Courses – Fakultet tehničkih nauka u Novom Sadu

Subject: Stage Lighting and Sound Systems (17.ASMI5E)

Type of studies	Title
Master Academic Studies	Scene Architecture and Technique (Year: 1, Semester: Summer)

General information:

Category	Professional-applicative
Scientific or art field	Energetska elektronika, mašine, pogoni i obnovljivi izvori električne energije Scenska arhitektura, tehnika i dizajn-scenska arhitektura i tehnika
ECTS	4

The objective of the course is to provide students theoretical knowledge and practical skills in the field of technical-technological systems of stage lighting and stage sounding, i.e. to introduce students to basic techniques of constructing visual and auditive spaces in the field of scene design.

Student's ability to independent and collective work in the field of light and sound techniques in scene architecture and technology. The course should enable students that, through the acquired theoretical knowledge and practical skills, to design and realise simple and complex stage lighting and audio systems, explicate and make technical rider lists, manage technical crews in the theatres and other objects of scene architecture, as well as in different scene productions and companies.

Course is directed toward studying basic techniques and technologies of stage lighting and sound reinforcement in the context of constructing visual and auditive image, i.e. performing space. Basics of stage lighting system components and devices - lighting instruments, dimmers (thyristor devices) and consoles. Basics of audio system and signal processing. Live sound system elements. Process and technology of light design for performing events. Basics of sound reinforcement, basics of sound design and realisation for performing events, sound space of audience and stage. Technical and dispositional plan of live sound and stage lighting system. Technical production in the field of sound and lighting design for performing arts. Safety in the work with stage lighting and sound reinforcement devices.

Lectures covering particular topics. Workshops. Discussions within lectures and workshops. Student presentations realized within workshops. Work on term paper and project (students are expected to define a topic, collect and analyse literature, establish a conceptual framework and realize the artwork, followed by oral presentation).

Authors	Title	Year	Publisher	Language
Reid, F.	Discovering Stage Ligting, Second Edition	1998	Focal Press, Oxford	English
Stark, S.H.	Live Sound Reinforcement, Bestseller Edition	2004	Cengage Learning, Boston	English
Pilbrow, R.	Stage Lighting Design: The Art, The Craft, The Life	1997	Nick Hern Books Ltd, London	English
Leonard, J.A.	Theatre Sound	2001	Routledge, New York	English
Palmer, Scott	Light: A Reader in Theatre Practice	2013	Palgrave Macmillan	English
Brown, R.	Sound: A Reader in Theatre Practice	2010	Pelgrave Macmillan, Hampshire	English
Dunham, Richard E.	Stage Lighting: Fundamentals and Applications	2016	Routledge, Njujork	English
Wolf, R.C., Block, D.	Scene Design and Stage Lighting	2014	Cengage Learning, Wadsworth	English
Farnell, A.	Designing Sound	2010	The MIT Press	English
Kendrick L., Roesner D.	Theatre Noise: The Sound of Performance	2011	Cambridge Scholars Publishing	English
Gibson, B.	The Ultimate Live Sound Operators Handbook, 2nd Edition	2011	Hal Leonard Books, Montclair	English
Mort, S.	Stage Lighting: The Technicals Guide	2014	Methuen Drama, London	English
Keller, M.	Light Fantastic – The Art and Design of Stage Light	1999	Prestel Verlag, Munich	English
Reid, F.	The Stage Lighting Handbook	2002	Routledge, New York	English

Course activity	Pre-examination	Obligations	Number of points
Projektni zadatak	Yes	Yes	15.00
Exercise attendance	Yes	Yes	5.00
Project	Yes	Yes	45.00
Lecture attendance	Yes	Yes	5.00
Prezentacija i završna odbrana projekta	No	Yes	30.00