AMSC42314 Productions 3 (Spring 2018)

The course is connected to the following study programs

Mandatory course in the Master's Programme in Scenography.

Prerequisites

The student must have passed the courses Productions 1 and Productions 2.

Lecture Semester

3rd semester.

The student's learning outcomes after completing the course

The student

• can conceive, develop, plan, implement, test a full-scale model of and carry out necessary revisions of the concept in advance of its execution by communicating with collaborating artists, technical personnel and other professionals in a complex work structure in the field of theatre, exhibitions etc.
• can execute a scenographic concept in which other relevant expertise must be involved in the implementation.
• can cooperate in complex teams and maintain a continuous dialogue with other involved artists and other professionals, and generate necessary development processes.
• can learn and further develop work structures in a process with different deadlines, and the sub-structures such processes require.
• can reflect on ethical issues relating to the collaboration that forms the basis for a scenographer's professional practice and career.

Content

The course Productions 3 consists of testing the student's scenographic concept for his or her Master's Production, and plans for its execution in the form of an internal full-scale model, a 'Bauprobe'. In Productions 3, the student will have to deal with the full range of elements in a stage production - where all aspects of scenography (such as space, lighting, objects, sound, smells etc.) are involved. Productions 3 takes place on a scale that also requires the participation of technical expertise. Precise communication with the involved parties, particularly technical personnel and workshops, will therefore be a key element in this work.  Such testing is intended to ensure that students understand what the final design of the space will be, and it will also serve as quality assurance of the student's work for any co-producers.

The student will have to discuss problems relating to construction and machinery with personnel with technical responsibility in order to achieve the best possible understanding of the possibilities and limitations of scenography. The creation of two-dimensional drawings, the production of analogue and digital three-dimensional models and the full-scale model will be essential elements in this work when technical expertise is also included in the implementation process. The students are expected, through a reflective dialogue with their artistic partners and other experts, to fully understand the artistic and technical consequences of their scenographic designs and, if necessary, to revise them.

The course Productions 3 is directly linked to the student's Master's Production. The students will cooperate with their artistic partners on the development, planning and execution / production of a performative work of a high international standard. Throughout the process, the student shall cooperate closely and engage in dialogue with one or several other artists, curators, clients or producers, who, together with the student, will constitute the key creative team. 

The course will also focus in particular on ethical issues relating to large-scale collective work processes.

Students submit a portfolio containing documentation of their work and reflections on their attainment of the learning outcomes, and a revision of their Master's Production seen in relation to the course.

Forms of teaching and learning

The course will be organised as artistic group work under supervision.

The student is responsible for the production of all preparatory material such as drawings, models, scenographic elements, and lighting.

Practical training/internship

None.

Coursework requirements - conditions for taking the exam

Submission of portfolio documentation no later than three weeks prior to the course assessment. The portfolio shall contain:

Part 1:
Collected material consisting of texts, images, references and other material that reflects on the student's studies relating to Productions 3. The student's own Master's Production shall be placed in this context. The student shall also reflect on his or her own attainment of the defined learning outcome for the course.

Part 2:
A revised project description for the Master's Production including necessary working drawings for the production of the scenographic elements included in the project.

The required submitted coursework must be approved by the subject teacher before the student can put him or herself forward for course assessment.

Examination

Oral exam
The assessment of the student's attainment of the learning outcome for the course is carried out at the end of the semester, following a structured discussion between the student, the student's supervisor and one subject teacher who is a member of staff, based on the material in the portfolio documentation submitted by the student for Productions 3.

Permitted aids: Portfolio documentation.

Oral feedback is given.

The grades Pass / Fail are used

Course evaluation

In order to assure and develop the quality of the programme and the individual courses, anonymous surveys are carried out every semester. The academy's management evaluates the programme of study and the individual courses every semester on the basis of the anonymous student evaluations and an open dialogue with students and teachers during the semester.

Literature

References to relevant literature, video material, websites, theatrical productions and exhibitions, art catalogues, films, music, art and theatre criticism in the media and other relevant references are provided by the Programme Coordinator and the subject teachers.

An individual syllabus is drawn up in the first semester that is relevant to the work on the student's master's project and critical reflection. It is based on the general literature list for the programme. The individual syllabus is developed further during the course of the programme until submission of the Master's Critical Reflection in the fourth semester.