Production designers provide visual and physical context and support to the storytelling function of all performance and presentation media, including film, television, video, live event, live performance and digital media. Production designers are in demand in the expanding fields of visual programming for video, cable outlets, broadcast networks, independent filmmaking, digital video production, theme parks and other entertainment venues.
SCAD students learn the design methodologies and professional skills for existing and emerging new media as well as the principles of design skills for traditional presentation projects.
SCAD students learn the design methodologies and professional skills for existing and emerging new media as well as the principles of design skills for traditional presentation projects.
Production design students may collaborate with students of acting, directing, choreography and dramatic writing in the areas of film, television, theater, dance and public events, as well as interior design, exhibition design, fashion design and more.
A full calendar of productions is presented at the Trustees Theater, Mondanaro Theater, Afifi Amphitheater and Arnold Hall auditorium, as well as the Lucas Theatre for the Arts.
Undergraduate students choose a concentration in costume design and costume technology, or lighting and scenic design. Graduate students focus on costume design, lighting design or scenic design with an emphasis in film or live performance.
A full calendar of productions is presented at the Trustees Theater, Mondanaro Theater, Afifi Amphitheater and Arnold Hall auditorium, as well as the Lucas Theatre for the Arts.
Undergraduate students choose a concentration in costume design and costume technology, or lighting and scenic design. Graduate students focus on costume design, lighting design or scenic design with an emphasis in film or live performance.
Production design coursework covers scenic, costume and lighting design, and incorporates film, dance and theater projects in both contemporary and historic contexts. Classes emphasize skills such as drawing, drafting and rendering, as well as digital design, incorporating them into exercises in live performance, film, event design and commercial displays.
