constitute a drop of one half of a letter grade of the final grade. Each additional absence will result in an additional ½ grade drop. Three tardies (5 minutes or more late) will equal one absence. Note: Late projects will be presented with a maximum of one-half credit possible.. Academic Misconduct: All acts of dishonesty in any work constitute academic misconduct. This includes, but is not limited to, cheating, plagiarism, fabrication of information, misrepresentations, and abetting any of the above. The Academic Misconduct Disciplinary Policy will be followed in any such case. This policy is outlined in the student affairs handbook, which can be obtained from the Student Life Office in the Ferguson Center. Prerequisites: Instructor approval. Disabilities: To request disability accommodations, please contact Disabilities Services (348-4285). After initial arrangements are made with that office, contact your instructor. Course Outline August 22 TH Course Introduction 27 T Classmate Project Due 29 TH Discuss Bernarda Alba w/first year September 3 T Discuss Six Characters in Search of an Author 5 TH Bernarda Alba research due 10 T 6 Characters research due 12 TH Collages due 17 T 6 Characters thumbnails due 19 TH Bernarda Alba thumbnails due 24 T Six Characters in Search of an Author due 26 TH The House of Bernarda Alba due October 1 T Discuss James and the Giant Peach 3 TH Research/Inspiration/Collage Peach due 8 T Peach thumbnails due 10 TH James and the Giant Peach due 15 T Discuss The Mischievous Machinations of Scapin 17 TH Scapin research due 22 T Scapin inspiration due 24 TH Scapin thumbnails due 29 T Scapin due 31 TH Fall Break-No Class November 5 T TBA 7 TH Scapino 12 T Scapino 14 TH Scapino due 19 T Ideal Husband/Lady Windemere 21 TH Ideal Husband/Lady Windemere 26 T TBA 28 TH Thanksgiving Break December 3 T Ideal Husband/Lady Windemere 5 TH Ideal Husband/Lady Windemere The Final Exam time is scheduled for Friday, December 13, 8:00 am-10:30 am. Grading: Classmate Project 50 pts. Six Characters in Search of an Author 100 pts. James and the Giant Peach 100 pts. Scapin 100 pts. Scapino 100 pts. Ideal Husband/Lady Windemere 200 pts. Quizzes/Class Participation 50 pts. Total 700 pts. Grades will be based on a 10% scale. 630-700 = A. 559-629 = B, etc. Please note: This syllabus is subject to change. Changes will be announced prior to the class they will affect. It is the student’s responsibility to be aware of such changes. |
