DIFA:DDMLY11 Scenic Technologies and Materi - Course Information
DDMLY11 Scenic Technologies and Materials
Theatre FacultySummer 2025
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/1/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- Jaroslav Peterka (lecturer)
- Guaranteed by
- prof. MgA. Blanka Chládková
Theatre Management and Stage Technology Department – Dean’s Office – Theatre Faculty – Janáček Academy of Performing Arts
Supplier department: Theatre Management and Stage Technology Department – Dean’s Office – Theatre Faculty – Janáček Academy of Performing Arts - Prerequisites
- Successful completion of the course in the winter semester.
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
- fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- Stage Management and Technology (programme DIFA, Div_Pro:B)
- Set and Costume Design (programme DIFA, Sce_Sd:B)
- Course objectives
- The aim of the course is to introduce the student to materials and production processes in the theatre environment.
The student will experience the various activities in the theatre workshops (locksmithing, carpentry, carpentry, painting). The student will learn about the operation of the workshops, planning and production. Students will visit professional workshops during the course of the class.
Descriptors: the student will use the acquired knowledge and skills in his/her future professional life, especially in the position of stage master or production master. - Learning outcomes
- Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:
- orient themselves in the individual workplaces of the production workshops,
- elaborate an implementation plan including economic requirements,
- be capable of simple production,
- select suitable materials, technologies and tools for the required production. - Syllabus
- Professional theatre production activities:
- - Woodworking - tools, processes.
- - Locksmithing - tools, procedures.
- - Painting work - technology, materials.
- - Carpentry work - technology, tools, procedures.
- - Upholstery work - technology, materials.
- - Fibre work - technology, materials.
- - Costume work - materials.
- - etc.
- Literature
- VERMA, Gaurav and Samar MALIK. Autodesk Fusion 360 Black Book. Eastman, Georgia: CADCAMCAE Works, 2017. ISBN 978-1-988722-17-7. info
- OMURA, George and Brian C BENTON. Mastering AutoCAD 2018 and AutoCAD LT 2018. Indianapolis, Indiana: Autodesk Official Press/Sybex, 2017. ISBN 978-1-119-38679-7. info
- RAOUL, Bill and Mike MONSOS. Stock Scenery Construction Handbook. 3rd ed. Louisville, Kentucky: Broadway Press, 2015. ISBN 978-0-911747-43-0. info
- CRABTREE, Susan and Peter BEUDERT. Scenic art for the theatre: history, tools, and techniques. 3rd ed. Amsterdam: Focal Press, 2012. ISBN 978-0-240-81290-8. info
- NELMS, Henning. Scene design: a guide to the stage. New York: Dover Publications, 1970. ISBN 978-0-486-23153-2. info
- Teaching methods
- Teaching takes the form of practical exercises.
- Assessment methods
- Credit is awarded based on attendance and completion of the teacher's partial assignments.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Follow-Up Courses
- Further Comments
- The course is taught: every week.
- Enrolment Statistics (Summer 2025, recent)
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