Chapters 4,5,6 Flashcards

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Upstage

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Part of stage farthest from audience

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2
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Downstage

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Nearest to audience

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3
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Stage left

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Prompt stage/side

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4
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Stage right

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Opposite of prompt

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5
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Teasers

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Border, usually black, set behind proscenium to form inner frame

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6
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Tormentors

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Nero masking flats adjacent and usually at right angles to the procenium

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7
Q

Arena

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Form of stage where the audience are seated on at least two sides

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8
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Thrust

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Form of stage which projects into the auditorium so that the audience is seated on extended pieces of two sides

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9
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Black Box

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Small studio where audience and actors are in the same room surrounded by black curtains

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10
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Grand drape

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Main house tabs in venue

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11
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Proscenium

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Arch/wall stands between the stage and the auditorium

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12
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Wings

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Out view areas to the side of stages

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13
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Fly space

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Where scenery or people can be flown

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14
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Flat

A

Light weight frame covered with scenic canvas or plywood

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15
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Spotlight

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Moving like that projects Gpbos or beam

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16
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Flood light

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Lensless lanterns that produce a broad non-variable spread of light

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17
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Ellipsoidal Reflector

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Projects outline of anything placed in front of gate

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18
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Fresnel

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Lantern produces an even soft edged beam through a fresnel lens

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19
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Crossfade

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Bringing a new light up while bringing the other one down completely replaces the old one

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20
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Cyclorama

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Curved plain cloth feeling rear of stage

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21
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Apron

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Section of stage floor that projects toward or into auditorium

22
Q

Gobo

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Thin metal plate attached to produce a design which can then be projected by spotlight

23
Q

Scrim

A

Course gauze

24
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Strip light

A

Low voltage battens

25
Swatch
C sample fabric to demonstrate material to use on costume or lighting gel
26
Trap
Opening in Stage floor
27
Legs
Vertical drape set a side of end on area masking place
28
Gel
Color filter
29
Elevator stage
Mechanized as stage of sections that can be raised or lowered
30
Hand props
Handled by actors
31
Set props
Set scenery or items that are placed onstage
32
Set decoration
Also known as set dressings
33
Character makeup
Changes look
34
Straight makeup
Enhance features
35
Box set
Flat that are fastened together and painted to look like the interior for a room
36
General Lighting
Whole stage lit
37
Specific lighting
Particular area of stage is lit; special effects
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Designers create their designs
``` Read the scrip Meet with director create their designs Director’s final approval Designs are given to technician director ```
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Set designer Objectives
``` Help set tone and style Establishes a period Develops a concept Provides a central image Coordinates scenery Solves design problems ```
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Two Types of set designers
Symmetrical—— mirror image | Asymmetrical——- balance through mass and form
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How they create the set design
Floor plan, so know what fits Working drawings A model- three dimensional Obtain finished product
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Lighting Designer Objectives
``` Visibility Time and Place Mood Reinforces the style of the production Defines the mass and form Symbol SHows movement through light changes ```
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Two catergories of lights....
General and Specific
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Costume designer objectives
``` Helps establish a tone and style of a production Helps establish the time period Establish character Need of actor Coordinate with production ```
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Makeup designer
Establishes character and special effects
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Two types makeup
Straight and Character
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Proscenium theatre and advantage and disadvantage
The fourth wall effect as audience feel as if they are watching the play through a fourth wall A- Actors can wait backstage D- Seperation from audience
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Thrust Stage A and D
Audience is sited on all three sides A- storage D- no curtain
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Arena Stage | A and D
Where the audience is seated on all four sides A- audience closer D- concealment
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Black Box | A and D
Different than a found space A- Intimate D- Little realism