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Northern Boundary Section- USITT
Student Design Competition Guidelines

Student Eligibility
1. Only bona fide students are eligible for this award. For the purposes of this award a bona fide student is one who, during the period of initial screening, is: an undergraduate student registered for at least six semester hours or nine quarter hours; a graduate student registered for at least three semester or four quarter hours;
a continuing part time student enrolled in a regular degree or certificate program.
2. Students must be present and registered for the NBS Regional Conference.

Design Exhibition Specification & Set-up
1. Student designers will be responsible for delivering, setting up, and taking down, the required materials for the design competition at the NBS Regional Section Fall Workshops.
2. Each student designer will be provided a 4'x 8' display panel to exhibit their work. Be flexible.

Design Adjudication

The NBS USITT Section Members (non-student) attending the Regional Conference will vote via ballot at the workshop.
Winners will be announced at the section wrap up meeting on Saturday.

Project Identification
Students MUST include the following information on the top right or left corner of your display (templates will be available for people to fill out on arrival at the fall conference if necessary):
Name:
Production/ Project:
Position on project:
Date of Production or Project completion:
School and year:
Director/Choreographer/Professor:
Scenic Designer:
Costume Designer:
Lighting Designer:
Sound Designer:
Other:

Scene Design
1. Ground plans and color sketches of the setting in a medium of the designer's choice. Blue-line (or equivalent) plans should not exceed 26 inches by 40 inches. Color sketches or renderings may be no larger than 26 inches x 40 inches. Scenic models must be in an appropriate scale.
2. A one-page statement of the design approach to the production should be included separately from the renderings and color scheme.
3. All materials must be labeled with: Title of Production, Act and Scene, and Designer's name and institution and division (undergraduate or graduate).
4. Visual materials which serve to show research, preliminary sketches, photographic images, and any other sources of inspiration which demonstrate the designers' process and evolution should be provided on a panel no larger than 26 inches by 40 inches.

Costume Design
1. Six to twelve representative renderings, with costume fabric swatches attached.
2. For productions requiring more than twelve costumes, the designer should include a graphic color scheme showing the palette for the entire production.
3. Renderings or color sketches may be no larger than 18 inches x 24 inches.
4. A one-page statement of the design approach to the production should be included separately from the renderings and color scheme.
5. Visual materials which serve to show research, preliminary sketches, photographic images, and any other sources of inspiration which demonstrate the designers' process and evolution should be provided on a panel no larger than 26 inches by 40 inches.

Lighting Design
1. Light plot, color key (or any method of showing color choices), magic sheet and traditional paperwork (such as hook-up and instrument schedule) for the production should be mounted in an orderly, logical fashion. Area used for this material should not exceed 26 inches by 40 inches.
2. Representative color photographs of the production should be labeled as to scene/locale. At least one photograph should illustrate the entire setting and its relationship to the stage and theatre space.
3. Sample production cue sheets should be accompanied with a description of the moments and “looks” desired.
4. Paint and fabric swatches should be provided to give a sense of the overall scenic and costume color and texture schemes.
5. A one-page statement of the design approach to the production should be included separately from the plot and other presentational materials.
6. Visual materials which serve to show research, preliminary sketches, photographic images, and any other sources of inspiration which demonstrate the designers' process and evolution should be provided on a panel no larger than 26 by 40 inches.

Other Design/ Production Areas
Projects from other design and production areas should include suitable information to 1. explain the production, 2. detail the concept or problem or activity for the production, 3. demonstrate the project work done for the production using appropriate media or text, and 4. provide information about the final outcome and contribution to the production through media or text. The presentation should occupy display space similar to that described for the design areas above.