This course will cover the application of various voice acting techniques that will help the actor to develop skills in voice over. An emphasis will be placed on script analysis, commercial copy, character work, industrials, narration, developing a voice over demo, and home recording.

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This class will offer students the opportunities to learn how scenery, props, and other technical elements are created for theater and other entertainment venues. Students will gain practical experience working with various materials and techniques while fabricating elements for the theater department's main-stage productions. Instructions will include lectures and hands-on demonstrations on topics such as project management, wood and metal joinery, material choices, and the making of non-toxic goo. Students will work in pairs and in teams within a safe and creative environment.

Each student will be able by course end to design costumes for a performance piece. By completing this course all students will have a beginning grasp of costume history and the ability to research and complete a design project. This course will encourage creative thought and problem solving, collaborative experimentation and will stimulate the development of personal aesthetic, critical analysis, and an intelligent approach to performance design. Also, there will be specific training sessions for figure drawing, character rendering, so students without fine art background can also join.

Studio. Study of "seeing": concentration on the articulation of visual pictures developed from a dramatic text and on research; functions and qualities of light and the development of lighting concepts. Practical application of design through specific crew assignments on Department productions.

Theory and practice of stage direction; attention to work with actors and stage space for conveying theatrical in-formation. Assigned scenes and exercises.

Script analysis and development of vocal and physical performance in the building of effective stage characteriza-tions. Improvisations and scenes.

Script analysis and development of vocal and physical performance in the building of effective stage characteriza-tions. Improvisations and scenes.

Studio. Development of the actor's physical resources through movement analysis and practice. Specific theatrical problems in: mask, theatrical clown, status improvisation, character portrayal. Prerequisites: THEATER 140, consent of instructor. Clothing allowing freedom of movement required.