Details Title: drama 160 Description: exam 2 Total Flash Cards: 82 Created: 03/04/2009 12:28:53		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Film, Theatre & Television Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term acting areas Definition used in lighting design; specific area where scenes are played; usually in 8-12 foot pools or circles covering the stage; overlap for even light distribution Term controllable qualities of light Definition distribution intensity movement color Term functions of stage lights Definition visibility you can see them slelective visibility selective focus guide audience modeling controlling the appearance of objects mood Term light plot Definition a scale drawing that shows the location of lights on the grid or pipes, a description of instruments, the focus area, and color of the instrument Term recipe for design Definition script concept director/designers concepts artistic director producer Term "design process" CARE-IS-PIE Definition C-OMMITMENT A-NALYSIS R-ESEARCH E-VALUATION I-NCUBATION S-ELECTION P-RESENTATION I-MPLEMENTATION E-VALUATION Term multi-set production Definition --a show that changes scenery to change the location of a given scene --used in all forms of theater Term unit set Definition a single set in which all of the play's locations are always visible and the audiences attention is usually shifted by alternately lighting various parts of the set Term styles of presentation--Presentational Definition a play in which the audience is recognized as the audience, for example, the actors may speak directly to the audience Term styles of presentation--representational Definition a play performed as if the audience is watching the action through an imagery fourth wall Term designer plates Definition scaled mechanical drawings of all the necessary elements of a show; provide all information to the Technical Director as to the look of the set   they include: ground plan section elevations construction drawing Term elevations Definition side view that shows heights and angles Term section Definition cut away view showing the internal construction Term construction drawing Definition a drawing that shows how a scenic unit is to be built Term a vista Definition scene changes made with stage crew in full view of the audience Term scene change Definition changing the scenery or drops or some part of the set to set a different location or time of day or time period Term strike Definition period of time after show closes when the stage is cleared of scenery Term change over Definition time period between two productions when scenery is being switched on stage Term distressing Definition ageing or weathering a material to make it appear older Term cartooning Definition the process of transferring lines from the designer's elevation to scenery Term grid transfer Definition transferring picture by means of a larger grid Term projection transfer Definition project image on surface-trace Term Trompe L'oeil Definition French for "to deceive the eye" creates the illusion of 3D objects on a 2D plane Term scale Definition ratio of reduction or enlargement that allows someone to determine the true size of the object Term stock scenery Definition basic scenic elements that can be quickly and easily adapted for use in a production Term platforms Definition any horizontal playing surface Term raked stage Definition a stage that is low at one end and rises in a wedge shape Term ramp Definition individual platform set at an angle as a path between two different levels Term legs Definition material, wood or metal, used to hold a platform at a given height Term steps: stairs Definition a series of platforms at different heights that allow an actor to move between different levels   --rise and run Term wagon Definition a platform mounted on wheels so it can move Term turntable Definition a large, circular platform that pivots on its central axis; also called a revolve Term flats Definition vertical walls of scenery; a framework of wood or metal covered with fabric or wood used as a vertical surface to create walls and backgrounds Term Hollywood flat Definition a thicker, more stable flat; originally used for TV sets; many times used in the construction of walls Term Broadway flat Definition a thinner flat meant to be flown on a batten or stood up with a jack Term properties design Definition designed by the scenic designer who   --researches period --finds pictures in painting and books --designs to fit vision of play --draws sketches or collects pictures --properties master then takes over Term properties manager/master Definition --works with designer --supervises staff --budgets (time, money, and materials) Term properties artisan Definition builds props from designs or creates them Term properties carpenter Definition builds or modifies props Term shopper Definition finds props through shopping Term prop Definition any item that can be carried by an actor during the course of the show Term set props Definition large set pieces that may or may not move Term hand props Definition props carried by actors Term decorative props Definition --enhance the look of the set --make the set look real --fill in the details Term consumable props Definition props that are used each show and must be replaced   ex. cigarettes Term technical director Definition the person responsible for supervising the construction, mounting, rigging, and shifting of the scenery   --he/she figures out how the set will be built, how much it will cost, how long it will take --they are responsible for the safe working environment of the crew and the actors when they are on stage Term what technical director needs to know Definition DRAFTING --hand drafting and CAD (computer aided drafting)   BUDGETING --estimating costs --estimating time, how long it will take   ENGINEERING --structural engineering Term design objectives Definition --to selectively illuminate the stage   --to sculpt, mold, and model actors and costumes   --to create an environmental atmosphere that is supportive to the production concept Term functions of stage lights Definition visibility selective focus modeling mood Term cue sheet Definition summary of cues for the show Term magic sheet Definition sheet of acting areas; cheat sheet for designer Term focus/tech Definition --hang the lights according to plot --designer focuses lights in acting areas --add or change lights as need --readjust lights according to actor movements and lighting need Term dimmer lighting check Definition --completed before every performance --run through all of the lights --check for holes in gels --check for dim or burned out lights Term box set Definition a two or three-wall set composed of flats representing an interior room, often covered by a ceiling (used in conventional manner with the 4th wall being up) Term renderings Definition finished color sketches in scale showing perspective, an accurate representation of size, shape, and color; provide physical information, but also meant to give a sense of a feeling of the set Term white model Definition deals only with the special aspects of a set, not done in color; often used as a preliminary to determine how actors will use the stage Term scenic artist Definition --colors the world of the design --adds character to the set --adds depth and a sense of reality (shadows, depth, real from fake [wood grains, granites, marbles]) Term parts of paints Definition pigment, medium, binder Term pigment Definition a material that imparts color to a paint or dye Term medium Definition the vehicle in which pigments and binders are suspended to create a paint mixture; after paint is applied, this evaporates   ex. water, oil, lacquers Term binder Definition the adhesive in the paint that glues the pigment to the painted surface Term paint types Definition latex paints, vinyl acrylic paint, solvent base (enamels) Term latex paints Definition --water based --synthetic plastic in make up --easy to tint to exact colors Term vinyl acrylic paint Definition --water based --flexible --can be used as a glaze Term solvent base (enamels) Definition --oil, lacquer, or synthetic based --hard, smooth surface after painting --usually glossy or satin finish --not used as much as other two paints Term types of paint finishes Definition shellac, varnish Term shellac Definition --transparent --suspended in alcohol --seals other paints with high gloss, hard finish Term varnish Definition --transparent, synthetic coating material --good for coverage of wood finishes --matte, satin, and glossy finishes Term false proscenium Definition a proscenium built as a specific scenic element for a production to change the size, shape, or style of the stage opening Term soft goods Definition any completely fabric scenic element Term drop Definition a large, unframed piece of fabric with an image painted on it; typically fills the whole stage opening Term cut drop Definition --a drop that has been cut with a profile leaving an opening --cut edges are supported by an invisible net or mesh Term bounce/cyc (cyclorama) Definition white, seamless drop used to reflect light projects back to the audience Term scrim Definition drop made of a translucent material that can appear translucent or opaque depending on lighting Term Fresnel lights Definition --used to blend together areas onstage --soft, diffused edge --wide to narrow beam --many different sizes Term Ellipsoidal Reflector Spotlight (ERS) Definition --named after the shape of the reflector --allows for precise control of beam shape or pattern projection Term Scoops or Flood lights Definition --large container, seldom any lens --provides a wash of "uncontrolled" light --can be colored Term strip lights Definition --6' to 8' units --broad, colored wash of light --can be above stage, on the floor, or vertical Term par cans Definition --big cans of lights --parabolic aluminized reflector (auto headlamp design) --soft edge Term spotlight Definition --used to identify individual or small group --usually on a stand --variable focus, douser, shutter, iris, color Term auto yoke Definition rotates 360 degrees Term color scroller Definition changes color of light without having to change light