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Question 21

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The technical rehearsal is the time to establish

A) the safe operation of all scenic shifts.
B) all light cue levels and timing.
C) the placement and length of all sound cues.
D) All of these answers are correct.

E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Question 22

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Sounds that are called for in the script are called

A) motivated sounds.
B) environmental sounds.

C) A) and B)
D) undefined

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The lighting designer can only use the following four controllable properties of light-intensity, color, distribution, and movement/change-in setting the lights for any cue in the theatre.

A conventional spot light that throws a sharp, concentrated light and allows for the shaping of the beam with shutters is called a(n)

A light that is typically used to light the large cyclorama all the way upstage is

With the increasing sophistication of lighting and sound technology, these elements are becoming more and more spectacular. Connect this to the increase in spectacle in scene design, and discuss the effects on theatre. Will plays change because of these inventions? In what ways? Do you feel these changes will be improvements?

Split cross-fades are quite difficult to make consistent on a manual lighting console, but computerized light boards make this complicated timing easy to accomplish.

Could the setting for a play be created solely with light and sound on a bare stage? Why or why not? Would there be any advantages to such an arrangement?

In order to meet the aesthetic demands of a lighting design, the stage manager must

Read a play from the reading list and indicate where the lighting and sound cues should come. Explain the reasoning behind your choices. (Examples of lighting: a person enters a room and switches on a lamp; a scene ends; a scene takes place at sunset. Examples of sound: a doorbell rings; a train comes into a station; birds are singing.)

When one set of lights comes down at the same time that another set of lights come up, this is known as a

Digital sound technology will allows musical instruments to be connected through a theatrical sound system, but at this time it cannot yet interface with lighting or projection technology.

Discuss the use of light to create mood. What kind of light would you use in the following situations: a romantic dinner, a child's birthday party, a funeral, a party for adults, an evening of television? Explain the reasoning behind each choice.

High-tech lights often used by rock musicians move up and down and from side to side, change colors, and change the sharpness and width of a beam of light and allow for numerous decorative or atmospheric patterns, are now used industry-wide. Such lights are called

The amplification of sounds produced by a performer or musical instrument is called

Which of the following responses places these theatrical lighting practices in the proper chronological order?

Visibility is the most obvious function of stage lighting. Which of the following is also a primary function of lighting?

A conventional spot light that produces a soft-edged beam and allows for variable beam spread is called a(n)