Set Design Key Terms Flashcards
Define a Trap Door
Set into the floor of a stage to allow fast exists and entrances
Define a Elevator
A type of Mechanized stage which has sections that can be raised or lowered
Define a platform
A standard flat walking surface for actors to perform on
Define Levels
They show action in a different place and time and can reflect relationships
Define condition
What state is the stage in
Define stage Flats
Wooden frames, joined together
and covered with canvas, which
can be painted.
Define Style
This is how something is and what it is influenced by its time,place,artisitc
Define Cyclorama
A white cloth that is used to light
and/or project on to.
Define Black Box
A simple black studio space.
Define a Blackcloth
Canvas cloth which covers the back of the stage - can be painted.
Define Rake
Slope of stage and/or audience (to allow actors to be seen).
Define Onstage and
Offstage World
What can the audience see? What
should the audience believe is
offstage?
Define Style of Set
This could be minimal, stylised or
naturalistic.
Define Visibility and
Viability
This relates to sight lines and
health/safety
Define Scale
the ratio between the size of your model or sketch and the size of the actual set
Define Flies
The fly system is a system that is full of ropes
Define Configuration
The way the audience are seated
What are areas of the stage
Ramps , stairs , floors
Define Platform
A standard flat walking surface for actors to perform
Define Period
A historical drama is a drama that was set in a past time
Define Castor
wheels
Define Conveyor
Something that moves on the floor
Define Wings
Areas that are part of the stage but are offstage
Define Castors
Wheels
