2022-2023 Pierce College Catalog 
    
    May 05, 2024  
2022-2023 Pierce College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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DRMA 284 Production Practicum I - VI (1 to 3 credits)



Distribution Area Fulfilled Humanities with Performance; General Transfer Elective
Formerly THTR 284A

Course Description
Provides students involved in the creative/performance aspect of a Pierce College theatre/film production with credit for their effort.

Course Content
A. Theater and/or Digital Film Production
B. Team Development
C. Intercultural Communication
D. Time/cost/space management
E. One or more of the following specialized areas:
1. Acting
2. Directing
3. House management
4. Stage management
5. Film editing
6. Sound
7. Lighting
8. Design and multimedia
9. Exterior and interior art direction and construction
10. Stage Sets
11. Props
12. Publicity
13. Costume and set decoration
14. Makeup
15. Hair dressing

Student Outcomes
1. Collaborate with a creative team to implement a production schedule.

2. Demonstrate practical application of expertise in specialized areas in order to stage a theatre/digital film production.

3. Research, analyze, and apply the various concepts of theatre/digital film production as assigned by the director and technical director.

4. Operate as a team member to dismantle the set and clean up after a final production.

5. Evaluate the success of a theatre/digital film production.

6. Demonstrate open-mindedness, curiosity, and respect for other countries, cultures, and genders.

7. Complete tasks with the time, space, and budget allowed.

8. Demonstrate effective listening skills.

9. Coordinate with a work team to efficiently complete tasks assigned by a director or technical designer.

Degree Outcomes
Humanities: Graduates acquire critical skills to interpret, analyze, and evaluate forms of human expression, which can include creation and performance as an expression of human experience.

Effective Communication: Graduates will be able to exchange messages in a variety of contexts using multiple methods.

Critical, Creative and Reflective Thinking: Graduates will evaluate, analyze and synthesize information and ideas in order to construct informed, meaningful and justifiable conclusions.

Global Citizenship: Graduates will be able to critically examine the relationship between self, community, and/or environments, and to evaluate and articulate potential impacts of choices, actions, and contributions for the creation of sustainable and equitable systems.

Lecture Contact Hours 0
Lab Contact Hours 20-60
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 20-60



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