IMPORTANT – PLEASE READ CAREFULLY

For a student designer to be eligible to compete in the Design Competition, the Google form at 2022 VTA Design Competition intent to submit must be completed/submitted by no later than 8pm (EST) on Monday 10/17/22. If this information is not received for a design submission by the deadline, it cannot be properly submitted and will not be judged. The form includes the following categories: • Submission category (scenic, costumes, or both)

• Student designer’s name (First and Last)

• Contact email for student designer (must be able to receive outside emails, as some academic emails do not allow this! A parent/guardian email may be used)

• Supervising teacher’s name

• Teacher’s contact email

• School name

After the information above is received, the student designer will be provided with the link to their unique submission folder and instructions enabling them to upload their competition design packet. Final design packets must be uploaded to the provided submission folder by 8pm on Monday 10/24/2021 (one week after intent to submit deadline).

Although the 2022 VTA conference will be in person this year (yeah!!), some of our competition adjudicators will be remote. This allows judging, and your precious feedback, to be provided by theatre academics and professionals from all around the country, as opposed to the much smaller pool of conference attendees. The benefits are great, however remote judges dictate specific procedures and deadlines must be met to reap the rewards. This includes filling out the intent to submit Google form, as well as following the specific guidelines for the designs themselves and proper submission procedure (all of which is included in this info packet)

Recap - Design Competition Submission Process (please refer to this packet for more detailed info) 1. Google form of intent by 8pm on 10/17/22

2. Receive submission folder link

3. Upload design packet by 8pm on 10/24/22

4. DO NOT ALTER SCENIC MODEL OR COSTUME PLATES FROM UPLOADED DESIGN 5. Bring and display designs at 2022 VTA Conference (for those attending in person)

2022 VTA COSTUME DESIGN COMPETITION

*To be eligible to compete, each student must complete the Google form found at 2022 VTA Design Competition Intent to Submit by 8pm (EST) on Monday 10/17/22. Once completed and processed, you will receive a personal link and further submission instructions.

Design Guidelines:

The Play - Hairspray by Mark O’Donnell and Thomas Meehan

Characters – Pick 3 characters from the play, at least 1 female and 1 male, for which to design costumes

Design renderings – Each of the three rendered characters (designs) should be placed on its own individual sheet and include: title of show, character’s name, act/scene, and designer’s signature. Character renderings should be at least 8” high, as to provide adequate size to illustrate details. Examples of renderings are found on the following page.

Croquis – You may use croquis if they are of adequate size (8” or larger). You may find your own or use the links provided on the following page.

Research images - Provide 4 research images (total, not per character) – 2 regarding time/place and 2 that inspired your designs. Each image should be labeled so that it may be referred to in your designer’s statement.

Designer’s statement - Submit a typed statement that briefly explains what they are attempting to accomplish with their designs and explain the reasons for those choices in your statement. Within your statement you should refer to each research image by label and discuss why you selected it. Your statement should be no longer than two pages total.

Presentation board – Renderings must be displayed on a freestanding standard 36” x 48” trifold presentation board (panels are all 36” tall, widths are 12” left, 24” middle, and 12” right). The board should be labeled with your name and school. You may include additional design elements such as: fabric swatches, notes, sketches, etc. as part of your design composition. All items must be attached to your presentation board.

Binder/folder – You may choose to display (attach) your printed designer’s statement and research images on your presentation board if space and composition allow. If not, you will need to include them in a binder or folder, labeled with your name.

Original designs - The designer must enter “original” designs, not previously executed or plagiarized designs.

Deadlines/guidelines – If you do not meet the established deadlines and/or follow the guidelines provided in this info packet, you will be ineligible to complete in the design competition.

Basics of Submitting Designs:

Firstly, the Intent to Submit Google form (link at top of this page) must be completed for each student designer (by 8pm (EST) on Monday, 10/17/22).

Next, a private submission link and instructions will be provided to the student and supervising teacher. All designs must be submitted digitally by date below (before the conference begins). This is done to provide access to our virtual judges (discussed on the first page of this info packet).

Complete design submissions (costume scans/pics, designer’s statement, research images) must be uploaded by 8pm (EST) on Monday, 10/24/22 to the provided folder(s). NO CHANGES SHOULD BE MADE TO PHYSICAL DESIGN AFTER IMAGES ARE TAKEN/UPLOADED!

Costume Design Contest Submission Specifics:

Digital submission (upload to folder) – Full design packet must be uploaded by 8pm (EST) on Monday, 10/24/22 to the provided submission folder.

Design pics/scans

• Provide high quality/resolution individual images (can be pictures or scans) for each character. Images should be well light, with the design filling most of the frame (little negative space).

• A high quality, in-focus, picture of the entire completed presentation board (allowing judges to see all costume designs, swatches, notes, etc. and your overall

composition).

• Label all images so that judges know what they are looking at

Designer’s statement and research images

• Digital versions of designer’s statement and 4 research images (specifics on previous page) should be included in design packet, labeled appropriately.

In-person conference submission – Information will be posted on VTA website regarding when/where to set up your design submission on the conference.

• Bring your freestanding trifold presentation board to display, and be judged, at the conference (specific guidelines on previous page).

• You may choose to display (attach) your printed designer’s statement and research images on your presentation board if space and composition allow. If not, you will need to include them in a binder or folder, labeled with your name.

Additional Info:

▪ Professionals and academics within the field will critique your designs and the winners will be announced at the VTA Awards Ceremony.

▪ General Judging Criteria include: Functionality, Design Concept, Supports Script, Originality, and Overall Craftsmanship.

▪ There will be a live critique session to discuss the various designs and answer designer questions. Please plan to attend if you can. Others are welcome to observe this session as well. Day/time will be posted on the VTA conference site in the future.

▪ Please know your design images may be utilized for various VTA purposes.

Croqui links (Find croqui examples here)
Plus size fashion models
Differently abled croquis (In Google Drive Folder)
Male croquis (In Google Drive Folder)

2022 VTA SCENIC DESIGN COMPETITION

*To be eligible to compete, each student must complete the Google form found at 2022 VTA Design Competition Intent to Submit by 8pm (EST) on Monday 10/17/22. Once completed and processed, you will receive a personal link and further submission instructions.

Design Guidelines:

The Play - Hairspray by Mark O’Donnell and Thomas Meehan

Theater – Choice of Thrust or Proscenium staging – Use the specific model box plans provided on included pages.

Scale: ½ inch = 1 foot - You MUST include at least one scale figure (about 6’) on the set. Act/Scene – You get to pick the Act/Scene you are designing! Please choose a scene that can highlight both your design and model construction skills. Your model/design should specifically support the action/scenic needs of the entirety your scene, not just the beginning, middle, or end.

Full color scale model – Your completed scale model should be an accurate representation of the eventual full-sized scenery. Pay particular attention not only to the scale size of scenic pieces (6’ in real life would be 3” in scale), but also the textures and colors. As stated above, the model should include a 6’ tall scale figure for perspective.

Research images - Provide 4 research images. 2 regarding time/place and 2 that inspired your design. Each image should be labeled so that it may be referred to in your designer’s statement.

Model pictures – You will take 5 specific pictures (details on next page) of your scale model and upload them as part of your digital submission packet for use by our virtual judges.

Designer’s statement - Submit a typed statement that briefly explains what they are attempting to accomplish with their designs and explain the reasons for those choices in your statement. Within your statement you should refer to each research image by label and discuss why you selected it. Your statement should be no longer than two pages total.

Binder/folder –Your printed designer’s statement and research images should be presented in a binder or folder, labeled with your name.

Original designs - The designer must enter “original” designs, not previously executed or plagiarized designs.

Deadlines/guidelines – If you do not meet the established deadlines and/or follow the guidelines provided in this info packet, you will be ineligible to complete in the design competition.

Basics of Submitting Designs:

Firstly, the Intent to Submit Google form (link at top of this page) must be completed for each student designer (by 8pm (EST) on Monday, 10/17/22).

Next, a private submission link and instructions will be provided to the student and supervising teacher. All designs must be submitted digitally by date below (before the conference begins). This is done to provide access to our virtual judges (discussed on the first page of this info packet).

Complete design submissions (5 model pics, designer’s statement, research images) must be uploaded by 8pm (EST) on Monday, 10/24/22 to the provided folder(s). NO CHANGES SHOULD BE MADE TO PHYSICAL DESIGN AFTER IMAGES ARE TAKEN/UPLOADED!

Scenic Design Contest Submission Specifics:

Digital submission (upload to folder) – Full design packet must be uploaded by 8pm (EST) on Monday, 10/24/22 to the provided submission folder.

Design pics/scans

• You will upload 5 specific, high quality/resolution images of your scale model for judging and feedback. These pictures include: plan view, straight-on 45 degree above, house left, house right, and straight-on audience (low angle) view.

Images should be well light, with the design filling most of the frame (little negative space). Examples of all can be found below.

Designer’s statement and research images

▪ Digital versions of designer’s statement and 4 research images (specifics on previous page) should be included in design packet, labeled appropriately.

In-person conference submission – Information will be posted on VTA website regarding when/where to set up your design submission on the conference.

• Bring your scale model to display, and be judged, at the conference (specific

guidelines on previous page).

• Please print out your designer’s statement and research images and place in a binder or folder, labeled with your name, to be set next to your model.