Costumes
This designer creates the physical environment of a theatrical production.
Who is the scenic designer?
This designer determines how the stage is illuminated.
Who is the lighting designer?
This traditional stage type has the audience seated on one side only.
What is a proscenium stage?
This element of design refers to how light or dark something appears.
What is value?
The costume designer uses this to visually communicate ideas, colors, and references.
What is a mood board?
What is a ground plan?
This lighting angle is commonly used to illuminate the actors from directly above the stage.
What is top light?
This stage extends into the audience on three sides.
This principle of design creates visual stability in a composition.
What is balance?
This sketch created by the costume designer communicates the design for an intended character.
What is a rendering?
Furniture, walls, platforms, and stair units are all examples of this.
What is scenic elements?
A colored transparent material placed in front of conventional lighting fixtures.
What is gel?
This stage type surrounds the performers with seating on all sides.
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Lines, shapes, texture, color, and space are all examples of these.
What are elements of design?
This type of research is used to ground a design in a specific period of time.
What is historical research?
This painted cloth often creates the illusion of sky, landscape, or architecture.
What is a backdrop or drop?
What are the primary colors of light?
Cyan, Magenta, and Green
This flexible performance space can be rearranged for different productions.
What is a black box theatre?
This principle uses repeated visual elements to create consistency.
What is repetition or rhythm?
This costume department role is responsible for making patterns that align with the designer's vision by creating mock-ups, holding fittings with actors, and making suggestions about textiles and finishing.
Scenic designers often collaborate closely with this leader of the production to support the story visually.
Who is the director?
This document communicates where lighting instruments are hung and focused.
What is a light plot?
Ancient Greek theatres are an example of this type of outdoor theatre space that is designed into a hill and focuses on acoustics.
What is an amphitheatre?
This principle directs the viewer's eye toward the most important part of a design.
What is emphasis?