Set Design and Construction for Television (SP)

Set Design and Construction for Television (SP)

(SCQF level 6)

Part-time, Television, Radio and Broadcasting

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Overview

This is a school-college partnership course.  We can only accept online applications from Glasgow City school students (S4-S6).  If you attend a different school please use the Contact Us button to get in touch.

 

Film and Television production in Scotland is booming.  With production spend figures rising to their highest-ever levels now is the perfect time to consider a career in this thriving industry.

This course will take you through the entire process of design, construction and siting of a set, which will then be used in a student film project.

Working collaboratively to a given brief, you’ll learn how to interpret and produce scale plans, before building a scale model of the set.

Moving to the construction department you’ll develop knowledge in materials, techniques, and tools. As part of a team, you'll create a finished set within our state-of-the-art television studios.

This course will be enhanced with visits from industry professionals and opportunities to visit television studios and production facilities.

Minimum entry requirements

This course would suit artistic, creative and collaborative students with National 5 Qualifications including English and Art & Design.

This course requires a high level of commitment from students with a genuine interest in pursuing a career in design, film or television.

What you study
  • Theatre Stage Model Set Construction.
  • Technical Theatre: Set Construction and Painting.

After the course

Completion of this course could be your first step toward a career in television production and design.  With further study, you could work in a wide variety of roles including Film and TV Model or Prop Making, Set Dressing or Set Design and Construction.

Continuing Study

By the end of this course, you will have developed an understanding of the design and construction process and could progress into courses across the design department including Model Making for TV & Film, Product Design or Furniture Design. 

Alternatively, you could progress onto courses within the Creative Industries faculty including Television and Media.

Explore the full progression pathway.

How the course is taught

This is a practical course with many of your classes taking place in a practical setting. There are some theory-based units, which are delivered in an interactive classroom setting. You will be working across three of our departments – Model Making, Construction and Television Production. 

Dress code

For classroom work students should wear what they feel comfortable. Football tops are not permitted.

For the practical side of the course, you will be issued with steel toed safety boots and work coveralls. Safety boots are to be worn at all times during practical activities, however workwear must not be worn outside the construction hall or workwear cafe.

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