DIFA:DAAZX50 Light Design - Course Information

DAAZX50 Light Design

Extent and Intensity

0/1. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Pavla Beranová (lecturer)
MgA. Vladimír Burian (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

prof. PhDr. Silva Macková
Theatre Faculty – Janáček Academy of Performing Arts
Supplier department: Theatre Faculty – Janáček Academy of Performing Arts

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Theatre Directing (programme DIFA, B-DRAUM)
• Theatre Dramaturgy (programme DIFA, B-DRAUM)
• Theatre Dramaturgy (programme DIFA, N-DRAUM)
• Theatre Management focusing on management and technology (programme DIFA, B-DRAUM)
• Theatre Management focusing on Production (programme DIFA, N-DRAUM)
• Theatre Management focusing on production management (programme DIFA, B-DRAUM)
• Physical Theater (programme DIFA, B-DRAUM)
• Stage Technology (programme DIFA, B-DRAUM)
• Lighting Design (programme DIFA, N-DRAUM)

Course objectives

The aim of the course is to give the participants an overview of all aspects of lighting design, both in theory and practice. It deals with the duality of the profession and tries to gives students the basic technical skills as well as an introduction to the creative process. The 1 week course consists in a theoretical and a practical part, with more importance given to the latter. It´s an opportunity for students of all fields to try to work with lights and materials. Specific exercises should give them good basis that can be developed in their further study or work.

Syllabus

• Day 1:
• Lighting design and its main techniques
• Properties of light
• Perception and analysis of light
• Photo/video examples and their analysis
• Main types of light fixtures and technical vocabulary
• Practical demonstrations
• Creating light cues and their sequences
• Day 2 and 3:
• practical exercises
• (colour and direction of light, work with materials, evolution of a light scene in time...)
• photo documentation of the exercises

Teaching methods

Workskop at Orlí theatre

Assessment methods

Participation and final presentation

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught: every week.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 1 týden.

• Enrolment Statistics (Winter 2018, recent)
  
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