Accidental Death Design Flashcards
What are the 4 functions of lighting in stage production?
Brightness, Rhythm, Visibility, Qualities of Space
Define brightness/intensity in lighting.
Describes how bright or dim it is, often quantified as a percentage.
What qualities of space can lighting convey?
Time of day/year, weather, size of space, type of building.
What is a Spot light?
Adaptable lanterns designed to light faces and highlight small areas.
Differentiate between PC Spot and Fresnel Spot.
PC Spot = harder light; Fresnel Spot = softer light.
What is a gel in lighting?
Material used to give colour to tungsten bulbs.
What does the color Steel Blue represent in lighting?
Looks like cold white light/moon.
What does the color Amber represent in lighting?
Warm muted orange, resembling sunset.
What does saturated mean in terms of color?
how strong and rich colour is
What characterizes LED lighting? What are its positive and negative qualities?
Faster changes, internal colour mix, efficient
Looks colder/ more artificial
How can shadows be used in lighting?
To create definition for 3D objects
What is a blackout in stage lighting? What are they used for?
Complete darkness on stage, often used to separate scenes.
What is the angle of a light/ it’s significance?
Where on the set the light comes from and where the shadows that are created fall
What is unfiltered light?
Completely white light.
What are the two methods of changing lighting states?
Fading and snapping/bumping.
What does mood in lighting refer to?
The emotional connotations carried by lighting colour, brightness, and shadow interaction.
What is a flood light?
Wide spread of soft light, good for general cover and fill light.
What is a key light?
The main effect in a lighting state; the brightest light, usually 45° front light.
What is fill light?
Dimmer light coming from the opposite angle to the key light, brightening deep shadows.
What is beam shape in lighting?
Shapes created with light using gobos, barn doors, or shutters.
What does movement refer to in stage lighting?
Motorised lights that can move light.
Define follow spots in lighting.
Manually controlled lights pointed at a moving actor following them around the stage
What is a chase sequence ?
A pattern of lights turning on and off in a pattern or rhythm to suggest movement.
What is a profile in lighting?
A highly adaptable spotlight that allows high control of diffusion.
What does sculpting mean in lighting?
Using side or back light to define 3D shapes and textures.
What is tungsten lighting characterized by?
Warmer colour temperature, coloured with gel.
What is a silhouette in lighting?
A shape in shadow, either an unlit figure with light behind or a projected shadow.
Define fade in lighting.
A gradual change in brightness.
What is a general wash in lighting?
Light covering the whole stage, e.g., a general wash of bright white front light.
What does pitch refer to in sound?
How high or low the sound is.
Define volume in sound.
The loudness or quietness of the sound.
What is texture in sound?
How different sounds layer together.
What does dissonant mean?
Where the sound clashes and sounds purposefully unpleasant.
What is antiphonal sound?
Sounds coming from different places/speakers within the space at the same time.
Fill in the blank: A gradual increase or decrease in volume is called _______.
(De)Crescendo
What is a soundscape?
A collection of different sounds to create a specific atmosphere or location.
Define cacophony in sound.
A dense collection of harsh, dissonant sounds.
What is a vocoder?
A device that changes and alters the actor’s voice to sound different, often robotic.
What does EQ (Equalisation) do?
Heightens or lessens different pitches within the sound.
Define panning in sound.
The movement of sound between different speakers/locations within the space.
What is reverb?
When the sound gradually gets quieter after the initial sound plays.
What is echo in sound?
When the sound is heard once and then repeats a set number of times, getting quieter each time.
What does rhythm refer to in sound/music?
The pulse of the sound/music.
Define tempo in music.
The speed of the music, affecting the audience’s energy perception.
What does style in music refer to?
The feel of the music, including time period and instruments used.
What is (non) diegetic sound?
Whether characters on stage can hear the sound in their world.
What does instrumentation refer to?
The musical instruments heard in the music.
What is the difference between live and pre-recorded sound?
Live sound involves visible musicians/sound engineers, while pre-recorded does not.
Define timbre in sound.
The tone and quality of the sound/music.
What is a drone in sound?
A continuous, underlying, and unchanging sound.
What does autotune do?
Automatically tunes the singer/actor’s voice to the music.
What does legato refer to in music?
Music that sounds flowing and smooth, with no silence between sounds.
Define syncopation in music.
A rhythmic technique where the melody lands off the beat.
What is a waltz?
A style of music with 3 beats per bar, usually sounding dance-like.
What does staccato refer to in music?
Music that sounds spiky and disjointed, with silence between sounds.
What is choral music?
Music consisting predominantly of voice.
Define free time in music.
Music that lacks a clear sense of rhythm or pulse.
