Savannah College of Art and Design
B.F.A. in Production Design
Savannah, USA
BA
DURATION
180 hours
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
USD 41,130 *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* total, full-time student for one academic year
Key Summary
About: The Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) offers a B.F.A. in Production Design. The department uses a comprehensive approach with industry collaborations and a career focus. Students work on projects with major partners and alumni are employed worldwide at 20th Century Fox, Discovery, Food Network, HBO, HGTV, MTV, NBC Universal, Nickelodeon, New American Shakespeare Tavern and Wolf Trap.
Career Outcomes: Graduates become set designers, production designers, art directors, costume designers, lighting designers, scenic artists, exhibition or retail designers, stylists/wardrobe designers and live entertainment designers; employers include BroadwayWorld.com, Universal Studios, Kennedy Center and theaters, studios and themed entertainment companies.
At SCAD, our production design program is bursting at the seams with opportunity. Through a department committed to a comprehensive approach, our students have opportunities many production designers only dream of, regularly contributing to projects with big names and industry powerhouses. Our production design alumni are employed around the world at 20th Century Fox, Discovery Communications, Food Network, HBO, HGTV, MTV Networks, NBC Universal, New American Shakespeare Tavern, Nickelodeon and the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts. Follow their lead.
Foundation studies: 30 hours
DRAW 100 Drawing I: Form and Space
DSGN 100 Design I: Elements and Organization
DRAW 101 Drawing II: Composition and Media
DSGN 101 Color: Theory and Application
DSGN 102 Design II: 3D Form in Space
DSGN 208 Storyboarding Essentials
General education: 55 hours
- COMM 105 Speaking of Ideas
- BUSI 110 Business I: Fundamentals
- CTXT 121 Visual Culture in Context: Pre-Modern Global Perspectives
- CTXT 122 Visual Culture in Context: Making Modernities
- ENGL 123 Ideas to Ink: Critical Concepts in Academic Writing
- DIGI 130 Digital Communication
- ENGL 142 Foundations of Story
- Select one of these three options:
- ARLH 206 Modern Architecture Before 1900
- ARTH 207 20th-century Art
- CINE 275 History of Cinema
- BUSI 220 Business II: Economic Principles
- General education elective
- Mathematics/natural sciences elective
Major curriculum: 75 hours
- FILM 100 Digital Film Production: Story to Screen
- PROD 103 Introduction to Entertainment Design
- PROD 220 Illuminating the Narrative
- PROD 221 Designing the Environment
- PROD 222 Dressing the Persona
- PROD 303 Interpreting the Script
- PROD 313 Digital Rendering for Entertainment
- PROD 333 Professional Practice for Entertainment
- PROD 473 Production Design Senior Project
- Select one of these three options:
- PROD 479 Undergraduate Internship
- 500-level SCADpro elective
- Business-focused elective
Select one concentration to complete the major curriculum:
Costume design
- PROD 302 Costume Design Techniques
- PROD 322 Character Interpretation for Costume in Film and Television
- PROD 402 Applications of Costuming
- PROD 422 Costume Design Studio: Research and Exploration
- ACCE, FASH, FIBR, FURN, ILLU, JEWL, PROD, SANM, SFLM, or THED elective
Lighting design
- PROD 314 Computer-aided Entertainment Design
- PROD 320 Illuminating the Full Story: Process and Techniques
- PROD 350 Standards and Specifications for Lighting
- PROD 419 Lighting Design Studio: Digital Visualization and Programming
- FILM, ILLU, MOME, PNTG, PROD, SANM, SEQA, SLFM, or THED elective
Set design and art direction
- SBLD 115 Graphics for the Building Arts
- PROD 314 Computer-aided Entertainment Design
- PROD 321 Advanced Concepts in Art Direction for Film and Television
- PROD 421 Scenic Design Studio: Digital Visualization and Documentation
- ARCH, ARLH, ELDS, FILM, FURN, GRDS, IDUS, ILLU, INDS, ITGM, PROD, SCPT, SANM, SEQA, SFLM, THED, or VSFX elective
Theme parks and attractions
Select one of these two options:
- ELDS 205 Computer-aided Product Design
- ELDS 225 Electronic Design I: Digital Communication for the Building Arts
- PROD 304 Technical Drawing for Entertainment
- THED 305 Designing for Interactive Entertainment
- THED 425 Theme Park Master Plan: Storytelling on a Grand Scale
- ARCH, ARLH, DWRI, FILM, GRDS, IDUS, ILLU, INDS, PROD, SCPT, SANM, SEQA, SFLM, or THED elective
Additional electives: 20 hours
Total course of study: 180 hours
Become a lighting designer. Become an event designer. Become a retail designer. SCAD production design alumni are employed around the world at 20th Century Fox, Discovery Communications, Food Network, HBO, HGTV, MTV Networks, NBC Universal, New American Shakespeare Tavern, Nickelodeon and the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts. Our students find such impressive employment because they are the most well-prepared candidates for professional positions in art direction, production and retail design, and as stylists for film, events and advertising.
Launch your career as a professional:
- Set designer
- Art designer
- Costume designer
- Stylist/wardrobe designer
- Designer for exhibitions/museums
- Lighting designer
- Production designer
- Live entertainment designer
- Scenic artist
Get recruited and hired by the best of the best:
- BroadwayWorld.com
- California Shakespeare Theater
- Clubbed Thumb theater
- Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival
- Lexington Children’s Theatre
- Paris Market & Brocante
- ThemeWorks Incorporated
- Tribe Inc.
- Universal Studios