Theatre Design Vocabulary

Theatre design vocab for exam

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  • Created by: Ana
  • Created on: 31-05-10 14:25

1. What is a Gel?

  • A lighting effect used to create a mix of colours on stage
  • Film placed in front of a lantern to change the colour of the beam
  • A sound effect
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2. A Parcan is a lantern that is used to provide a strong dramatic key light, back light or effects such as beams of light in smoke

  • True
  • False

3. A profile spot is a lantern giving a hard-edged beam of light

  • True
  • False

4. Flats are wooden frames, joined together and covered with canvas, which can be painted, door flat frames into which a door is built, window flat frames into which a window is built

  • True
  • False

5. What are rostra?

  • Blocks or platforms used to create levels (rostrum:singular)
  • Beam of light created by a lantern for a person or a place on the acting area

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Deborah

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Interesting revision of basic vocabulary but please note that a fresnel is NOT a spotlight, it is a general cover lantern.

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