Chapter 10: lighting quiz
A conventional spot light that produces a soft-edged beam and allows for variable beam spread is called a(n)
Fresnel 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
When a beam of light is aimed at a particular area on the stage, it is said to be
focused
Sounds that are called for in the script are called
motivated sounds
The amplification of sounds produced by a performer or musical instrument is called
sound reinforcement.
When light from one area falls into an adjacent area, it is said to
spill
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.
Fresnel lighting instruments are most often used for
top lighting
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 one set of lights comes down at the same time that another set of lights come up, this is known as a
cross-fade
The sound designer's primary collaborator on any theatrical production is the
director
T/ F 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
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 spot light