Midterm

Question 1

Producing/ Artistic Director

Answer 1

• Artistic Director crafts vision, shapes seasons, hiring personnel, realizes artistic mission of institution and what it takes.
• Everyone reports to them

Question 2

Managing/ Executive Director

Answer 2

-Charged with supervising financial, fundraising, marketing, front of house departments and day to day management

Question 3

Company Manager

Answer 3

• coordinate travel, housing, contacts
• often first to interact with arriving artists
• support artistic director

Question 4

Production Manager

Answer 4

-Supervises production and technical areas, budget scheduling, financial, personnel supervision tells visiting artists about technicality facilitates meetings

Question 5

Technical Director

Answer 5

Configures set and oversees construction

Manages scenery budget

Final word of what’s allowed on stage

Question 6

Stage Manager

Answer 6

Runs show

Question 7

What are the different types of designers and what do they do?

Answer 7

Set Designer- visual production

Costume Designer- how performers look

Sound Designer- give info to audience about scene and mood. Choose and place equipment

Projection Designer- projected imagery

Question 8

Who makes up designers teams?

Answer 8

Set Designer has tech director who has scene shop manager and team

Costume designer has consume shop manager with assistants

Lighting designer managed by Master Electrician with team

Question 9

Difference between Heads and Heads Up

Answer 9

Heads means danger

Heads up means something is moving overhead

Question 10

Things to know

Answer 10

-difference between heads and heads up
-where the Callboard is
-How big 10’0 is
-Difference between Ellipsoidal light and fresnel
Difference between flats (wall) and platforms (floor)

Question 11

John Lee Beatty

Answer 11

Scenic designer

Question 12

What do stage designers do?

Answer 12

Decide how things look or sound

Creates and organizes the visual or aural aspects of a stage production

Question 13

What is set designer responsible for?

Answer 13

Designs the look of the scenery and then paints renderings and draft floor plans

Master furniture arranger

Question 14

Costumer designer responsibilities

Answer 14

Research costumes and design them

Question 15

Lighting designer

Answer 15

Decides where lighting instruments should go

Question 16

Sounds designer responsibilities

Answer 16

Person who chooses sounds, makes tapes, many designs sound system

Question 17

What are the 6 elements of design (the “what”)

Answer 17

Line- identifiable path of point moving in space that can vary in width, direction and length
Shape and form- closed contour. Element defined by its perimeter, mass and volume
Color- visible perception of wavelengths of light reflected on an object
Value- tone. Lightness or darkness of subject
Texture- surface quality of material
Space- 3D realm or expanse in which object are located and events occur

Question 18

Tech Specifications

Answer 18

Any institution that books traveling dance companies should be prepared to have available, in writing, all tech info concerning its performance areas

Question 19

Tech Riders

Answer 19

Any traveling dance co should have their rehearsal and performance needs available in writing

Question 20

Define: Sound

Answer 20

Description of a particular type of physical disturbance

Description of a sensation

Question 21

What is the strength of sound measured in?

Answer 21

Decibels and the frequency is measured in Hertz

Question 22

What are the characteristics of sound?

Answer 22

Frequency

Wavelength

Velocity

Question 23

Amplitude

Answer 23

The amplitude of a wave is the distance from the center line to the top of a crest or to the bottom of a trough

Question 24

Wavelength

Answer 24

The distance from any point on one wave to the same point on the next wave along

Question 25

Frequency

Answer 25

The number of waves passing a point in a certain time

Question 26

Speed/velocity

Answer 26

The speed of a wave is how far the wave travels in a certain time

Question 27

What are the components of sound?

Answer 27

Pitch Quality/ Timbre Intensity/ Loudness Duration

Question 28

5 principles of design (the “how”)

Answer 28

- Proportion – aka scale. Proportionate size as seen by comparing two lines, objects, or spaces - Balance – equalization of weight or opposing forces within a composition is the equal distribution of visual weight in a design - Rhythm – timed movement of the eye leads the audience from one part of a design to another part, creating movement through repetition of pattern, color, or regular arrangement of motifs - Emphasis – it marks the locations in a composition which most strongly catches the eye and makes the viewer pay attention - *Unity – a similar relationship between the meaning and function of the images

Question 29

5 basic stage configurations :

Answer 29

- The Proscenium (opening serving as a frame that separates the stage from the audience) - Thrust stage (or three quarter round) -extends into the audience in three sides. Ex: Hodges theater - arena stage - playing space in the center with the audience surrounding their perimeter of the stage in a circle or square - black box- generic term for smaller sized theater often with fewer than 100 seats, walls painted black, and flexible seating - Found, environmental , or created spaces - non traditional performances spaces - theater types can have big influence on set and lighting design

Question 30

Costume Design

Answer 30

- costumes depict characters - anything worn onstage is considered a costume - reveal time, period, place/locale, mood, theme, style and info about the age,notates, health of the character - Costume design expresses a certain snapshot of time, as the silhouette, shape, texture, and accessories can all get very period specific (therefore you need to know when you're working in a specific period)

Question 31

Pitch

Answer 31

Determined by the frequency of the sound

Question 32

Quality/Timbre

Answer 32

Combination of fundamental frequency

Question 33

Intensity/Loudness

Answer 33

Loudness of sound depends on intensity of sound stimulus

Question 34

Duration

Answer 34

How long sound lasts from beginning to end

Question 35

ADSR envelope

Answer 35

Component of many synthesizers, samplers, and other electronic musical instruments Attack Design Sustain Release

Question 36

What is noise?

Answer 36

Irregular and disordered vibrations

Question 37

Sample size or Bitrate

Answer 37

Specifies number of bits per second that are used to encode audio