stage craft Flashcards

(50 cards)

1
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FOH

A

Front of house

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Focus

A

Adjustment of lighting/Projection

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3
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Flyman

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Crew member operating fly equipment

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4
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Fly

A

raising scenery above audience

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5
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Flown

A

Scenery or equipment which has been flown into the flies

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6
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Floods

A

Lights without a lens or gel

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7
Q

Files

A

Area above stage where flown scenery is kept

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8
Q

Flat

A

unit of scenery

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9
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Feedback

A

Mic picks up its own signal

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10
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Fader

A

Means of controlling lights or sound

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11
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Entrance/Exit

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When an actor comes and goes

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12
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Effect

A

Sound/lighting/scenic

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13
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Dress Rehearsal

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Dress full costume/lighting/sound/effects action rehearsal

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14
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Dressing

A

to dress set

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15
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Dresser

A

crew member that helps with dressing

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16
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Costume Parade

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costume check on stage

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17
Q

Down Stage

A

area of stage nearest audience

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18
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Dimmer

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Device that controls electricity to lights

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19
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Designer

A

Creator of sets

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20
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Cue to Cue

A

Rehearsal which dialogue is reduced to technical cues

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21
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Cue

A

Verbal/physical signal for action

22
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Cross fade

A

Change at which channels are increased and lowered

23
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Counter weight

A

System used for lowering and raising scenery

24
Q

Control room

A

Where sounds/lighting is controlled

25
Clamp
Used to attach lights to bar
26
Choreographer
Director of dance/movements
27
Choreograph
To choreograph a scene
28
Channel
Connected circuit in lighting or sound system
29
Carpenter
Maker of scenery
30
Build
increase light/sound
31
Bridge
Catwalk above auditorium/stage
32
Brace
portable support for flat
33
Bar
metal tube for hanging scenery
34
ASM
Assistant stage manager
35
Action
what's going on onstage
36
Auditorium
Where the audience sits
37
Pre Show
Period before the show starts
38
Visual Cue
Cue taken by an action on stage
39
Wings
Out of view areas to the sides of the acting area
40
Etiqutte
Social behavior requirements
41
Raked Stage
Stage that is raised at the back
42
Marking Out
Using tape to show where scenery will be placed
43
Props
All items not classified as scenery or costumes
44
Costumes
What actors wear on stages
45
Blackout
Complete absence of light onstage
46
Proscenium Arch
Opening in the wall which stands between stage and auditorium
47
House
the audience
48
Black Box
Theatre where audience and actors are in the same room surrounded by black curtains
49
Backstage
part of stage out of sight of the audience
50
Apron
Section of the stage which projects towards or into the auditorium