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Syllabi
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.

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