“Take a peek behind the curtain and discover how audio engineers, lighting designers, costume designers, makeup artists, and set designers work their magic. In this course you'll have hands-on training with the core elements of stage technology, and you'll even have the opportunity to use your newfound skills to work behind the scenes on an MVHS stage production.”
Roles of an electrician, master electrician, and lighting designer.
Types of lighting equipment.
Hands-on Follow Spot and Light Board basic training.
Hands-on Electrics basic training.
Understanding how to read and write light plots.
McCandless 3-Point lighting theory.
Roles of a scenic designer, stagehand, and load-in crew (carpenters.)
Types of tools, sets, and components of the stage.
Hands-on Power Drill, Power Saw, and Painting basic training.
A history of the evolution of the stage.
Scenic design project.
Roles of a costume designer, dresser, milliner, makeup designer, and makeup artist.
Types of sewing equipment.
Types of makeup in a starter makeup set.
Hands-on Special Effects Makeup basic training.
Hands-on Sewing basic training.
Hands-on Sewing project.
Roles of a sound engineer, mixer, and playback operator.
Types of audio / video equipment.
Signal chain and signal flow.
Video display systems and playback.
Hands-on audio setup / patching basic training.
Designing and operating basic audio playback for performance.