1. Hello Tech Take out a sheet of paper and something to write with.
Have your computer charged and ready to use.

2. SET DESIGN

4. Audience sits in front of the stage
Proscenium Arch
Audience sits in front of the stage

6. Audience on three sides
Thrust stage
Audience on three sides

8. Arena stage / In the round
Audience all around the stage

9. Traverse stage
Audience on two sides

10. RENDERINGS / PERSPECTIVES
A sketch of what the set will look like from the audience’s point of view.

11. Photo of set

12. Preliminary pencil sketch rendering

14. Rendering of Cut-out Set

15. Backlit
Photo of set

16. Floor Plan / Birds Eye POV
A scale drawing of the overhead view of a set showing the exact location of all entrances, walls and furniture

17. Computer Collage Rendering

18. Photo of set

21. Remains the same throughout the play regardless of scene changes
Permanent Set
Remains the same throughout the play regardless of scene changes

23. Two or three wall set, often with a ceiling
Standard Box Set
Two or three wall set, often with a ceiling

26. Unit Set
Several scenic units that can be moved and turned on the stage to create several settings

27. Unit Set

28. SKELETON SETS
Frames and openings that can be left empty or filled with draperies, backings or doors

30. Cut Out Set / Profile Set
Uses 2 dimensional pieces of scenery, like rocks or bushes

32. Uses curtains as a backdrop
Curtain Set
Uses curtains as a backdrop

34. Curtain use: flashback or aside

35. Screen Set
Use bi-fold or three-fold flats, can be any height or width, usually freestanding

37. Your Assignment
You will now begin your research for James and the Giant Peach
You will need to know the following:
Synopsis
Characters
Settings
You will then create a set design for our stage.
If you are stuck, google James and the Giant Peach Set Designs.