Vocab Terms / Items Flashcards
Complementary color
Colors opposite each other on the color wheel
Backdrop
Plain curtain used upstage supporting the scene/background
Cyclorama
Light fabric hung upstage used as a projection surface and to reflect colors/lights
Electric
battens hung over the stage for hanging lights
Proscenium Arch
an arch frame between the stage and house
Corner Block
a triangular piece of wood connecting the corners of a flat
Dolly
platform on wheels carrying heavy items
Passive Speaker
a speaker without a built-in amplifier
Signal Flow
the path an audio signal takes from source to output
TS vs. TRS cable
TS: tip sleeve (not balanced, for electric guitars
TRS: tip-ring-sleeve (grounded, is balanced)
Monitors
any speaker not for the audience’s ears
PFL
pre/post fade listen (button on the sound board that shows signal on a channel(
Flat
a stock piece of scenery, usually a wall (TV or Broadway)
Stage Jack
a piece used to hold flats together/keep them vertically up
F-O-H
the audience’s roaming part of the theater
Follow Spot
A manually operated light that can move to highlight an actor
Ghostlight
A light kept on when theater is dark for safety
Gobo
a stencil put in a light to project an image (go-between-optics)
House Lights
lights illuminating the audience
Legs
side curtains preventing the audience from seeing backstage
Blackout
All lights dark
Shins
lights hung at shin level for dance
Border/Teaser
Curtains going horizontally hiding lights on the ceiling
Barn Door
Flaps on lights that shape the light
Masking
Legs/borders/flats blocking the audience’s view of anything you don’t want them to see
Main Curtain
The front curtain (behind prosc. arch)
