Costume Design/Stage Makeup
Which of these would a costume designer NOT consider? 1. Budget, 2. Director's Vision, 3. The actor's physical dimensions, 4. visibility on stage, 5. if the costume can be mass produced, 6. functionality,
5. If the costume can be mass produced
What are the three steps of design (regardless of field)?
Read, Render, Realize
The producer handles everything in the _______ and the director handles everything on the _____________.
House, stage
What does Mrs. B call stage crew?
Techies
What does C stand for?
Center
Costume designers render their designs by doing this.
Drawing/sketching
Is a spotlight operated by the light board?
Nope!
The director typically gives ___________, or directions for the actor's movement on stage.
Blocking
Cues!
What kind of stage/theater do we have?
Proscenium
To be seen on stage without distortion, stage makeup must have a high concentration of this.
Pigmentation
What are the four types of stages?
Proscenium, thrust, amphitheater, arena/in the round
What does USC stand for?
Upstage Center
When does a stage manager call standby? When do they call go?
Stand by - when calls are coming up, Go - when they need to GO!
Tell me a classic Mrs. B quote
:)
Name 4 things that a designer must communicate through their costuming for a character.
Social status, era (time period,) career, messy/neat, fashion consciousness, color scheme/preferences, age
Which lighting angle is used to create silhouettes?
Back light
Directors have to be willing to stand by their decisions when faced with _____________.
Criticism
Stage crew needs to do their individual jobs __________ and ____________.
Quickly, Quietly, and/or Efficiently
Tell me a joke!
Hahahah
Always put on _________ or _________ before applying stage makeup.
Lotion or primer
What is the rendering of a set called without color?
White Model
Name 4 things that producers manage
Hiring/firing, getting rights to the show, securing a location for the show, distributing materials, budget/finances, managing the designers…
What is the technical name for spike tape?
Gaffers Tape
What are set pieces called that are standing and 2-dimensional (as in it has no back or side pieces)?
Flats