The Master of Design for Performance gives designers and visual artists gives you skills in designing scenery, props and/or costumes for live performance. HANDS-ON, COLLABORATIVE LEARNING Learn from both theoretical and hands-on training to practice your own craft professionally. As collaboration is at the heart of design for performance, your creative ideas will develop through artistic collaborations with directors, choreographers, designers and other performance makers at the Victorian College of the Arat (VCA). Develop creative partnerships that can lead to future professional collaborations. WORKSHOPS, CLASSES AND STUDIO-BASED LEARNING Take on tuition and facilities to develop advanced skills in a range of 2D and 3D visualisation techniques both by hand and using new technologies. These skills are employed to document and communicate ideas, and produce graphic props and projected image on stage. GAIN SUPPORT TO FIND INDUSTRY PLACEMENTS Get the support to find the professional area of your choice - placements where you can observe and assist professional designers in the performing arts industry. APPLIED PROJECT Gain an introduction to the theory and process of designing sets and costumes for live performance. A range of approaches will be explored through considering current and historical thinking about the role of design play in live performance and applying these ideas in a series of studio-based projects. DESIGN REALISATION AND COLLABORATION Take on practical workshops, and group projects, developing skills in collaboration and design realisation. Collaborators may include other designers, directors, animators, choreographers and cinematographers. DESIGN REALISATION AND COMMUNICATION Develop the fundamental skills and techniques for documenting and communicating designs for stage and screen including, model making, concept drawing, perspective drawing, technical drawing and CAD drafting. PERFORMANCE RESEARCH APPROACHES Gain an understanding of historic and current performance practice, research methods, including practical experience in locating resources (local and global) for specific inquiries. Visiting practitioners will also discuss their philosophies and approach. GRAPHICS FOR STAGE AND SCREEN Develop skills in utilising computer-based graphics software to communicate design concepts as well as producing items for actual use including, printed properties and screen graphics. INDUSTRY INVESTIGATION Gain an understanding of designing in your specialist area: live performance or screen-based media. The investigation may include an internship on a professional production if this aligns with the desired outcomes of the project. PROFESSIONAL PRACTISE AND SELF PROMOTION Through a series of guest lectures and projects, gain a deeper understanding of the industry they are about to enter. And learn how to promote yourself to gain employment. Gain a deeper understanding of the funding bodies and organisations that support the stage and screen industries and consider how they might utilise these through applying for funding and other forms of support.