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| for a wholly realized design, a scenic designer must know... (3 things) |
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| the structure of scenery, the limitation of materials, and the methods of movement. |
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| what does lighting do in a design? |
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| it reveals or hides what is necessary, sometimes subtle, sometimes blatantly |
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| designs do not reach a full state of expression until they are... |
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| onstage and inhabited by actors in front of an audience |
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| elements critical to ensure the success of a play |
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| selecting a play, casting and rehearsing the actors, designing the scenery lights costumes and sounds, producing the physical production, promoting the play to an audience |
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| designers need to know the specifics of their own theater, such as... |
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| how the physical space backstage is set up, the theater equipment available, any limitations in terms of time and use of space |
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| scenery may look solid, but must be... |
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| light weight and portable to move from one scene or venue to another |
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| the way visual elements are used depends partly on the... |
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| size and distance of the audience in relation to the performers |
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| scenery moving machines include... (4) |
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| rigging systems, tracked wagons, a turntable, elevators |
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| a neutral frame that reduces the opening of the proscenium arch or alters its shape |
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| artists uniquely bring two things to their work... |
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| the area right and left in front of the prosc. arch |
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| 2 most vital components that make up a stage composition are the... |
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| color in the theater comes from two basic sources |
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| pigment on the surface of the form or color transmitted by light |
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| the colors position on the spectrum |
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| using the elements of design to guide the viewer to a specific area of the design |
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| patterns of repeated visual movement |
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| the first and most basic question the designed must ask himself? |
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| a designer must fuse a visual statement and the intent of the play into... |
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| a single dramatic impression |
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| the quality of a play that creates a state of mind and emotional response in the audience |
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| a thread of related incidents held together by dramatic form? |
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| analyzing the script. the first read is for ____ and the second read is for ____ |
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| first for content, then for intent |
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| opera is larger than life, so instead of just a functional background, find... |
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| a visual image or metaphor in the music that supports the theme of the piece |
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| the degree of reality in the writing or form of the play |
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| a type of set based on the retention or reuse of certain elements of scenery for more than one scene |
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| has little contrast because it uses three hues adjacent on the color wheel |
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| a plugged in saw that makes rough cuts |
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| reciprocating saw or Sawzall |
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| bolt length is determined by how far the bolt will be recessed into the wood, not the total length of the bolt |
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| i guess that wasnt really a question |
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| a notch cut in a board to fit another board into it |
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| a wide groove (in an L shape) cut into a board to fit another board into it |
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| curved detailed designed resembling a rolled piece of paper |
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| a projecting member in a piece of wood for insertion into a mortise to make a joint |
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| attaching two pieces of wood by inserting a small wooden dowel into a hole drilled into both pieces |
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| squeezing molten metal into a shaped aperture to form a shape such as a rod or tube |
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| the use of ropes and chains to support scenic pieces |
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| what kind of chain is inappropriate for rigging applications? |
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| bent link chain (that's what swing sets use) |
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| when using chain for rigging, it should be |
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| a flat piece of scenery that follows the outline of an object, such as a tree or fence |
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| stage draperies, drops, and cyc's are considered... |
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| what kind of seam should we use in draperies? |
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| a vertical seam because it is hidden in the folds of the drape |
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| a casting sometimes stitched to the back at the bottom of a drop into which a chain or pipe can be inserted for weight |
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| the general term applied to all transparent materials |
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| the effect achieved by gathering or pleating a given width of fabric into a narrower width. |
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| fullness (a 10 feet at the top drape with 100% fullness would be 20 feet wide on the bottom) |
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| a large piece of fabric that is dyed, painted, or treated to create a background |
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| the single largest piece of scenery in a theater is typically the |
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| theatrical, shark's tooth, burlap, bobbinet, erosion cloth |
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| vertical frames of a flat |
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| top and bottom horizontal frames of a flat |
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| internal horizontal frames of a flat |
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| the edge of a platform or stair tread used to hide the structure decoratively |
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| a machine that makes extremely detailed carvings |
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| CNC router (computer numeric control) |
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| another term for a paint thinner |
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| the principal solvent for most paints used in scenery |
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| most painter's elevations are done at what scale? |
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| to prepare fabric for painting, what do you apply first? |
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| a size coat, usually with starch |
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| lifting a wet drop off the floor by blowing air underneath while the paint it wet |
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| 2nd step in painting a drop is adding the |
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| intermixing two or more colors in a random pattern to add blending |
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| painting a semitransparent layer on top that subtly tones a surface |
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| a thin strip of fabric used to hide the joint of two flats |
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| the chief disadvantage to a hemp house is |
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| it takes a number of hands to run a show, plus a lot of skill to safely counterweight everything |
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| this kind of sleeve needs to be crimped |
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| a curtain drawn in a horizontal direction is a |
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| a caster that allowes movement in any direction |
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| that allowes movement in only two directions |
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| also called a zero-throw caster |
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| mounted on three wheels around a central point for easy turning |
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| quieter than steel but more subject to wear |
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| used for tracks on top of the stage. the non wood kind |
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| compare a lift to an elevator. they both move an actor or scenery up and down |
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| a lift is temporary, an elevator is permanently installed |
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| any hole in the stage floor |
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| props designs has three areas of concern |
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| style, function, and size |
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| the design details of the visual statement |
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| 1) all objects handles by actors, 2) portions of the set on which the actors may sit or stand like a log, 3) decorative features not built or painted onto the set aka set dressing, 4) the ground cloth and rugs, 5) all sound and visual effects not electrically powered like a gunshot |
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| these adhesives require a chemical reaction to work (like epoxy) |
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| some form of clamping is required for these adhesives |
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