Chapter 10 Quiz

True

(True/False) 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.

length of light cues.

A light plot does NOT include the

a strip light or flood light.

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

body

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

ellipsoidal reflector spot light.

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

True

(True/False) 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.

False

(True/False) 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.

True

(True/False) 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

(True/False) 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

(True/False) 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.

- assist in creating mood and reinforcing style - provide a selective focus and an artistic visual composition - reveal shapes and forms

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

focused

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

spill

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

cross-fade

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

master electrician

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

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

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

Fresnel spot light

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

top lighting

Fresnel lighting instruments are most often used for

automated lights

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

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

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

cues

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

environmental sounds

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

motivated sounds

Sounds that are called for in the script are called

- the placement and length of all sound cues - the safe operation of all scenic shifts. - all light cue levels and timing.

The technical rehearsal is the time to establish

- a place - a season of the year - a time of day

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