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Design for Arts and Entertainment

Description

Prepare for a career in scenography and learn to design for motion pictures, live entertainment, and cultural events. This certificate program will help you develop the skills needed to make set, prop, and costume design proposals. Upon successful completion, we will direct you to paid apprenticeships in Toronto’s vibrant entertainment sector through a policy of ongoing mentorship, including any additional professional development you may need.

Who Should Take This Certificate?
  • Individuals wishing to pursue any form of stage design in: "page-to-stage" (live entertainment) or "script to screen" (motion pictures).
  • Professionals already working in another area of live entertainment or motion pictures wishing to deepen their collaborative skills with designers.
  • Artists and architects seeking a lateral career change, widening career opportunities, or simply enhancing their current practice.
Admission Criteria:

Recommended:
  • Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent
-With 6 Grade 12 U or M credits (including English)
-With a minimum average of 60 percent  OR
  • Mature student status with relevant professional experience
Certificate Requirements:
  • 5 required courses
  • 2 electives
  • Cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 1.67+
To graduate, you must successfully complete, within your official time span, the requirements from the year you registered in the program.
    Note: If you have no previous drawing experience, you must successfully complete CDID 803 - Drawing Fundamentals.
     
    Required Courses
    • CDID 150 Design Theory
    • CDID 170 Drafting for Entertainment
    • CDMP 130 History of Arts and Scenography
    • CFPN 501 Scenography I: Art Direction
    • CFPN 601 Scenography II - Production Design
    Electives (select 2)
    • CCMN 314 Professional Presentations
    • CDFA 104 Fashion Drawing I
    • CDFC 106 Fashion, Culture, and Society
    • CDFP 391 History of Photography I
    • CDID 552 Entertainment Lighting Design
    • CDMP 120 Film History
    • CENG 101 Laughter and Tears: Comedy and Tragedy
    • CFPN 323 Sound Design for Digital Media I
    • CFPN 531 Cinematography and Lighting Design I
    • CMPC 203 Art in the Modern World
    • CRTA 180 Music and Film
    Industry and Careers
     
    DGC film job titles include*:
    • 1st Assistant Art Director (Set Designer) (additional training required)
    • 2nd Assistant Art Director
    • Actual IATSE ADC 659 job titles include:
    • Art Department Coordinator (A tactical/management position. They work closely with the Art Director.)
    • Art Department Trainee  (the Des A & E courses all contain portfolio outcomes to meet its requirements), leading up the ladder through union mentorship.
    • Art Director under Production Designer, or Art Director, Head of Department.
    • Costume Designer (additional training required)
    • Lighting Designer (additional training required)
    • Production Designer
    • Scenographer
    • Set Designer
    • Sound Designer (additional training required)
    IATSE 873 and NABET M-700 UNIFOR job titles include*:
    • Costumer  (additional training may be required)
    • Prop Maker  (additional training may be required)
    • Set Dresser
    Other areas of practice:
    • Art Exhibition Curator 
    • Directorial Photographer 
    • Event Planner 
    • Fashion Show Director  
    • Installation Artist (https://www.thecollector.com/what-is-installation-art/)
    • Stop Motion Animators (building sets)
    • Trade Show Marketing 
    • Window Dresser/Visual Merchandising 
    *Note: Completion of the Certificate in Design for Arts and Entertainment does not guarantee the following job titles. This certificate will give you the skills leading to the apprenticeship applications in entertainment industry unions such as Directors Guild Canada (DGC) Art Department Caucus, National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians (NABET) Local 700-M of UNI [Fr. Unité; Eng. For], and The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture  Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States, Its Territories and Canada (IATSE) ADC 659.
    Note: Check with the institution regarding start/end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.

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