Backlight
True or False
Backlight separates Actors from the background
True
True or False:
The front light is ALWAYS 0 Degrees from the actor
False:
If the front light is 0 degrees from the actor it would wash out facial feature, making it hard to read the actors expressions.
True or False
Top Light tends to squash the actor
True
True or False
The amount of surface area hit with side light is considerably greater than with back light.
True
True or False:
The Neutral Axis Approach requires:
1- flat front light,
1 fixture from 75-90 degrees either side (but not more than 90)
1 back light
True!
The Neutral Axis Approach requires:
1- flat front light,
1 fixture from 75-90 degrees either side (but not more than 90)
1 back light
True or False
Low Side Lighting is used very commonly by dance lighting, it is used to “sculpt” the figures of dancers.
True
Low Side Lighting is used very commonly by dance lighting, it is used to "scuplt" the figure of the dancers
Front Light from Below is Called
A. Below Lights
B. Shoe Lights
C. Foot Lights
D. Ground Lights
C. Foot Lights
Early Broadway theaters did not have ______ to light actors as McCandless suggested
A. Catwalks
B. Fly System
C. Lighting Rig
A. Catwalks
Low sides hit from __°-___°.
A. 30, 40
B. 0,50
C.0,30
D. 5,10
C. 0°-30°.
What is the Neutral Axis Approach:
A. 45 degrees out from the face, and 45 degrees up yields the most natural lighting
B. To fill the shadows created by lighting from these steep angles, the designers filled with a 3rd light at a low angle, straight on.
C. 45 degree angles leave large diagonal pools of light that spill across large areas of the stage
C. 45 degree angles leave large diagonal pools of light that spill across large areas of the stage
Ideal Angle for Backlight is:
A. 20-30 Degrees
B. 45-60 Degrees
C. 45 Degrees
D.15 Degrees
B. 45-60 Degrees
True or False:
Illumination without Shadow reduces Visibility
True
Shadow is not an Enemy to a Lighting Designer
Designers persuaded the producers to let them use the 1st box seat on either side of the stage to light from. (Hence the name ________)
A. Boom Box
B. Radio Seat
C. Royal Box
A. Boom Box
Can be placed anywhere from slightly in front, to straight-side, to back-side.
A. High Side
B. Low Side
C. Side Light
A. High Side Light
The Neutral Axis Approach needs __ more dimmer & __ more fixture than McCandless
A. 1,2
B. 1,1
C. 2,3
D. 2,1
B. 1,1
Needs 1 more dimmer & 1 more fixture than McCandless
Why is backlighting helpful for costume designers?
A. Brighter Colors can be considered
B. Quick Costume Changes
C. Patterns can be considered
D. Dark Colors can be considered
D. Dark Colors can be Considered!
Backlighting allows costume designers to use dark colors without the fear of the actor/actress blending into the background.
Foot lights went out of style but are now coming back because they:
A. Are an embellishment to the stage
B. A cheaper lighting option
C. Vintage
D. It colortones actors well and fills shadows
D. They colortone actors well and fill shadows
Two lights from the front
45 degrees out from the face, and 45 degrees up yields the most natural lighting. One cool tint, One warm tint
A. Mccandless Lighting
B. Jewel Lighting
C. Neutral Axis Approach
A. Mccandless Lighting
True or False
Anything higher than 45°-60° becomes like top light (squashes artist).
True
Why is Neutral Axis Approach often not possible?
A. The space between the lights are too far away from one another
B. locations of lighting position locations
C. Neutral Axis Approach requires special lighting instruments
B. locations of lighting position locations