What is a wireless mic

Name the parts of a flat.

Top rail, bottom rail, stile,

toggles, corner block, diagonal brace

half strap, keystone

What does "a vista" mean?

A scene change in full view

 of the audience.

What is a dimmer?

An apparatus used to control

the intensity of lumininaires.

Describe a set prop and name

some set props.

pieces that are part of the set

on stage like chairs, rugs tables.

In sound how do you find

Wavelength?

The speed of sound divided dy frequency.

W=1130'FeetPerSecond/frequency(Hz)

What is a parallel circuit?

each load is electricaly connected to source

if one goes out the rest stay on.

Describe how to fold legs and full curtains.

fold side to side till 3' wide.

Then bottom to top till

bundle is able to be picked up.

Describe how to fold a border.

Find center then fold bottom to top till 3',

then fold each end just short of center repeat till 6'

then fold in half

Describe a Watt.

A unit of mesurement for heat or 

electrical power.

W=Power

In sound what is out of phase or

180 out of phase

If two sine waves are superimposed

and one starts a zero and the other

at 180 it is out of phase

When two sine waves

of the same frequency and amplitude

are both superimposed with

with both starting a zero.

In sound what causes reverse polarity?

The positive and negitive pins

are reversed.

the number "2" and "3" pins are connected wrong.

(or someone pushed a button)

Describe how to cover

a flat with muslin.

Take the frame of the flat, place on

rolled out muslin. cut 2"+ longer then frame.

In lighting,identify and describe a ground row.

A row of lights laid across the upstage floor.

(in carps a piece of scenert placed up stage,

often used to hide ground cyc.,strip lights, and

electric crossover cables.)

What is a stationary castor?

A wheel that moves forward or backward

in one direction

(does not swivel)

In sound what is a cardioid pattern?

A uni-directional field surounding a mic.

heart shaped and often used for vocals.

In sound, what is omni-directional?

a field surrounding a mic that

picks up sound from all direction evenly

often used as overheads or whole room recordings

What is hyper-cardioid?

a heart shaped field with a more narrower pick up

having a figure eight shape

What is a series circuit?

Components conected in series along

a single path so the same current flows through all components. the voltage across the circuit is the sum of the voltages across each component.

each device must function for circuit to be complete.

What is a grand curtain?

The main curtain, the curtain closest to the proscenium arch that seperates the audiance from the stage.

Describe braceing and lashing hardware

placement on flats.

brace cleat 2/3rds the height of flat on back stile.

lash cleats on back 1' to 2' apart

tie off cleat about 3' from bottom

How do you lay a ground cloth?

starting downstage working center out

streching center out and up

then secure with carpet tacks

Identify the parts and funtion of

source four lekos and pars.

lamp housing,lamp, lamp focus ajust

reflector, rotating barrel, slot for iris and gobo,

shutters, interchangable lens tubes, lens focus ajust and gel frame retainer

par lens(vn,n,m,w)

pars=parabolic aluminized reflector

What is the difference between a lectern

and a podium?

One stands behind a lectern and stands on a podium.

What is a side arm?

a 2'to 3' pipe containing one or more tees with a pipe clamp at one end used to extend the mounting position of a fixture.

In carpentry, identify tormentors.

The first masking leg located after the main.

Identify teasers.

Another name for a border curtain.

the first masking curtain on stage. and is paired

with th "tormenter" legs

find watts (w) or(p)

w= the power put out

youe need to know the volts(E)

you need to know amps(I)

volts times amps to get watts

E*I=W

What is a back pack or backpacking

The gathering folds on the back side of a drawn curtain.

the the folded curtain of a traveler back packs when open

What is a condenser mic.

 recives sound waves thru electronic plates that

generate a signal. needs a battery of phantom power

has the widest frequency range

What is the color for camlok fedder cables

connected to the Company Switch?

1) Green 2) White 3) black, blue, red.

What kind of three phase power is most common in theatres?

Wye

You notice chain motors are running backwards, and therer is no phase reverse button on the distro,

what could you do to fix this?

Reverse phase on company switch by swaping two of the power lines (black,blue,red)