Design Elements

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Design Elements

• Set, Costume, and Sound Design

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What are Design Elements?

• Set Design
• Costume Design
• Sound Design
• Lighting Design

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Design Elements

• Design elements are key to every production.
  They provide a way to express a concept
  artistically.
• You will use design elements to express the
  dramatic concept of your scene.

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What is Set Design?

• Set Design is all the scenery, furniture, and
  props the audience sees at a production of a play.

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Purpose of Set Design

• The overall look of the set also gives the
  audience information about the director's concept
  of the production style, tone, mood, atmosphere,
  and clues to time and place.

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What is Costume Design?

• Costumes All clothing worn by actors during
  a production.
• The shapes colors and textures that a costume
  designer chooses make an immediate and powerful
  visual statement to the audience.

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Costume Design

• The costume designer must create clothing that
  is consistent with the dominant mood of the play,
  while giving some clue as to the basic identities
  of the characters.

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Sound Design

• Sound and music in the theatre can motivate
  actions onstage, establish time, create mood,
  stimulate audience expectations and provide
  information about characters.
• Sound effects can enhance the illusion of a
  play.

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