TERMINOLOGY "S"
SPARKLE
LIGHTING DESIGNERS
THEATRE HODGEPODGE
ILLUMINATION TECHNIQUES
100
Section of the theatre where technicians and designers construct scenery.
What is a scene shop?
100
The invention of this in 1879 revolutionized the world of theatre.
What is electricity?
100
He published these books: The Staging of Wagner's Musical Drama, Music and Stage Setting and The Work of Living Art.
Who is Adolphe Appia?
100
She said, "Through puppetry we accept the outrageous, the absurd or even the impossible and we will permit puppets to say and do things no human could. We allow a puppet to talk to us when no one else can get us to speak. We allow a puppet to smile at us even when we have not been introduced. We also allow a puppet to touch us when a person would lose an arm for the same offense."
Who is Anita Sinclair?
100
This type of lighting involves a controlled shaft of light that can be focused on any part of the stage in order to highlight it.
What is specific illumination?
200
Lamp mounted in a large ellipsoidal reflector; usually produces soft-edged circular beam of light and is used as a floodlight.
What is a scoop?
200
The first theatre to use electricity.
What is London's Savoy Theatre?
200
The first to coin the title "Lighting Designer", he studied engineering and theatre technology at what is now Carnegie-Mellon University; Lighting Designer for over 300 Broadway shows and known for creating the lighting for The Empire State Building and the RAC/GE building in Rockefeller Center and the United Nations Building.
Who is Abe Feder?
200
He said, "Puppetry is a highly effective and dynamically creative means of exploring the richness of interpersonal communication. By it's very nature, puppetry concentrates on the puppet rather than the puppeteer. This provides a safety zone for the puppeteer and allows for exploration of unlimited themes through a safe and non-threatening environment for communication."
Who is David Logan?
200
This was the first form of specific illumination.
What is the limelight?
300
Coarse gauzy fabric with several purposes, including scenery and lighting.
What is a scrim?
300
In America, this was the first theatre to install electric lighting.
What is Boston's Bijou Theatre?
300
Best known for the lighting of 1950's and 1960's musicals; credited with being the inventor of dance lighting.
Who is Jean Rosenthal?
300
Primitive methods of modeling for set designers that are still very common today include these two approaches.
What are renderings and freehand drawings? (They may also use three-dimensional models and thumbnail sketches.)
300
The limelight also called THIS was invented by THIS MAN.
What is a calcium light (invented by) Thomas Drummond?
400
Used in musicals to refer to the act or scene that immediately follows another.
What is a segue?
400
This lighting designer shaped the modern day stagecraft through his early theories involving staging, lighting and the use of space.
Who is Adolphe Appia?
400
First female to hold the position of president in the United Scenic Artist organization; assisted in scene design and was Lighting Designer for several Broadway plays.
Who is Peggy Clark?
400
A drawing that shows the set design from above the stage looking directly down.
What is a ground plan?
400
These lights powered by a battery, did not become a practical source until the invention of the generator.
What are arc lamps?
500
A piece of material that contains the logo or title of a specific show; usually travels with a company for easy display in each venue.
What is a show cloth?
500
After studying various operatic scenes in differing light and staging scenarios, Appia theorized that stage space would be better incorporated into a performance if it contained THESE 4 elements.
What are steps, ramps, platforms and drapes? (all of which could be unified with actors through the use of lighting.)
500
Best known for his impressive and large theatrical designs, also contributed to modern lighting techniques. He built a model theatre with an electric lighting system using this model to experiment with light sources and positions until he discovered the optimal combinations.
Who is Norman Bel Geddes?
500
Scale drawings of the set called THESE are commonly used in set design.
What are elevations?
500
The invention of THIS replaced the arc lights in theaters.
What is the incandescent spotlight?
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