Explore This Month's E-Resources - School of Theatre and Entertainment Arts: November 2024

Demonstrating Theatre Design shows experienced theatre practitioners in action, as they offer insights into their roles and demonstrate some of the core elements of their craft. There is additional study information at the end of each video, and an accompanying study guide.

In this episode, Agnes Treplin gives an introduction to the role of costume designer. Agnes shows her working process, discusses the influence of costume on theatre productions, and demonstrates the ways she brings her ideas to life.

The Comparing Design Choices series showcases technical designs, such as lighting, costume, and set, from productions on Digital Theatre+ to inspire analysis.

This episode compares three plays that use realistic interiors for their scenic design: Present Laughter, Buried Child and Walden.

Having trained at Central School of Speech and Drama in theatre design, Gareth switched focus to sound and has since collaborated on a variety of hugely successful theatrical productions, including Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Waves, and Black Watch.

Gareth talks of recording and utilising binaural sound to maximum effect, considers the distinction between sound and music, and describes creating the soundscape for Complicite's epic sensorial experience The Encounter.

The Key Concepts in Theatre Design series offers a range of short, authoritative and accessible e-learning videos to introduce students to five theatre design disciplines.

This episode on video and projection design uses examples of creative technology on stage from the Royal Shakespeare Company's The Tempest, Complicité's A Disappearing Number and other productions on Digital Theatre+.

The Unlocked: Creating a Design series offers a range of short, accessible e-learning videos demonstrating the key elements of theatre design. Each episode focuses on skill-related components and includes activities to check knowledge and extend learning.

This episode introduces lighting design, including its purpose and how it helps tell a story. Exercises and assessment strategies are included in the Student Workbook and Teacher Notes for use alongside the video.