Discipline Skills A (Lighting Design) (THTR60033)

Graduate coursework level 6Points: 12.5On Campus (Southbank)

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Discipline Skills A (Lighting Design) addresses knowledge and techniques specific to the discipline of lighting design in the performing arts. Through skills classes and contextual seminars the subject explores the role of the designer as part of a creative team, defining the skills, qualities and processes that are essential to the practicing professional lighting designer.

The subject is designed to allow the student to explore, develop and extend the use and understanding of computer lighting design tools available and their application in various event styles and formats. Students will be exposed to a variety of performing art forms through videotape, live performance and photographic images. By the end of this subject students should be able to analyse the lighting needs of a particular performance and have an understanding of the specific demands and aesthetic of a variety of performing art forms.

Intended learning outcomes

On completing this subject students will be able to:

  • demonstrate computer design and control skills;
  • work collaboratively with other creative team members on the development of design concepts;
  • demonstrate the ability to develop concepts through a specific design process.

Generic skills

On completing this subject students will have developed the following skills:
• the ability to create and organise aesthetic material;
• the ability to solve problems;
• the ability to interpret and analyse;
• the capacity for critical thinking;
• the ability to synthesize data and other information;
• the ability and a commitment to collaborating ethically and openly with others.

Last updated: 3 November 2022