| 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 |
