Design Realisation pathway at the Guildhall School

The building and painting of all scenery for Guildhall School of Music & Drama productions, as well as the manufacturing of all the props, takes place in the School's own workshops. Students work to realise the designs of the professional set designers who create the plans and model boxes for each production. Students turn these ideas into working drawings, and develop a schedule for the construction and painting of these designs. Third year students supervise the work of teams brought together from students from all three years, so they get to experience job roles, such as Production Manager, which they may not experience again until several years into their professional careers.

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View all our films about life at the Guildhall School by visiting http://www.gsmd.ac.uk and clicking on 'Tour'.

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Production credits: Harold Raitt (director, interviews, editor), Michael Pearce (additional location footage) and Neil McIntyre (location sound recordist); all part of the team at http://www.seehearinteract.com / http://www.johannesfactotum.com.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• drama school
• technical theatre
• university
• scenic construction
• construction manager
• model box
• working drawings
• costings
• production manager
• backshops
• scenic art studio
• propmaking
• carpentry
• welding
• soft props
• moulding
• casting