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Blevins Theatre Art
Blevins Theatre Arts - Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Box set | a set that consists of two or three walls built flats sometimes covered by a ceiling |
| Cut out | a two dimensional stage sets |
| Curtain set | a set that uses cycloramas for the back drops |
| Thrust Stage | a low platform stage that projects into the audience |
| Permanent set | a set that remains the same through out the play |
| Screens | two or three folds flats used as walls or to cover openings a quick means of changing scenes |
| Ground row | a type of low cut-out used to break the line between the floor and the drop |
| Theatre conventions | the stage setting practices that are traditionally accepted in place of realistic depiction |
| Arena stage | a stage completely surrounded by an audience; also called theatre-in-the-round |
| Teatro olimpico | Italian theater built in 1508 that is modeled after roman theaters |
| Floating-screen set | a set made of single flats or narrow drops placed at various depths parallel to the front of the stage |
| Selective realism | the style of design that claims that an impression of actuality is better than actuality itself |
| Multiple plane set | another term for floating-screen set |
| “Forth wall theater” | theater that creates the illusion of a wall through which the audience observes the onstage action |
| Shutters | movable flats built on tracks that are used for quick scene changes |
| Periaktoi | triangles made of flats and mounted to a carriage that can be pivoted; also called prisms |
| Naturalism | the style of design that is photographically accurate |
| Skeleton set | a set that consists of frames and openings |
| Unit set | set that is made of several scenic sections that can be moved and turned to create different settings |
| Profile set | as set constructed of scenes forming the entire perimeter of the setting; also called cut-down sets |
| Predesigned checklist | the considerations a scenic designer must address before set designing begins |
| Pink | this color communicates a fanciful or romantic mood |
| Warm color | red, orange and yellow |
| Shape | an artistic value that often influences the concept of mass and the psychological reaction to objects on stage; outline |
| Black | in light, the absence of all colors |
| Mass | an artistic value in staging that takes bulk and weight into consideration |
| Sight line | the height and angle for the sidewalls and the elevation of a set that is established by viewing the stage from the front corners and other balcony seats |
| Balance | the visual symmetry of a stage achieved through line, mass, and shape |
| Primary pigment colors | red, yellow, and blue |
| Primary colors of light | red, green, and blue |
| Central axis | the focal point of a design; the deepest point on stage just off-center |
| Saturation | the brightness or dullness of a color |
| Line | an artistic principal in staging that altars proportion and affects the audience psychologically |
| Hue | the purity of a color |
| Tents | light or pastel colors, containing light |
| Proportion | the principal in stage setting that takes a human being as the unit of measurement |
| Unity | the principal that all elements of a set must form a hole, centering around the theme of the play |
| Shades | dark or deep colors containing black |
| Value | the lightness or darkness of a color |
| Purple | this color indicates a mournful mystic or regale mood |
| Intensity | another term for saturation |
| Cool colors | blue, green, and violet |
| Color coating | identifying the emotional tone of a scene by its color dominance |
| Emphasis | the accentuation of a particular abject on stage, causing the audience to focus attention on it |
| Rendering | a sketch made by the scenic designer that scenically expresses the meaning of a play |
| “Heads!” | theater term that warns of falling scenery |
| Edging | preparing to run a flat by getting it up on one side |
| Miter joint | a joint formed by cutting the ends of pieces at an angle and fitting them together |
| Plastics and paper-mache | materials most frequently used in creating three dimensional scenery |
| Jack | a triangular wooden brace placed on wheels or hinged to fold out of the way |
| Scrumble | the painting technique in which two or more tones of bass coat are blended together |
| Walking | edging a flat by raising the top rail and moving hand-over-hand toward the person who is pressing against the bottom rail with his or her foot |
| Floor plate | a piece of wood with a nonslip pad on its underside; used if the stage floor may not be drilled |
| Sizing | a glue-water mixture that is applied to the muslin of a flat |
| Dutchman | a four to five inch wide strip of muslin that is used to cover cracks between flats |
| Gridding | the process used to enlarge a sketch to a drop |
| Set pieces | scenery that can be carried or rolled onto the stage |
| Flat | the basic unit of construction for box sets, screens, periaktoi, and cut-down scenery |
| Butt joint | a joint formed by fastening pieces together end to end |
| Texture coat | the layer of paint that hides flaws and covers Dutchman |
| Toggle rail | bar that adds support to a flat |
| Floating | lowering a flat by placing a foot on the bottom rail and pushing the flat over, allowing it to fall to the floor |
| Running | moving a flat by lifting an edge and sliding it to another location |
| Keeper hook | a piece of hardware that can be hung over the top and toggle rail of a flat, strengthening a wall |
| Foot iron | the L shaped piece of strap iron attached to the back of a flat and anchored to the floor |
| Primary light source | the direction and origin of the predominate illumination |
| Framing square | pull that has at least one ninety-degree angle and at least two straight edges |
| Deluge system | a fan-shaped water curtain placed between the stage and the audience; a fire safety system |
| Floor block | a piece of wood tacked to the floor on both sides of a flat or to each union where two flats meet |
| Methods of texturizing with paint | spattering, rag rolling, sponging, stippling, featherdusting, dry brushing, and wet brushing |
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