Required materials:

Required:
Architect scale rule (please make sure you don't get an engineering scale)
USB drive 4GB or larger

Optional Textbook:
Vectorworks for Entertainment Design: Using Vectorworks to Design and Document Scenery, Lighting, and Sound - First edition by Kevin Lee Allen
Softcover    ISBN-10: 0415726131
                     ISBN-13: 978-0415726139

Request a free year license of Vectorworks:
Vectorworks student portal

Online video resources:

Using the Title Block Builder Tool

Website for removing background - useful for making transparent textures