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Syllabus
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Syllabus: Digital + Physical
Lighting Course Description
| Digital + Physical Lighting is an introduction to the basic principles and concepts of lighting as used in theatre and computer graphics and how they relate and differ from each other. Working in collaborative, multidisciplinary teams students will develop digital and physical lighting schemes for objects, interiors and worlds. Topics covered will include the historical perspective, terms and concepts, physics of light, lighting style, storytelling with light, and professional practice.
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Prof. Mary Tarantino, Dept. of Theatre, 688-4349
| Prof. Maria Palazzi, ACCAD, 292-2406 Assistance
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Matt Hazard, Lighting Supervisor, Theatre, 292-4610
| Jeff Ostergaard , Course Assistance for ACCAD
Meeting Time
| Monday and Wednesday, 1:00-3:00 | and occasional Friday workshops 10:30 - 12:30
Objectives
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Establish an understanding of the historical background of lighting and enhanced ability
to discuss current issues related to lighting
| Establish a methodology for applying appropriate principles of lighting to work Create a website that documents this quarter's conceptual and technical progress and final projects (webpage templates and a workshop will be provided) Development of skills for both collaborative and independent work in lighting and the ability to offer both technical and aesthetic criticisms of the work of peers and self Learn necessary hardware and software for lighting in the digital and physical medium Develop new vocabulary of terms and concepts related to physical and digital lighting Attend a live theatre performance and a cinema premiere and articulate, through writing, differences in lighting function and style.
Course Methodology |
Students are expected to
be participating and working in each and every class. Students are encouraged to
collaborate in solving some of the difficult technical and conceptual problems that are
part of their project. While class sessions will consist mainly of studio work in either the
Studio Theatre or ACCAD's "fishbowl" computer lab, this time will be supplemented by lectures,
demonstrations, critiques, video reference, and discussions focusing on class
assignments. | Occasional workshops will be conducted on Fridays thoughout the quarter. Students will be required to attend the theatre performance, "Candide" on campus and review DVDs involving digital imagery, and participate in discussions comparing and contrasting lighting function and styles between both events. Students will document all physical work with digital pictures and/or video. Digital work will be documented with rendered images and/or animation. All research, process and final results will be documented on individual webpages by each student. Finished websites will be burned to CD-ROM with all course materials and turned in during finals week.
Students choosing to use
"offsite" hardware and software must have their current working files on the
system and available for review at the beginning of each and every class. Problems with
"offsite" systems and/or incompatability will not be an acceptable excuse for
missed assignments.
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Syllabus
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