DESIGNING the STORY 2.0

Name: DESIGNING the STORY 2.0
Start: 2026-01-17T10:00:00-05:00
Location: 255 Great Arrow Ave

Schedule

Sat, 17 Jan, 2026 at 10:00 am

UTC-05:00

Location

255 Great Arrow Ave | Buffalo, NY

Designing the Story 2.0.
Have you ever watched a film and wondered how the environments, and props are imagined? How decisions are made? Have you ever had an interest in how color and style can affect a space and help hold a story? Have you ever wanted to learn secrets of movie making from an art department point of view? Then this is the class for you.
Production Designer David Butler will offer this expanded (From Last year) 8 week down and dirty Intensive:
Saturdays 10-2pm for 8 weeks
At his Private Studio at 255 Great Arrow
starting JANUARY 17.
Cost is $350 plus $40 for materials. 10% off if you register before December 5 ($351 Total).
Registration is limited to 15 people. Find details at the Event Page Below.
THIS WILL BE AN AI FREE ZONE of HANDS ON CREATIVE FUN and ENGAGEMENT
REGISTER by Paying to Venmo
@David-Butler-102
For Additional Ways to Purchase this Class private Message David Butler
For other ways to pay send me a Private message.
10 % Off until DECEMBER 5 at Midnight

David Butler has a four decade career designing for theater, dance, commercials and film. His design work has appeared on most professional venues in Western New York and his Films can be found on Amazon, Netflix and other streaming services.
Films include Cold Brook, Pinball the Man that Saved the Game, The Panic (out this Spring)

SUBJECTS COVERED:
1. SCRIPT/STORY ANALYSIS
2. BASIC ELEMENTS OF DESIGN
3. HOW STORY AND CHARACTERS AFFECT DESIGN .
4. WORKING WITH A DIRECTOR
4a. HOW TO MAKE IT ALL HAPPEN. COORDINATION OF DEPARTMENTS.
5. BUDGETING
6. BASIC COLOR THEORY.
7. LIGHTS AND LIGHTING.
8. TECHIQUES OF THEATERCRAFT INCLUDING FOAM CARVING, CARPENTRY, (HOW TO BUILD A WALL) BASICS OF SCENE PAINTING, CREATING MINIATURE SETS, PROP MAKING, SPECIAL EFFECTS.
9. STOP FRAME ANIMATION. ( BECAUSE IT TIES EVERYTHING TOGETHER WITH CRAZY FUN)
Designing the Story 2.0.
Depending on interest, i will offer this expanded, down and dirty class, Saturday mornings 10 -2pm for 8 weeks starting Dec 17. Cost is $350 plus $40 for materials. 10% off if you register before December 1.
Registration is limited to 14 people.
REGISTER by Paying to Venmo
@David-Butler-102
For other ways to pay send me a Private message.
David Butler has a four decade career designing for theater, dance, commercials and film. His design work has appeared on most professional venues in Western New York and his Films can be found on Amazon, Netflix and other streaming services.