Courses – Fakultet tehničkih nauka u Novom Sadu

Subject: Introduction to Scene Design (17.ASO4)

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

General information:

Category	Artistic
Scientific or art field	Scenska arhitektura, tehnika i dizajn-scenski dizajn
ECTS	6

Introducing students with scene design as a set of theatrical, non-theatrical, curatorial and artistic practices. Establishing of a basic corpus of knowledge and skills necessary for research, creative work and presentation of works in the field of stage design.

Ability of students for individual and team work and application of basic knowledge and skills in planning, thinking, developing and presenting ideas and projects in the field of scene design.

The term and definitions of scene design. Structure of scene design. Practices and outcomes of scene design. Scene design in theatre. Concept and different conceptions of term scenography. Decor, props, costume, mask and makeup. Light and sound. Special effects. Design of the non-theatrical spectacle. Scene design as art.

Lectures and practical sessions. Workshops and consultations. Visits to theatre plays and theatre studios, e.g. Kombinat, Srpsko narodno pozorište. During the practical sessions, student work on two projects. One of the projects involves the development of a conceptual design for a given dramatic text. The second one implies the development of a conceptual design for an artwork in the field of scene design. Final exam is a defence of these two projects.