Set Vocab
What is the difference between a permanent, box, and curtain set?
Permanent: stays throughout whole play
Box: 2-3 walled set that represents the interior of a room
Curtain: Uses a curtain as the background
Why are flats relatively fragile?
What is because their frames can be bent, warped, or broken easily.
What is one thing a set should reveal?
What is time or place?
What colors do children theatre typically use?
What is bright or primary colors.
Provide an example of one of the most common tools used in set construction.
What is saws, screw drivers, levels, drills, or measuring tape.
What is a flat and what are they used for?
What is a unit of scenery made from a frame covered with fabric or thin plywood. Flats are often used to create walls or buildings.
What are some characteristics of broadway flats?
What is they are covered in fabric and are generally lighter.
What is the first step in the set design process?
What is READING THE PLAY!!
Provide one example of texture in set design.
Rough, smooth, or bumpy
Describe some of the safety attire you need when working in the shop.
What is closed toed shoes, safety glasses, hair is up, no baggy clothing.
What is a practical?
What is a working part of a set, such as a door that opens or a lamp that can be turned on.
What are some differences between Broadway flats and Hollywood flats?
What is broadway flats are covered in fabric while hollywood flats are covered in luan/lightweight plywood.
Name one rule for effective set design.
What is:
What do long, vertical lines on set pieces do to the overall perspective of the set?
What is make the set appear taller.
Why do we prefer to use latext paint in set construction?
What is because latex paint is cheaper, readily available, and easy to clean up.
What is dutchmanning?
What is when you cover the seams between flats using masking tape or glue-soaked muslin.
Are Hollywood or Broadway flats able to stand on their own?
What is Hollywood flats.
Name one rule for effective set design.
What is:
What has historically influenced set design?
What is set design has been shaped by new techniques, trends, and fashion of the differing time periods.
What is rag rolling?
What is a set-painting method where a piece of cloth is used to apply paint to a surface.
What is the difference between a floor plan and a rendering?
Floor plan - An overhead or aerial view of a set that shows entrances, walls, and set pieces.
What is the purpose of having a set/scenery?
What is scenery/sets should help the audience understand the world of the play.
What does it mean when an actor breaks the fourth wall?
Describe the concept of balance in set design.
What is OSHA?