Theater chapter 11

Through the use of color, shadow, and intensity, lighting can suggest

1) a time of day. 2) a season of the year. 3) a place. 4) All of these answers are correct.

A conventional spot light that produces a soft-edged beam and allows for variable beam spread is called a(n)

Fresnel spotlight.

A harsh red light from below an actor's face can create a disturbing mood, but you would only find that kind of light in a nonrealistic production.

True

A warm golden red light from below an actor's face could establish a suggested light source of a campfire or candles on a table in a completely realistic production.

True

Sound effects in the theatre can be produced effectively with either advanced technology or with age-old manual theatrical mechanics, depending on the style of the production.

True

Sound travels more slowly than light.

True

Split cross-fades are quite difficult to make consistent on a manual lighting console, but computerized light boards make this complicated timing easy to accomplish.

True

A light that is typically used to light the large cyclorama all the way upstage is

a strip or flood light

In order to meet the aesthetic demands of a lighting design, the stage manager must

call all cues with an understanding of the pace and rhythm integral to the production

When one set of lights comes down at the same time that another set of lights come up, this is known as a

cross-fade.

Lighting changes typically programmed in a computerized control system are referred to as

cues

The sound designer's primary collaborator on any theatrical production is the

director

When a beam of light is aimed at a particular area on the stage, it is said to be

focused

The amplification of sounds produced by a performer or musical instrument is called

sound reinforecement

When light from one area falls into an adjacent area, it is said to

spill

Fresnel lighting instruments are most often used for

top lighting.

The lighting designer can only use the following four controllable properties of light—intensity, color, distribution, and movement/change—in setting the lights for any cue in the theatre.

true

To this day the most common form of sound reproduction technology in the theatre is reel-to-reel tape.

False

Sounds that are called for in the script are called

motivated sounds.

Visibility is the most obvious function of stage lighting. Which of the following is also a primary function of lighting?

1) reveal shapes and forms 2) assist in creating mood and reinforcing style 3) provide a selective focus and an artistic visual composition 4) All of these answers are correct.

The technical rehearsal is the time to establish

1) the safe operation of all scenic shifts. 2) all light cue levels and timing. 3) the placement and length of all sound cues. 4) All of these answers are correct.

Digital sound technology will allows musical instruments to be connected through a theatrical sound system, but at this time it cannot yet interface with lighting or projection technology.

False

High-tech lights often used by rock musicians move up and down and from side to side, change colors, and change the sharpness and width of a beam of light and allow for numerous decorative or atmospheric patterns, are now used industry-wide. Such lights are called

automated lights

A wireless microphone attached to a performer is called a ________ mike.

body

When sound effects are recorded and arranged in the order of their appearance in the script, the process is called

editing

A conventional spot light that throws a sharp, concentrated light and allows for the shaping of the beam with shutters is called a(n)

ellipsoidal reflector spotlight

Sound that recreates the noises of everyday life and help create the verisimilitude of a play, but are not specifically called for by the script, are called

environmental sounds

A light plot does NOT include the

length and light cues

Which of the following is a critical member of the lighting design team?

master electrician

Which of the following responses places these theatrical lighting practices in the proper chronological order?

the sun, candles and oil lamps, gaslight, limelight, incandescent lights, LEDs