set design Flashcards
1
Q
What are a set designers objectives?
A
- Help set the tone and style of the production.
- Establish the locale and period in which the play takes place.
- Develop a design concept consistent with the director’s concept.
- Provide a central image or metaphor, where appropriate.
- Ensure that scenery is coordinated with other production elements.
- Solve practical design problems.
2
Q
What are the elements of theatre design?
A
line, color, mass, composition, texture
3
Q
What is line?
A
the outline or silhouette of elements onstage
4
Q
What is color?
A
the shadings and contrasts of color combinations
5
Q
What is mass?
A
the overall bulk or weight of scenic elements; for example, a series of high, heavy platforms or fortress walls versus a bare stage or a stage with only a single tree on it
6
Q
What is composition?
A
the balance and arrangement of elements; the way elements are arranged
7
Q
What is texture?
A
the “feel” projected by surfaces and fabrics
8
Q
What is the set designer’s process?
A
- read script and map out required spaces
- research time period
- rough sketches
- meet with director to discuss preliminary outlines
- develop styles, needs of performers, and visual concepts with director
- develop thumbnail sketches (preliminary sketches)
- meet with director with sketches multiple times til they agree
- make a more complete design rendering
- make small 3d rendering
9
Q
What are the tools of set design?
A
ground plans, renderings, models, flats
10
Q
What is CAD?
A
Computer Assisted Design
