NEW VOCAB Flashcards
memorize (34 cards)
Drape
A large curtain, usually all black, used for masking.
Base
The foundation color of a makeup used for the primary skin color
Batten
A pipe or wood strip from which lighting instruments or scenery can be hung
Border
Another name for a teaser, the horizontal masking found at the top edge of a stage opening
Conservatory
A school devoted completely to the study of the fine and performing arts
Cyclorama
A large, smooth drape at the rear of a proscenium stage used for special lighting effects, usually as a sky
Dramaturg
One who works in the theatre as a resource for the history of plays and dramatic literature. They research, study, write, and often teach this material to others
Drop
A large piece of scenery which may be lowered from overhead onto the stage
Ellipsoidal
A lighting instrument that is tube like and has dimming shutters, having two lenses and gives a full area of bright light; also called a Leko (a common brand name)
Equity Union
An organization that represents professional actors and stage managers, setting rules, guidelines, and standards of the work ethics and pay scales within the business of theatre
Flood
Unfocused, general lighting used on stage
Footlights
Strip lights placed at the front of the apron, which shine upward from the stage floor
Fresnel
A lighting instrument with a series of circular ridges around a single lens; gives much focused, soft edged lighting (named for its inventor)
Gel
A piece of colored medium placed in front of the lens of a lighting instrument to change the color of the light; held in place by a metal frame that is inserted
Gobo
A metal cutout that is placed in front of the lens of a lighting instrument to create different shadowed images on stage
Hot spot
The brightest part or the center of a lighting area
Lamp
A light bulb that is housed in stage lighting instruments
Latex
A rubber like material used to build flexible, three-dimensional makeup pieces
Leg
A tall, narrow drape used to mask the wings on a proscenium stage
Light Plot
The chart showing where the instruments should be hung and the directions for plugging and focusing them
Muslin
A canvas like material used for set construction, most often on flats, usually cream in color and easy to paint on
Par Can
A simple, tube like lighting instrument used for general lighting
Patch
To connect the lighting circuits to the dimming circuits, usually through a panel called the Patch board.
Practical
A piece of scenery, props, or lighting equipment that the actors use in the set, and which actually works ( i.e. an opening window, or a light that turns on and off)
