Designers

Question 1

Elements of Design

Answer 1

6 elements used by designers to create mood, atmosphere, and focus

Question 2

The 6 Elements of Design

Answer 2

• Color
• Line
• Mass
• Composition
• Texture
• Light

Question 3

Line

Answer 3

Defining edge of a shape

Question 4

Mass

Answer 4

Bulk or weight of objects on stage

Question 5

Composition

Answer 5

Arrangement and balance of items. The “look” of the stage.

Question 6

Scenic Designer

Answer 6

• Responsible for settings and transitioning from one setting to another
• Masking
• Set Dressing
• Properties

Question 7

Masking

Answer 7

The stage curtains or walls that hide/mask the actors or backstage area from the audience

Question 8

Set Dressing

Answer 8

Furniture, decorative items that complete the stage picture

Question 9

Properties

Answer 9

Props- items used by actors during onstage action

Question 10

Scenic Designer Job

Answer 10

To create a physical environment for the play’s action

Question 11

Theatrical space and their hints to the audience

Answer 11

Theatrical space scenic designers create may also function to give clues to the audience about play’s locale.

Question 12

Important Issues for Scenic Designers

Answer 12

• Number of Settings
• Shape and Size of Stage
• Sight lines of theater
• Means of Shifting Scenery
• Materials the set is built with
• Effects that make special scenic demands
• Decision to imitate, either in abstract or very detailed way, a set with historical scenery

Question 13

Costume Designer

Answer 13

• Responsible for clothing, hats, hair styling/makeup and shoes
• They dress both the character and the actor in which the character character is expressed
• The actor is comfortable and artistically sataified

Question 14

William Ivey Long

Answer 14

Broadway Costume Designer

Question 15

Specialized Duties

Answer 15

• Millinery (Hats)
• Wig Designers
• Armor Fabrication

Question 16

Important Issues for Costume Designers

Answer 16

• Silhouette
• Costume in Motion
• Fabric and Texture Draping
• Fabric Patterns
• Enhance or Suppress body lines
• Special Effects

Question 17

Contemporary Plays

Answer 17

Some theaters hire shoppers that go to the stores for the costume designer

Question 18

Costume designer, Scene Designer, Lighting Designer

Answer 18

The costume designer must consult with scene designer and the lighting designer to ensure costumes will look as they designed them to look

Question 19

Responsibilities of Lighting Designer

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• To illuminate the actors and scenery
• Use light expressively to communicate time, place, and mood
• Transitions from one scene to the next

Question 20

3 Fundamentals of a Lighting Designer

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• Color of Light
• Direction of Light
• Intensity of Light

Question 21

Lighting change the pace of

Answer 21

• The play
• A scene
• A dance
• A song

Question 22

Important Issues for Lighting Designer

Answer 22

• Visibility/Invisibility
• Dimensionality
• Color/Lack of Color

Question 23

Gel

Answer 23

Transparent, colored film placed in front of a beam light

Question 24

Light Plot

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• The lighting designers plan
• Shows the location and direction of each instrument
• Shows what kind of instrument will be used and their location on the grid

Question 25

Supplemental Lighting Instruments

Answer 25

- Striplights - Footlights - Follow Spots

Question 26

Striplights

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A series of lights, either overhead or in the wings, that bathe the stage in light

Question 27

Footlights

Answer 27

Light source on the floor in front of the stage | Casts light upward creating harsh shadows

Question 28

Follow Spots

Answer 28

Spot lights that an operator can swivel so that the beam of light shines on the performer wherever they move on stage

Question 29

Responsibilities of Sound Designer

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- Amplifying the actor's voice when used - Recorded sound effects - Selecting music - Sometimes writing or commisioning new music - Sometimes designs the layout of speakers onstage, just off stage, or in the audience

Question 30

Important Issues for Sound Designer

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- Acoustics - Volume - Location of Sound

Question 31

Other names for Projection Designer

Answer 31

- Video Designer | - Media Designers

Question 32

Projection Designers

Answer 32

Use the skills set of both scene designers and lighting designers - Locating, editing, creating still or moving images projected onto scenery or instead of scenery - Designing the movement and transitions of projected elements - The selection and control of projection equipment