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SM Quiz 2
Intro to SM quiz 2
Question | Answer |
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Center Line | Imaginary line that splits the stage US/ DS along its center |
Plaster Line | Imaginary line that runs from SL to SR dividing the audience and actors from backside of the proscenium |
types of technical plots | Lighting, wardrobe/costume, lights, sound, props plot |
What is a technical plot | Communicates technical info that encompasses one area of the show over the entire show |
What is the call board | Bulletin board that has company info such a calendars, daily call, company notices, this is an official method of communication |
What should you never put on a callboard | contact sheets |
What is an elevation | Shows either front back or side perspectives w/ no depth |
What is blocking | position and movement onstage and offstage |
What is prompting | "Feeding" or cueing an actor their correct line - whether asked for or not |
What is a spike mark | Mark (usually w/ colored tape) where a set piece, prop. or actor goes onstage |
What is table work | Reading and discussing the play as a group. Usually before staging |
What is a rake | A stage that slopes away from the audience |
Who do you communicate with outside of the rehearsal room as an sm? | (Distribution list on blackboard) - creative team - production management - advisors - shops - those already in the room - producers (aka ralph) |
What is a rehearsal report | Daily report-out of what went on in that rehearsal includes action items, questions, and official business |
What are shop rounds | regularly scheduled meetings face to face w/ shop |
What are the benefits of shop rounds? | -Opportunity for follow-up - Get feedback; simple hey how am I doing |
What are the 5 main parts of a rehearsal report | -Identify the rehearsal -times -administrative notes -rehearsal notes -production notes |
describe identifying the rehearsal | -show title -date and time (as scheduled) -rehearsal # SM and directors names |
Describe times | - start and end time - breaks - rehearsal log (pg #s) |
Describe rehearsal notes | - what we did? - how we did? - What we're gonna do? |
describe production notes | - area by area - action items - thank yous - questions - no notes |
3 main items of managing the room | - time -space - people |
what does managing time entail | -sm manage the clock -break calling, a chance to pause - starting and ending the day |
what does managing the space entail | - making sure the room has in it what it needs - facilities (chairs, tables, pianos) - props, costume pieces - safety elements, feels safe enough to do the work |
what does managing the people entail | - focus in the room, everyone is paying attention when and to whom they should be - the right people in the room (daily call, information, organizing directors, choreographers, music peeps) |
What is line prompting | SM feed/ prompt line to the actor when called |
What are line notes | giving actors the corrected line after a run |
What is a daily call | - biggest thing that goes into managing the space/ room - equity rules - 12 hour notice - meet w/ directors at the end of the day and discuss what we are doing tomorrow |
What is blocking notations | recording the actors movements for later reference |
Why do we record blocking | - actors dont have the opportunity to write it down, hands free, don't want to carry pages - continuity, want to be able to give the next person an idea of how the show got made - technical reference - understudies |
How do we notate dance | come at it from the point of view of a lighting designer where do they go, where did they end up, where did they leave |
SM communication medium | - email - text - phone call - zoom - in person |
what urgency do different communication methods have | email, not urgent - text, more immediate/ urgent - phone call, immediate/ urgent zoom, scheduled urgent conversation in person, can be immediate |
boundaries | - physical -emotional - time - language |