Technical Design: Scenery, Mechanisms, and Special Effects

Calendar

SES #	TOPICS	KEY DATES
1	Introduction, Basic Terminology, Scope
2	Organization for Production
3	Special Effects: Lighting
4	Materials for Production	Organization for production tech note due
5	Scenic Mechanisms: Rigging
6	Scenery: Flats
7	Scenery: Decks and Stairs Design Symposium: Design for the Theater	Materials for production tech note due Flattage tech note due
8	Scenery: Drops and Softgoods	Decks and stairs tech note due Drops and softgoods tech note due
9	Scenery: Three Dimensional
10	Scenery: Paint, Doors, Molding, Finishes	Initial final project proposal due
11	Scenery: Structural Analysis
12	Scenery: Wrap Up and Miscellany	3 dimenensional scenery tech note due Paint and finishes tech note due Structural analysis tech note due Scenery tech note due
13	Scenic Mechanisms: Rigging
14	Scenic Mechanisms: Rigging (cont.)	Theatrical rigging tech note due
15	Scenic Mechanisms: Rolling Units	Revised final project proposal due
16	Scenic Mechanisms: Turntables
17	Scenic Mechanisms: Turntables (cont.)	Rolling unit tech note due Turntable tech note due Motors and drives tech note due
18	Scenic Mechanisms: Pneumatics, Hydraulics
19	Scenic Mechanisms: Electrical Power Final Project Presentation	Pneumatics and hydraulics tech note due Electrical tech note due Scenic mechanisms tech note due
20	Scenic Mechanisms: Wrap Up and Miscellany
21	Special Effects: Traditional Effects
22	Special Effects: Projection	Traditional effects tech note due Projection tech note due
23	Special Effects: Pyro and Fog/Mist	Lighting effects tech note due Pyrotechnics tech note due Atmospherics tech note due Special effects tech note due
24	Special Effects: Wrap Up and Miscellany
25	Final Project Presentation	Final project due