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Film, Theatre & Television
Undergraduate 2
05/05/2010

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Production Process
Definition
Identify Producer, Choose Scrips, Design Phase, Rehearsal/construct, Tech, Dress, Preview, Open
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Production Design Team
Definition
Set, Lights, Sound, Costume
Term
Proscenium Arch
Definition
Frame for the stage
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Stage
Definition
raised area reserved for preformers
Term
wings
Definition
area to the left or right of opening
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Apron
Definition
Area infront of opening
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Goals of costume designer
Definition
capture vision of production team concepts, unify the costume for entire cast, reflect personality of character, aid in audience appreciation of environment
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Conceptual considerations
Definition
Gender, age, occupation, climate/season, economic status, historical period
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Practical considerations
Definition
actors needs, physical and psychological
Available sources, rent, buy, or pull from storage
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Costume Paperwork
Definition
Costume bible-cast list, contact sheet,
Costume Chart
Costume List
Costume sketches
Costume sketch
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Costume shop Equipment
Definition
cutting table, dress form, sewing machines, washer and dryer, and dye vat
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Natural Fabrics
Definition
Wool Liners, silk , and cotton
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Synthetic Fabrics
Definition
Polyester, nylon, ryon
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Weaves
Definition
Plain Knit Twil Pile
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Common Fabrics
Definition
Muslin, velvet, herringbone, Velcro, taffeta, brocade, silk, jersey, denim, corduroy.
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Purpose of stage Makeup
Definition
Add or subtract actors age, enhance out character, features, put color in face
Term
Types of makeup
Definition
Foundation- Pakcake, water based, dries hard
Cream- requires power to set, easy clean up
Grease Point- Oil Based, Worst, old school
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Application Techniques
Definition
Highlight shadow
Old age- wrinkles nose and eyes
Stipping- texture
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Anal Eliminates of theater
Definition
character Voice, music, unintentional elements
Term
Newest Design area
Definition
Old school theater people dont want new audio into theater, wireless, sound cutting edge
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Roll of sound designer
Definition
Study and interpret script
Collaborate with Design team
Lend expertise and fix sound problems
Gather edit and modify sounds for production
Sound Budget
Term
Physics of sound
Definition
Pressure wave
Speed- 1,130 feet/second
Receptors- ear and Mic
Frequency- Rate of vibrations
Range - Detectable distance
Loudness-intensity
Timbre-distinctive sound for everything
Acoustics- absorption and reflection of sound
Reverberation- Slashes decay times(no reverb in theater)
Term
three tools of sound design
Definition
Sound Effects- Mundane or simple more complex than thresh hold
Music Selection-layering and underscore psychological impact
Reinforcement-technology/amplification
Term
digital recording
Definition
analog- magnetic placement of sliders on a taperecorder to make sounds
Digital- DVD- read by laser signals in specific blocks 44,100 KHZ dynamic CD quality
Term
Details of optical digital media
Definition
Mini Disc- Sony -92- CD sound quality- Easy edit ability
CD(R) recordable- 700mb-Computer based record burns easily
DVD-Digital versatile Disc- 4.7 Gigs
BluRay- 25gigs- latest consumer recording
Term
Loudspeakers
Definition
Cone speaker, compression driver horn, reconnect back into pressure wave
Term
Microphones sound receptors
Definition
Dynamic- good frequency inexpensive
condensors- excellent frequency expensive and delicate
.wave - developed by microsoft for audio on PC- 50MB for 5minute song
.Aiff- developed by apple-Large files
Term
Compressed audio formats
Definition
A Track-Adaptive Transform Acoustic Coding
.MP3developed by moving picture experts group destructive quality compressed
Term
Audio edit software
Definition
Adobe edition 2 and 3
Term
Theater sound systems
Definition
Recoding system
playback system
system reinforcement
Term
Mixer
Definition
use in playback and mixing tracks
used to balance the aural landscape of the theater
Term
Equalizers
Definition
adjusts frequency
eliminates feedback
Term
power amplifiers
Definition
boosts line level signal
rated in wats
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