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Chapters 4,5,6 Flashcards

1
Q

Upstage

A

Part of stage farthest from audience

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2
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Downstage

A

Nearest to audience

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3
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Stage left

A

Prompt stage/side

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4
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Stage right

A

Opposite of prompt

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5
Q

Teasers

A

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

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6
Q

Tormentors

A

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

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7
Q

Arena

A

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

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8
Q

Thrust

A

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
Q

Black Box

A

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

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10
Q

Grand drape

A

Main house tabs in venue

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11
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Proscenium

A

Arch/wall stands between the stage and the auditorium

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12
Q

Wings

A

Out view areas to the side of stages

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13
Q

Fly space

A

Where scenery or people can be flown

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14
Q

Flat

A

Light weight frame covered with scenic canvas or plywood

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15
Q

Spotlight

A

Moving like that projects Gpbos or beam

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16
Q

Flood light

A

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

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17
Q

Ellipsoidal Reflector

A

Projects outline of anything placed in front of gate

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18
Q

Fresnel

A

Lantern produces an even soft edged beam through a fresnel lens

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19
Q

Crossfade

A

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

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20
Q

Cyclorama

A

Curved plain cloth feeling rear of stage

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21
Q

Apron

A

Section of stage floor that projects toward or into auditorium

22
Q

Gobo

A

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

23
Q

Scrim

A

Course gauze

24
Q

Strip light

A

Low voltage battens

25
Q

Swatch

A

C sample fabric to demonstrate material to use on costume or lighting gel

26
Q

Trap

A

Opening in Stage floor

27
Q

Legs

A

Vertical drape set a side of end on area masking place

28
Q

Gel

A

Color filter

29
Q

Elevator stage

A

Mechanized as stage of sections that can be raised or lowered

30
Q

Hand props

A

Handled by actors

31
Q

Set props

A

Set scenery or items that are placed onstage

32
Q

Set decoration

A

Also known as set dressings

33
Q

Character makeup

A

Changes look

34
Q

Straight makeup

A

Enhance features

35
Q

Box set

A

Flat that are fastened together and painted to look like the interior for a room

36
Q

General Lighting

A

Whole stage lit

37
Q

Specific lighting

A

Particular area of stage is lit; special effects

38
Q

Designers create their designs

A 
Read the scrip
Meet with director 
create their designs 
Director’s final approval 
Designs are given to technician director
39
Q

Set designer Objectives

A 
Help set tone and style
Establishes a period
Develops a concept
Provides a central image 
Coordinates scenery
Solves design problems
40
Q

Two Types of set designers

A

Symmetrical—— mirror image

Asymmetrical——- balance through mass and form

41
Q

How they create the set design

A

Floor plan, so know what fits
Working drawings
A model- three dimensional
Obtain finished product

42
Q

Lighting Designer Objectives

A 
Visibility 
Time and Place
Mood 
Reinforces the style of the production
Defines the mass and form
Symbol
SHows movement through light changes
43
Q

Two catergories of lights….

A

General and Specific

44
Q

Costume designer objectives

A 
Helps establish a tone and style of a production
Helps establish the time period
Establish character
Need of actor
 Coordinate with production
45
Q

Makeup designer

A

Establishes character and special effects

46
Q

Two types makeup

A

Straight and Character

47
Q

Proscenium theatre and advantage and disadvantage

A

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

48
Q

Thrust Stage A and D

A

Audience is sited on all three sides
A- storage
D- no curtain

49
Q

Arena Stage

A and D

A

Where the audience is seated on all four sides
A- audience closer
D- concealment

50
Q

Black Box

A and D

A

Different than a found space
A- Intimate
D- Little realism

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