What is a model box?
A control box that lets you operate lights from the stage
A small model of the set, built to scale
A box backstage which contains all the props that actors will use in the performance
What does a scenic designer do?
Design the set and scenery
Design the music used in the play
Design the lighting for a production
Which of these lists of three things that lights can do is incorrect?
Create mood and atmosphere, direct the audience's focus and define different locations onstage
Create mood and atmosphere, highlight important action and add symbolism
Add symbolism, create sound effects and highlight important action onstage
What are the lights themselves also known as?
Lanterns
Lids
Lecterns
What is a gobo?
A coloured sheet inserted into the front of a lantern that changes the colour of the light
A sheet with a picture cut into it, which is either inserted into the lantern or in front of the frame, to emit the projected image. Gobo is short for “go between/before optics”.
A kind of lantern that throws shapes and patterns on the stage
What type of light is this?
A spot
A fresnel
A flood
What does a strobe light do?
It flashes and gives the actors' movements a jerky effect
It changes colour
It lights the auditorium so the audience can see their way to their seats
What is underscoring?
Music played underneath the action onstage to add mood and atmosphere
Following an actor with a spotlight so that they are the focus onstage
Marking your lines in a script with a highlighter pen to help you in rehearsals
What is a pair of glasses considered to be?
A prop
Set
Costume
What is the term used for one lighting state moving gradually to another?
A fade
A snap
A drift