Terminology Flashcards
What can costume show?
Identifies relationships
Social status:
Rich vs Poor (big/small clothes)
Cleanliness
Quality of fabric
Jewellery
Age:
Fashionable vs Out of date
Bright/primary colours
Layers for old/ weak
Personality:
Happy/bubbly
Sad/depressed/serious
Education:
School uniform
Doctor lab coat
Health:
Hospital gown
Clothes too big
What are some set types?
Raked stage/seating
Revolve
Trap door
Rostrum (moveable platform to create levels)
Gauze: opaque when front lit/ transparent when back lit
What are some lighting types?
Diagetic: origionates within world of story e.g. table lamp, sunlight coming through window
Transitions: crossfade/ snap
Spotlight
Flood
Fresnel (Soft edged spotlight)
Strobe (flashing light, creates jerky effect on movement)
Blinder lights
Gobo creates texture e.g. light through trees
Coloured gels
What is the purpose of lighting design?
illuminating action on stage
conveying setting and time of day e.g. hot country use warm, orange lighting to demonstrate hot climate/ low light to indicate night
mood/atmosphere e.g. cool, blue light at low intensity create cold, damp jail cell
Focussing audience attention
Influencing pace e.g. slow fades create calming effect
themes/symbols: red lighting represent love or romance
