Theatre final review
Through the use of color, shadow, and intensity, lighting can suggest
All of these answers are correct.
Visibility is the most obvious function of stage lighting. Which of the following is also a primary function of lighting?
All of these answers are correct.
A stage set should tell the audience
All these answers are correct.
Clothes have always indicated or signaled a number of things regarding the wearer, except for which of the following?
Character flaws
The objective of costumes are many. For example, costumes help establish the style of the production. Which of the following, however, is NOT one of a costumer's objectives?
Draw attention to the skill of the designer
When costumes are taken from inventory or rented from a costume house, this is known as rendering a costume.
False
Which of the following is NOT a collaborator of the costume designer:
Fashion or style editor
A conventional spot light that produces a soft-edged beam with a lens made of concentric rings to prevent cracking is called a(n
Fresnel spot light.
Bustles or corsets affect which of the following areas?
Line, shape, and silhouette
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
As designs incorporate new technologies, it can seem like an actor is walking through a projection or even become part of a projection on stage.
True
In addition to the costumes themselves, makeup and wigs are also part of the responsibilities of the costume designer.
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
When a costume is created in the costume shop under the supervision of the designer, this is known as building a costume
True
A strong design concept
all of the above
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
he objectives of the scene designer do NOT include
deciding the blocking of the production.
Sound that recreates the noises of everyday life and helps create the verisimilitude of a play, but are not specifically called for by the script, are called
environmental sounds.
The development of a ________ is an extremely important step in preparing for the show to begin rehearsals so the actors and director know how their patterns of movement will be affected by the placement of scenic elements and/or furniture.
floor plan or ground plan
Sounds that are called for in the script are called
motivated sounds.
A gauze or cloth screen that, when painted and lit from the front, appears solid, but when lit from behind becomes transparent, is called a
scrim
The amplification of sounds produced by a performer or musical instrument is called
sound reinforcement
A circular revolving unit that is set into the floor, and which can turn mechanically to bring one set into view as another disappears, is a
turntable
A low platform on wheels upon which set pieces and even actors are brought onstage is called a
wagon