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STUDENT TECHNOLOGY GRANT PROPOSAL # 2.0 S.Q\l 2014- 2015 TRACY BROWN : ACCEPTED _______ COMMENTS: NIPc SIGNATURE: ~~-- HEATH FITIS: ACCEPTED------- OPPOSED:----------- COMMENTS: DATE: _________________ SIGNATURE:------------ SHAWN PARR: ACCEPTED _______ OPPOSED: ----------- COMMENTS: DATE: _________________________ SIGNATURE:------------ CHRIS PARISH : ACCEPTED _______ OPPOSED:----------- COMMENTS: SIGNATURE:------------ DATE:------------- BRANDON CRAIG : ACCEPTED ______ OPPOSED:----------- COMMENTS: DATE: ________________________ SIGNATURE:------------ RON WRIGHT: ACCEPTED ______ OPPOSED: _ _____:::::..__ ______ COMMENTS: SIGNATURE: ----:f-'J..,._.~bc.-·........._J ....c.~,.................-=----- DATE: __!<-= ?:.......;_. ~. /--L.L.t_.,7,_1_- _______ / 0 ao\~.ot\ Student Technology Fee r~~ ~Lr Grant Proposal Request Form Fiscal Year 2014-15 Northwestern State University of Louisiana ALL BLANKS MUST BE FILLED COMPLETELY Prepared by: __Paul Pharris______ _ For:_Dept. Of Theatre and Dane Department!U nit: Theatre/Capa College: _ALGS__ _ Campus:Natchitoches Which NSTEP Goals/Objectives does this project meet?_1 ,2,3,6,8 ___________ Requested equipment will be located/installed/housed? Building __25 --- Room 100-1 Does the department requesting funding receive lab fees? (circle one) YES/ NO Are department property policies and procedures in place for requested equipment?__ Y es--- Which individual will be responsible for property control of the requested equipment? Paul Pharris Date: ---11/30114-------- Proposal Requested Amount:$_~-'"/3,"~-._c-_o_o_____ Budget Attached (circle one )@!NO Proposal delivered to Student Technology located in Watson Library, Room 113. Date ___ The proposal must include all specification description, model number, quotation, cost, state contract ntunbcr, and vendor for each item. If the proposal docs not include all requested information, it will be returned. 1. Describe target audience. The Primary audience for this technology upgrade would be the Majors and Minors of the Department of Theatre and Dance with A Concentration in Design/Technology. Second, All Theatre Majors with the Concentrations of Performance and Directing, Musical Theatre, and Dance as this upgrade would be strong benefit to the lighting and technological oversight of all productions in the space. Third, The University at large. This upgrade would be available and help with events in Theatre West, including Greek Life, SAB, the Children's Theatre Camp, and CAPA events. 2 2. Describe project/initiative for which you are requesting funds. - The Department of Theatre and Dance currently has no specific lighting inventory in Theatre West with which to produce productions with; the majority of Lighting instruments that are used for Productions in that space are pulled and returned from the A.A. Fredericks Auditorium. This would also allow the department to have a set of new lighting instruments that are a current technology. The current instruments that the department uses were removed from production by the manufacturer in 1987. -This proposition would be to purchase ETC Source Four Jr. Zooms and Canto Tempo Fresnel fixtures for the Theatre West Space. The ETC Source four Jr. Zooms are part of the Source Four Lighting instruments from Electronic Theatre Controls. These are a Multi-dimensional instruments that can change the width of their beam to fit. This ability to change will conform well into the ways we use Theatre West during the year. Source Four Jrs. Are Designed Specifically for spaces like Theatre West. It would give our theatre an inventory that would be a strong training instrument for our students going out into the theatrical world. ETC instruments are bring used by most theatres in the country, and the ability to teach our students how to use that specific style of instrument. 3. State measurable objectives that will be used to determine the impact/effectiveness of the project. -Improve the Theatre curriculum, and improve the technology available in the classroom/theatre setting. -Improve our student's education, broaden their experience, and make our students more competitive in the job market. -Bolster our recruiting prospects by having specific technology that is being used and innovated in the professional field. 4. Indicate how each project objective will be evaluated. - The First objective will be evaluated by the use of the Lighting Instruments in the Lighting classes and during the design process for the several shows, events, and productions that are part of the Department of Theatre and Dances season each year. Our students go through a portfolio review ever year as preparation for the South Eastern Theatre Conference and United State Institute for Theatre Technology conference. These reviews measure how well the students are using the technology they have and the skills that they bring to the table as Theatre Technicians. Source Four Instruments are one of the Standards oflighting instruments in theatrical world. These instruments are prolific in many of the schools that we recruit from in the fall and spring. Having this style of instrument is reassuring the recruited students but also allows for further strong improvements going forward that will interest students looking 3 into technical theatre as a profession. 5. If funded, which NSTEP http://vyww.nsula.edu/nstep/NSTEP.pdf objective(s) will this funding ofthis project advance? How will funding of the project advance the University and College/unit technology plan? Objective l.To Improve access to technology by students, faculty, and staff at Northwestern State University. Our current technology is several decades old. The Source Four Jr. are produced by Electronic Theatre Controls. ETC is currently setting the industry standard for theatrical equipment. Giving our students the access to an industry standard will help with training them for the next stage in their careers. Objective 2: To Provide Classrooms with updated technology and multimedia The Zooms and Tempos will become the standard instruments used in Theatre West. Theatre West is our primary Lighting design classroom, these instruments will become the primary fixtures that are used for all projects in the theatre space. Objective 3: To upgrade laboratories with Modern Technology ETC has become the industry standard when working with lighting equipment. Our theatre provides laboratory and experimentation space for students to try different techniques with lighting instruments. Theatre West also provides the testing space for our young designers. Most of our technical students will design and work in Theatre West before moving in A.A. Fredericks. Objective 6: To provide a system of maintenance, upgrade, user training, and support of technology that will extend into the future. Part of Technology in theatre is learning how to maintenance the instruments that have become the industry standard. Part of the lighting class is to break a light down and put it back together. Having Source Four instruments for our students to work with will allow them to see how an industry instrument works. It is one of our future goals to reinvent the lighting inventory of the Department of Theatre and Dance, with the experimentation that will happen with these instruments; we will be able to develop a plan to increase our future inventory. Objective 8: To encourage innovation and research As one the primary theatrical design programs, we need to give every tool we can to encourage their design prowess. We also want them to have a strong understanding of how newer lighting instruments work. Our department wants to encourage these understandings and improve their design skills with an industry standard light. 4 6. Provide a justification for funding of this project. Estimate the number of student that will be served per academic year and in what ways. Please indicate also any unique needs of the target group. Electronic Theatre Controls is one of the top companies in the lighting industry today. The instruments that we are looking at are specifically designed for Small Multi-Use spaces like Theatre West. The Source Four Jr. Zoom is a workhorse style instrument that focuses on being a multi-use instrument for theatres. We are currently using a group of STRAND 6x9 through STRAND 6x16 that are between 25 and 30 years old. They have seen a great deal of stress and are starting to break down. The Improvement we are proposing would bring in a style of instrument that is on the edge of reinvention, and would provide a style of instrument that the students will see a variation of this instrument in most theatre that they will encounter. The Canto Tempo is a strong Fresnel light that fits well with a multi-use space. It does not have the physical size of a traditional 6" fresnel with a having a bit stronger punch then a fixture of the same size. The 6" would have a 500 Watt lamp and the Tempo has a 650w Lamp. The difference in wattages and with the improvements in optics the tempo will fit into the Theatre West space. The ETC Source 4 Jr Zoom and Canto Tempo are currently being used in Academic environments, regional theatres, and churches across the country; giving our students the opportunity to learn how to use these instruments is a must for them to stay competitive in todays Theatre. The proposed Instruments would enhance our department in several ways: o These instruments would strengthen our lighting curriculum by allowing for a new training tool in several of our technical courses • THEA 3330-Lighting for the Stage • THEA 4430-Lighting Design for the Stage • THEA 2030- Applied Theatre. o These instruments would add a strong element in the production of our traditional season, which includes 6 main stage productions and our student driven performances • The students would be able to acclimate to a professional style lighting instrument and learn the functionality that is mandated by today's technological standards. o The Source Four Jr Zoom and Canto Tempo would be an improvement over our Instruments. • The current instruments that we use in theatre west are between 25 and 30 years old. The instruments we are proposing are being updated every several years.