AS Level : Production Arts Stage Management/Costume

This is a 2 year course

Successful completion of the course requires the student to complete 6 units.  Two units are compulsory the other units are taken from a wide range of options depending on which certification path (ASM or Costume) the candidate is following.

The course is very practical and the students provide technical support to school productions.  Each unit consists of a theoretical section that usually results in an essay on a particular topic and a practical section where the student researches, produces and evaluates some aspect of theatre or live performance often producing an artefact such as a prop or costume or an effect such as sound, lighting or make-up.  Current units include Special effects, Puppet Design, Puppet Operation, Costume Design, Costume Making, Sound Operations, Lighting operations, Production Art Workshop, Period Props.