Design Flashcards
(17 cards)
Explain what the royal marine officers would wear
Epaulette
Red jacket
Breech
Peruke
Tricorn hat
Explain epaulettes
An ornamental shoulder piece which represents a soldiers position
Eg: in 1795, a commander would wear one on their left shoulder
Explain perukes
A wig which would be powdered to give a distinctive off-white look
What is a breech?
Tight cotton trousers the officers wore
Explain what female convicts would wear
Only natural materials as clothes were expensive so like linen
Wore wool and wool mixtures for their skirts and stays
What is a stay?
A corset made out of whale bone
Explain what the male convicts would wear
Waistcoat
Breeches
Linen shirt
Leather convict shoes
Define diegetic
Sound that a character on stage can hear like a bird cheeping
Define non-diegetic
Sound that cannot be heard by a character but intensifies the performance’s mood
Like a piano playing = underscoring
Give possible staging types for OCG
Thrust
Revolve
Proscenium arch
In the round
Traverse
Explain the first staging of OCG
First staged at royal court theatre in 1988
Had a small budget and was intended for a simple and minimal design
What are the acronyms for writing a light design response?
T: type of light
D: direction
M: movement
I: intensity
C: colour
Q: quality
T: time
M: mood
P: period
L: location
Fresnel
Creates a soft wide beam placed above the stage
Gel
A transparent coloured plastic sheet which is placed in front of a light colour
Gobo
A stencil that fixes into a light to create a pattern onto the stage
Cyclorama
Led lights which are behind a linen or muslin cloth behind the stage
Birdie
Small parcan lights at the base of the stage
Can light up areas that large lights cannot reach
