Designers Flashcards
Elements of Design
6 elements used by designers to create mood, atmosphere, and focus
The 6 Elements of Design
- Color
- Line
- Mass
- Composition
- Texture
- Light
Line
Defining edge of a shape
Mass
Bulk or weight of objects on stage
Composition
Arrangement and balance of items. The “look” of the stage.
Scenic Designer
- Responsible for settings and transitioning from one setting to another
- Masking
- Set Dressing
- Properties
Masking
The stage curtains or walls that hide/mask the actors or backstage area from the audience
Set Dressing
Furniture, decorative items that complete the stage picture
Properties
Props- items used by actors during onstage action
Scenic Designer Job
To create a physical environment for the play’s action
Theatrical space and their hints to the audience
Theatrical space scenic designers create may also function to give clues to the audience about play’s locale.
Important Issues for Scenic Designers
- Number of Settings
- Shape and Size of Stage
- Sight lines of theater
- Means of Shifting Scenery
- Materials the set is built with
- Effects that make special scenic demands
- Decision to imitate, either in abstract or very detailed way, a set with historical scenery
Costume Designer
- Responsible for clothing, hats, hair styling/makeup and shoes
- They dress both the character and the actor in which the character character is expressed
- The actor is comfortable and artistically sataified
William Ivey Long
Broadway Costume Designer
Specialized Duties
- Millinery (Hats)
- Wig Designers
- Armor Fabrication
Important Issues for Costume Designers
- Silhouette
- Costume in Motion
- Fabric and Texture Draping
- Fabric Patterns
- Enhance or Suppress body lines
- Special Effects
Contemporary Plays
Some theaters hire shoppers that go to the stores for the costume designer
Costume designer, Scene Designer, Lighting Designer
The costume designer must consult with scene designer and the lighting designer to ensure costumes will look as they designed them to look
Responsibilities of Lighting Designer
- To illuminate the actors and scenery
- Use light expressively to communicate time, place, and mood
- Transitions from one scene to the next
3 Fundamentals of a Lighting Designer
- Color of Light
- Direction of Light
- Intensity of Light
Lighting change the pace of
- The play
- A scene
- A dance
- A song
Important Issues for Lighting Designer
- Visibility/Invisibility
- Dimensionality
- Color/Lack of Color
Gel
Transparent, colored film placed in front of a beam light
Light Plot
- The lighting designers plan
- Shows the location and direction of each instrument
- Shows what kind of instrument will be used and their location on the grid
Supplemental Lighting Instruments
- Striplights
- Footlights
- Follow Spots
Striplights
A series of lights, either overhead or in the wings, that bathe the stage in light
Footlights
Light source on the floor in front of the stage
Casts light upward creating harsh shadows
Follow Spots
Spot lights that an operator can swivel so that the beam of light shines on the performer wherever they move on stage
Responsibilities of Sound Designer
- Amplifying the actor’s voice when used
- Recorded sound effects
- Selecting music
- Sometimes writing or commisioning new music
- Sometimes designs the layout of speakers onstage, just off stage, or in the audience
Important Issues for Sound Designer
- Acoustics
- Volume
- Location of Sound
Other names for Projection Designer
- Video Designer
- Media Designers
Projection Designers
Use the skills set of both scene designers and lighting designers
- Locating, editing, creating still or moving images projected onto scenery or instead of scenery
- Designing the movement and transitions of projected elements
- The selection and control of projection equipment
