| Grade Range: | |
| 9–12 | |
| Prerequisites: | |
| None | |
| Course duration: | |
| Two semesters | |
| Subject area in which graduation credit will be given: | |
| Visual and Performing Arts | |
| UC subject area satisfied: | |
| f - Visual and Performing Arts | |
| Notes: | |
| This course qualifies for Prop 28 funding. Participation in extracurricular theater productions is required as part of the course curriculum. Students who complete this course with a grade of A, B or C (both semesters) and an A or B on the college end of course exam are eligible to earn up to 3 units of community college credit. | |
| Course Description: | |
Students will create designs for sets, lights, costumes, and sound for school productions, including sketches, ground plans, renderings, color charts/swatches, and models. The Tech 3,4 students will work as crew chiefs and will supervise the Tech 1,2 students during construction and production. Stage management responsibilities, with full prompt books, will also be required for each production. Students will investigate the history of theatre architecture and stage design. Problem solving and working under pressure will be stressed. | |
| State Course Code(s): | |
| 7219 - Introduction to Media Arts and Production | |
| Basic Texts and Teaching Guides: | |
| Each site selects its own resources from available publications. | |
CTE-373