Accidental Death Design

Question 1

What are the 4 functions of lighting in stage production?

Answer 1

Brightness, Rhythm, Visibility, Qualities of Space

Question 2

Define brightness/intensity in lighting.

Answer 2

Describes how bright or dim it is, often quantified as a percentage.

Question 3

What qualities of space can lighting convey?

Answer 3

Time of day/year, weather, size of space, type of building.

Question 4

What is a Spot light?

Answer 4

Adaptable lanterns designed to light faces and highlight small areas.

Question 5

Differentiate between PC Spot and Fresnel Spot.

Answer 5

PC Spot = harder light; Fresnel Spot = softer light.

Question 6

What is a gel in lighting?

Answer 6

Material used to give colour to tungsten bulbs.

Question 7

What does the color Steel Blue represent in lighting?

Answer 7

Looks like cold white light/moon.

Question 8

What does the color Amber represent in lighting?

Answer 8

Warm muted orange, resembling sunset.

Question 9

What does saturated mean in terms of color?

Answer 9

how strong and rich colour is

Question 10

What characterizes LED lighting? What are its positive and negative qualities?

Answer 10

Faster changes, internal colour mix, efficient
Looks colder/ more artificial

Question 11

How can shadows be used in lighting?

Answer 11

To create definition for 3D objects

Question 12

What is a blackout in stage lighting? What are they used for?

Answer 12

Complete darkness on stage, often used to separate scenes.

Question 13

What is the angle of a light/ it’s significance?

Answer 13

Where on the set the light comes from and where the shadows that are created fall

Question 14

What is unfiltered light?

Answer 14

Completely white light.

Question 15

What are the two methods of changing lighting states?

Answer 15

Fading and snapping/bumping.

Question 16

What does mood in lighting refer to?

Answer 16

The emotional connotations carried by lighting colour, brightness, and shadow interaction.

Question 17

What is a flood light?

Answer 17

Wide spread of soft light, good for general cover and fill light.

Question 18

What is a key light?

Answer 18

The main effect in a lighting state; the brightest light, usually 45° front light.

Question 19

What is fill light?

Answer 19

Dimmer light coming from the opposite angle to the key light, brightening deep shadows.

Question 20

What is beam shape in lighting?

Answer 20

Shapes created with light using gobos, barn doors, or shutters.

Question 21

What does movement refer to in stage lighting?

Answer 21

Motorised lights that can move light.

Question 22

Define follow spots in lighting.

Answer 22

Manually controlled lights pointed at a moving actor following them around the stage

Question 23

What is a chase sequence ?

Answer 23

A pattern of lights turning on and off in a pattern or rhythm to suggest movement.

Question 24

What is a profile in lighting?

Answer 24

A highly adaptable spotlight that allows high control of diffusion.

Question 25

What does sculpting mean in lighting?

Answer 25

Using side or back light to define 3D shapes and textures.

Question 26

What is tungsten lighting characterized by?

Answer 26

Warmer colour temperature, coloured with gel.

Question 27

What is a silhouette in lighting?

Answer 27

A shape in shadow, either an unlit figure with light behind or a projected shadow.

Question 28

Define fade in lighting.

Answer 28

A gradual change in brightness.

Question 29

What is a general wash in lighting?

Answer 29

Light covering the whole stage, e.g., a general wash of bright white front light.

Question 30

What does pitch refer to in sound?

Answer 30

How high or low the sound is.

Question 31

Define volume in sound.

Answer 31

The loudness or quietness of the sound.

Question 32

What is texture in sound?

Answer 32

How different sounds layer together.

Question 33

What does dissonant mean?

Answer 33

Where the sound clashes and sounds purposefully unpleasant.

Question 34

What is antiphonal sound?

Answer 34

Sounds coming from different places/speakers within the space at the same time.

Question 35

Fill in the blank: A gradual increase or decrease in volume is called _______.

Answer 35

(De)Crescendo

Question 36

What is a soundscape?

Answer 36

A collection of different sounds to create a specific atmosphere or location.

Question 37

Define cacophony in sound.

Answer 37

A dense collection of harsh, dissonant sounds.

Question 38

What is a vocoder?

Answer 38

A device that changes and alters the actor’s voice to sound different, often robotic.

Question 39

What does EQ (Equalisation) do?

Answer 39

Heightens or lessens different pitches within the sound.

Question 40

Define panning in sound.

Answer 40

The movement of sound between different speakers/locations within the space.

Question 41

What is reverb?

Answer 41

When the sound gradually gets quieter after the initial sound plays.

Question 42

What is echo in sound?

Answer 42

When the sound is heard once and then repeats a set number of times, getting quieter each time.

Question 43

What does rhythm refer to in sound/music?

Answer 43

The pulse of the sound/music.

Question 44

Define tempo in music.

Answer 44

The speed of the music, affecting the audience's energy perception.

Question 45

What does style in music refer to?

Answer 45

The feel of the music, including time period and instruments used.

Question 46

What is (non) diegetic sound?

Answer 46

Whether characters on stage can hear the sound in their world.

Question 47

What does instrumentation refer to?

Answer 47

The musical instruments heard in the music.

Question 48

What is the difference between live and pre-recorded sound?

Answer 48

Live sound involves visible musicians/sound engineers, while pre-recorded does not.

Question 49

Define timbre in sound.

Answer 49

The tone and quality of the sound/music.

Question 50

What is a drone in sound?

Answer 50

A continuous, underlying, and unchanging sound.

Question 51

What does autotune do?

Answer 51

Automatically tunes the singer/actor's voice to the music.

Question 52

What does legato refer to in music?

Answer 52

Music that sounds flowing and smooth, with no silence between sounds.

Question 53

Define syncopation in music.

Answer 53

A rhythmic technique where the melody lands off the beat.

Question 54

What is a waltz?

Answer 54

A style of music with 3 beats per bar, usually sounding dance-like.

Question 55

What does staccato refer to in music?

Answer 55

Music that sounds spiky and disjointed, with silence between sounds.

Question 56

What is choral music?

Answer 56

Music consisting predominantly of voice.

Question 57

Define free time in music.

Answer 57

Music that lacks a clear sense of rhythm or pulse.