Staging fundamentals

Develop knowledge and skills in the basic technical elements of production staging

Student VET entertainment resource developed by The Arts Unit

Years 11 and 12 VET entertainment

Your students will:

• learn stage terminology and the stages of productions

• discuss different stage types, stage geography and masking

• explore stage scenery and its development through technology

• discover various staging elements and machinery

• explore staging process and procedures

• learn about stage production documentation

• apply knowledge and understanding of staging elements

• explore production roles and troubleshooting scenarios

• learn about knots used in theatre.

Entertainment Industry Curriculum Framework - Stage 6 Syllabus

The student:

• demonstrates knowledge of the production context in relation to staging operations for live performances and events

• interprets production requirements and applies them to the staging of live performances and events

• describes the relationship between staging operations and other technical and creative aspects of live performances and events

• applies the troubleshooting process to potential operational problems and devises appropriate solutions.

Collection of student work

• Google Form: create a Google Form with activities and/or questions, as well as, the ability for your students to upload of any files they create. Email this form to your students with the link to the Creative Class and all your student responses will be collated in a google sheet.

• Google Classroom Assignment: create an assignment or a quiz in your classes Google Classroom with activities and/or questions, as well as, the ability for your students to upload any files they create.

• MS Teams: create a quiz or an assignment in your class team drive where students can submit responses and upload any files they create.

• Email: instruct your students to email you any responses and files they create.

• Flipgrid: a website that allows teachers to create "grids" to facilitate video discussions. Each grid is like a message board where teachers can pose questions, called "topics," and their students can post video responses that appear in a tiled grid display.

• Jamboard: an interactive whiteboard which can be used as a feedback board for you and your students to use.

For further support on how to create these resources

• Get started with Google Forms

• Create a Google Classroom Assignment

• Assign quizzes to students through Microsoft Teams

• Create an assignment in Microsoft Teams

• Educators – getting started with Flipgrid

• Get started with Jamboard