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What are the three basic factors that influence audience response and the use of production elements?
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1. Degree of formality
2. Size 3. Configuration of the actor-audience relationship |
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What is a proscenium arch stage?
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A stage that uses an architectural feature that frames the stage opening. This keeps spectators from seeing around or over the stage setting, only one view of the show. Normally for a larger audience
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What is a thrust stage?
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A stage that has audience members on 2 or 3 sides(normally 3) of a rasied platform. Normally for a medium or smaller audience.
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What is an arena stage?
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A stage that has audience members on all 4 sides of the space (also called theatre-in-the-round). Normally for a smaller audience
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What is a flexible space?
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A stage that is changable depending on each performance. Normally for a smaller audience (also called a black box space because it normally has all black walls)
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What is vomitoria?
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Passageways running under seating and opening onto the acting area. Serve as exits and entrances for actors an scenic units.
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What are wings?
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An offstage space at either side of the stage. Permit the shifting and storing of scenery.
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What is an apron?
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An extension of the acting platform beyond the proscenium arch into the auditorium.
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What is a fly system?
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An overhead method for shifting scenery in which scenic elements may be suspended andlowering into or raised our of audience view as needed.
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What are the 6 elements of visual design?
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1. Line
2. Shape 3. Space 4. Color 5.Texture 6. Ornamentation |
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What are the 6 basic principles of design?
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1. Harmony
2. Balance 3. Variety 4. Proportion 5. Rhythm 6. Emphasis |
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What do designers begin with to accumulate information on Action, Characters, Themes, Language, and Meaning?
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The script
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What are the 6 functions of scene design?
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1. Defines performance space
2. Creates a floor plan 3. Characterizes the acting space visually 4. Makes a strong interpretational statement 5. Creates mood and atmosphere 6. Functions in conjunction with other design and production elements |
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What provides opportunities for movement, composition, character interaction, and stage business?
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The floor plan
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Who performs the following jobs for a play? (Architect, painter/artist, interior decorator, and art historian)
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The scene designer
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When are many changes to the written text made?
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During rehearsals
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What are the preliminary designs?
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The sketches and scale model
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What are the final designs?
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The perspective color renderings, floor plan, and 3-D scale model
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What is a scrim?
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A drop made of fabric. (When lit from the front it appears opaque but when lit from the back it appears translucent)
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What is a cylorama?
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any arrangement of curtains that surround a stage on 3 sides.
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What is the difference between a set prop and a hand prop?
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A set prop is attached to the set or placed on the set by running crew while a hand prop is a prop carried on stage by an actor.
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What is the difference between a technical rehearsal and a dress rehearsal?
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A technical rehearsal focuses on technical elements and make sure everything works the way it is supposed to while the dress rehearsal allows the scene designer to see the set in relation to all elements of production.
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Who is responsible for construction, assembly, painting, and shifting?
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Scenic Crews
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