Details Title: drama160 Description: exam #3 Total Flash Cards: 78 Created: 04/28/2009 15:22:06		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 Costume Design Objectives Definition Reflect the design teams interpretation of the play exhibit a unity of style provide visual clues about the characters reflect on character's age, gender, occupation, social economic status Term design process Definition care is pie Term c Definition commitment Term a Definition analysis Term r Definition research Term e Definition evaluation Term i Definition incubation Term s Definition selection Term p Definition presentation Term i Definition implementation Term e Definition evaluation Term costume Definition anything an actor wears on stage (nothing is a choice, too) Term costume designer Definition designs clothing, hats, wigs, hair styles, facial hair, shoes, accessories, etc. brings the characters into the piece with the right look Term costume considerations Definition time, money, materials, body type, hair color, skin tone, movement of actor, scenery Term pull Definition to remove a costume from storage Term dressers Definition costume crew who assist actors in putting on their costumes Term milliner Definition one ho constructs and styles hats Term pattern maker Definition person who makes patterns based on information contained in the designers sketch, notes, and instructions Term built Definition costumes are built Term stock Definition costume that the theater already owns Term painted/dyed Definition garments and fabric can change color Term costume shop supervisor/assistant Definition manager, production worker, artesian Term costume personnel Definition costume designer, costume shop supervisor/assistant, production, crafts person, wardrobe supervisor Term sound design Definition the creation and manipulation of aural environment a technical/creative field being able to hear the actors Term sound Definition what you hear Term signal chain Definition sound - source - routing - amplifier - output Term source Definition microphone, cd, computer - that sounds enters the signal chain through Term routing Definition a mixer or soundboard Term amplification Definition signal is made powerful enough to drive the speakers Term output Definition speakers, how the sound gets out Term functions of sound design Definition invoke a particular mood help tell the story of the play ensure that the actors/singers can be heard Term main areas of sound design Definition reinforcement music sound effects Term reinforcement Definition microphones are used to reinforce/amplify actor's vocals, music, instruments, etc. Term scene change music Definition used to cover the noise of moving scenery used to invoke a particular mood of the play used to glue different scenes together and give a sense of cohesion Term underscoring Definition music that plays underneath an actor's dialogue or action used to evoke emotion Term sound effects Definition help establish time period, location, time of day can evoke mood support character's dialogue Term quiet time Definition time in the quiet theatre, before tech, used to set inital volume levels and evaluate the sound system time to program cues Term tech Definition refine volume levels refine cues perfect cueing with lighting designer and stage manager Term sound check Definition test all mics and speakers run through cues to ensure proper function Term amplifier Definition an electronic device that makes an audio signal strong enough to create sound Term level Definition the relative loudness or softness of the volume can also refer to the bass or treble, or sound effect a "level" is set for a cue Term mixer Definition an audio device that takes a multiple audio signals, adjusts them, and sends them out to amplifiers and other devices Term sound personnel Definition sound designer sound engineer mic tech/mic wrangler sound board operator sound crew size of sound crew depends on the size of the theater and amount of work Term production sequence Definition script -director-concept-design team-production team-construction/implementation-rehearsals-tech rehearsals opening-closing-strike Term AEA Definition Actors Equity Association Term SSDA Definition Society for Stage Directors and Choreographers Term IATSE Definition The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Term USA Definition United Scenic Artists Term LORT Definition League of Resident Theatres a collective of resident theatres in teh US dedicated to the welfare and prosperity of theatre in America and its territories PlayMakers operates under a LORT D contract Term stage manager Definition person responsible for organizing the aspects of a theatrical production and disseminating information between the artistic, administrative, and production departments sometimes called (PSM) Production Stage Manager Term ASM Definition Assitant Stage Manager Term four phases of a production Definition pre-production rehearsal technical rehearsal and preview performance Term pre production Definition meetings cast, crew, designer information calendars created script determined set designs finalized/finished Term rehearsal Definition ground plan is taped out the show is rehearsed (blocking recorded) cues and changes noted direct and actor needs and wants noted Term technical rehearsal/preview Definition Stage Manager essentially runs the show - they are the one in charge says when to stop and go keeps everyone on time - not necessarily on schedule Term performance Definition SM keeps the sho running calls the cues organizes the crew keeps the show at performance level Term 8 out of 10 Definition AEA basic rule - rehearsal cannot take place more than 8 out of 10 consecutive hours in a work day a break of at least 1.5 hr is taken ever 5 hrs. Term 10 out of 12 Definition AEA Basic rule - rehearsal cannot take place more than 10 out of 12 consecutive hours in a work day break of a least an 1.5 hrs every 5 hrs Term Half Hour Definition AEA Basic Ruel - the half hour of time prior to curtain; the time at which all actors are expected to arrive at the theatre Term AEA Basic Rules Definition 8/10 10/12 1/2 hour angle of a raked stage coffee maker equity cot actor and staff housing regulated Term production manager Definition see that the artistic vision of the company is realized through the production/technical aspects and planning of a production Term IATSE careers in entertainment industry Definition film tv vegas Term union careers in the entertainment industry Definition bands, singers cirque cruise ship corporate events- av companies, trade shows, NASCAR Term IATSE Definition international alliance of theatrical stage employess, moving picture technicians, artists, and allied crafts Term machina Definition greek Term coliseum substructure Definition roman Term medieval hell mouth Definition elaborate set piece with giant grotesque with jaws that spits fire - swallows people whole - opposite end of the row of mansions as heaven Term traps Definition doors or platforms that allow quick and easy access through the stage floor for actors or scenery may or may not move Term ghost glide Definition a means of lifting an actor through the stage floor while at the same time moving across the stage Term tread mill Definition a looped belt that allows a moving actor or animal to remain stationary upon the stage Term panorama Definition method for showing a moving background where the scene moves across the stage from one roller to another Term kabuki theatre Definition 1700s trap elevators stage elevators revolves and concentric revolves Term revolve Definition circular platforms that can be rotated upon its axis, a revolving stage Term scenery lift Definition stage elevator used to raise and lower actors and scenery Term pneumatics Definition using pressurized air to transfer force and movement Term winches Definition a machine that uses a drum to move cable and create linear motion Term pyrotechnics Definition using chemicals or explosives to create smoke, light, and noise fireworks, flash paper Term weather Definition fog, haze, and rain atmospheric effect creates mood and realism is an object, it will reflect light