What is forced perspective?
Forcing the audience to focus on a particular part of the set
A design technique to make an object appear further away or closer than it is
Using minimal set pieces so the audience know where to look
What is a transition?
The moment between scenes
When an actor changes into their costume
The moment an actor transforms into their character
What is a gauze?
A large cloth hung at the back of the stage
Another name for the main stage curtain
A thin curtain lit from the front or back to make it opaque or transparent
What is a flat?
A piece of scenery
A stationary platform
A type of curtain
How might a set designer create a 1970s living room?
Yellow and browns within patterned walls and floors
Stone walls with exposed wooden-plank flooring
Elegantly painted walls with mosaic flooring
What is a revolve?
A quick set change
A device used to suspend actors in the air
A turntable built into the stage floor
In set design, what is a truck?
A moving platform on which a piece of scenery is built
An opening in the stage floor
What is a ground row?
A long, low piece of stage scenery
Stage flooring
A part of the set fixed to the floor
What shapes might help create a more eerie atmosphere?
Soft shapes
Sharp shapes
Rounded shapes
What might a set designer need to do if they are designing a play with lots of fast-paced scene changes?
Encourage the director to cut down scenes
Use lots of long blackouts for scene changes
Keep the set design minimal