Technology of Puppets 3
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| Code | Completion | Credits | Range | Language Instruction | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 204PATP3 | credit | 3 | 4 exercise hours (45 min) of instruction per week, 39 to 54 hours of self-study | English | winter |
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Department
The subject provides Department of Alternative and Puppet Theatre
Contents
Bases of technical drawing focusing on the technology and construction of the puppet types.
Practical lectures of construction of different types of puppets, objects or masks.
Basic information about light and sound design
Block workshops focused on information and practical experience with different materials and technologies such as casting in various materials, printing techniques, sewing, soldering, implementation of electronics, etc.
Objectives of subject:The course helps to realise the student's artistic vision and resolve technical and material problems connected with the prepared final artistic project. Specific objectives are built up on the content of Technology of Puppets 1,2. Students will get a detailed overview about technical solutions for their work, such as the elements of light design, sound design and video design and technologies. Familiarisation with the basic technological procedures for working with the widest range of classical and modern materials and their use, focusing on puppet types and technology.
Objectives of the course:
To familiarise the students with theatre approaches and their alternatives as regards technical solutions and use them creatively when realising their own projects.
To familiarise students with existing technologies for individual puppet types.
To familiarise students with contemporary media and their position in art and theatre.
Mode of study Blocks of seminars, lectures and workshops with an expert in the field.
Learning outcomes
In the field of knowledge (K), the student:
- knows the basics of technical drawings and concepts of different puppets technologies;
- has basic orientation in technical and creative use of light and sound in theatre;
- has a good understanding of issues related to the complex use of technology in theater
- is conscious of relations and dependencies between theoretical and practical aspects of studies and uses that knowledge in further artistic development.
- knows and is able to practically apply in the creative work the possibilities of various puppetry techniques, materials, and technological processes used in puppetry, object theater, mask theater, and other unconventional means of artistic expression and live theater;
In the field of skills (S), the student:
*is able to independently develop and formulate his/her artistic concepts and scripts and decide how to implement them within artistic projects using his/her own imagination, intuition, and emotions
- is able to independently choose the technological procedures and used puppetry techniques, has a good command of them, and can improve and develop them within the framework of individual work
- is capable of independent, individual work with information, creative approaches, and their analysis.
- is competent in formulating critical arguments and generating internal motivation.
In the field of social competencies (C), the student:
- is able to listen to co-workers and use their remarks and cooperate with them, while realizing a common aim, which is theatrical performance
- is capable of self-evaluation and implementation critical comments in the development of his/her work
- is able to presentown project in an approachable way
Prerequisites and other requirements
Ability to reflect on solutions for new assignments.
Creativity.
Basic knowledge of puppet theatre history.
Literature
Tománek, Alois. Forms of Puppets, AMU, 2016.
D'Amelio, Joseph. Perspective Drawing Handbook, Dover Publications Inc., 2004.
xScott, Leland. Basic Drafting: A Manual for Beginning Drafters, Trafford Publishing, 2009.
Rixford, Ellen S.. Figures in the Fourth Dimension, Mechanical Movement for Puppets and Automata, Ellen S. Rixford, 2015.
Evaluation methods and criteria
The scope and quality of the completed assignment are evaluated, which also includes a certain amount of individual work by the student. Completion of the course requires attendance with a maximum of three absences per semester.
Further information
No schedule has been prepared for this course