distribution

intensity

movement

color

visibility

you can see them

slelective visibility

selective focus

guide audience

modeling

controlling the appearance of objects

mood

script

concept

director/designers concepts

artistic director

producer

"design process"

CARE-IS-PIE

C-OMMITMENT

A-NALYSIS

E-VALUATION

I-NCUBATION

S-ELECTION

P-RESENTATION

I-MPLEMENTATION

E-VALUATION

scaled mechanical drawings of all the necessary elements of a show; provide all information to the Technical Director as to the look of the set

they include:

ground plan

section

elevations

construction drawing

French for "to deceive the eye"

creates the illusion of 3D objects on a 2D plane

a series of platforms at different heights that allow an actor to move between different levels

--rise and run

designed by the scenic designer who

--researches period

--finds pictures in painting and books

--designs to fit vision of play

--draws sketches or collects pictures

--properties master then takes over

--works with designer

--supervises staff

--budgets (time, money, and materials)

--enhance the look of the set

--make the set look real

--fill in the details

props that are used each show and must be replaced

ex. cigarettes

the person responsible for supervising the construction, mounting, rigging, and shifting of the scenery

--he/she figures out how the set will be built, how much it will cost, how long it will take

--they are responsible for the safe working environment of the crew and the actors when they are on stage

DRAFTING

--hand drafting and CAD (computer aided drafting)

BUDGETING

--estimating costs

--estimating time, how long it will take

ENGINEERING

--structural engineering

--to selectively illuminate the stage

--to sculpt, mold, and model actors and costumes

--to create an environmental atmosphere that is supportive to the production concept

visibility

selective focus

modeling

mood

--hang the lights according to plot

--designer focuses lights in acting areas

--add or change lights as need

--readjust lights according to actor movements and lighting need

--completed before every performance

--run through all of the lights

--check for holes in gels

--check for dim or burned out lights

--colors the world of the design

--adds character to the set

--adds depth and a sense of reality (shadows, depth, real from fake [wood grains, granites, marbles])

the vehicle in which pigments and binders are suspended to create a paint mixture; after paint is applied, this evaporates

ex. water, oil, lacquers

--water based

--synthetic plastic in make up

--easy to tint to exact colors

--water based

--flexible

--can be used as a glaze

--oil, lacquer, or synthetic based

--hard, smooth surface after painting

--usually glossy or satin finish

--not used as much as other two paints

--transparent

--suspended in alcohol

--seals other paints with high gloss, hard finish

--transparent, synthetic coating material

--good for coverage of wood finishes

--matte, satin, and glossy finishes

--a drop that has been cut with a profile leaving an opening

--cut edges are supported by an invisible net or mesh

--used to blend together areas onstage

--soft, diffused edge

--wide to narrow beam

--many different sizes

--named after the shape of the reflector

--allows for precise control of beam shape or pattern projection

--large container, seldom any lens

--provides a wash of "uncontrolled" light

--can be colored

--6' to 8' units

--broad, colored wash of light

--can be above stage, on the floor, or vertical

--big cans of lights

--parabolic aluminized reflector (auto headlamp design)

--soft edge

--used to identify individual or small group

--usually on a stand

--variable focus, douser, shutter, iris, color