Theatre Arts Revision

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Lighting

Lights help to create:• Mood and atmosphere

•The time of day•Place of the drama

•The weather •Tension.

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Lighting

On the following slides you can test your knowledge of

Lighting. Write your answers down and then check them

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Lighting

What is the term given when the acting area is not lit?

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Lighting

What is the term given when a blackout is achieved instantly?

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Lighting

What is the term given to the film placed in front of a lantern to change the colour of the beam?

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Lighting

What is the term given for Stage fireworks?

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Lighting

What is the term given when the whole acting area is evenly lit?

Click HERE to see an example of this.

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Lighting

What is the term for the clamp used to secure a lantern to a lighting bar or stand?

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Lighting

What is the term given when the lighting/sound is faded out quickly?

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Lighting

What is the term given to the positioning of the lanterns to get the desired lighting effect?

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What does it mean to change from one lighting cue to another with no blackout in between?

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Lighting

What is used to attach a lantern to the lighting bar for safety?

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What is the name given to the control board for lighting?

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Lighting

What is the term given to a lantern that gives a hard edged beam of light?

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Lighting

What term is given when the lighting/sound is faded out slowly?

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Lighting

What is the term given when you brighten or dim the lighting?

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What is the term given to the thin metal plate cut out in a pattern and placed in a lantern to project a pattern or shape into the acting area?

Click HERE to see examples of this.

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What is the term given to the powerful profile used to follow actors around the acting area?

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Lighting

What is the name for a lantern which gives a soft edged beam of light?

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Lighting

What is used to create a mood or atmosphere on stage e.g. strobe light, mirror ball, smoke machine?

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Lighting

What is the term for a lantern which gives a wide spread of light?

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Lighting

What is the quick way to write ‘lighting effects’?

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What is the term for the adjustable metal flaps attached to the front of a Fresnel spotlight for shaping the beam of light?

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Well Done!

You have now completed revision on Lighting. Now check your answers on the following slides

to see how many you have correct.

At the end you will also find some revision questions to complete.

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Lighting

What is the term given when the acting area is not lit?

BlackoutCreated by L McCarry

Lighting

What is the term given when a blackout is achieved instantly?

Snap toCreated by L McCarry

Lighting

What is the term given to the film placed in front of a lantern to change the colour of the beam?

GelCreated by L McCarry

Lighting

What is the term given for Stage fireworks?

PyrotechnicsCreated by L McCarry

Lighting

What is the term given when the whole acting area is evenly lit?

Click HERE to see an example of this.

WashCreated by L McCarry

Lighting

What is the term for the clamp used to secure a lantern to a lighting bar or stand?

G-clampCreated by L McCarry

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What is the term given when the lighting/sound is faded out quickly?

Fast fade toCreated by L McCarry

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What is the term given to the positioning of the lanterns to get the desired lighting effect?

FocussingCreated by L McCarry

Lighting

What does it mean to change from one lighting cue to another with no blackout in between?

CrossfadeCreated by L McCarry

Lighting

What is used to attach a lantern to the lighting bar for safety?

Safety chainCreated by L McCarry

Lighting

What is the term given to a lantern that gives a hard edged beam of light?

Profile spotCreated by L McCarry

Lighting

What term is given when the lighting/sound is faded out slowly? Slow fade to

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Lighting

What is the name given to the control board for lighting?

Lighting DeskCreated by L McCarry

Lighting

What is the term given to the thin metal plate cut out in a pattern and placed in a lantern to project a pattern or shape into the acting area?

Click HERE to see examples of this.GoboCreated by L McCarry

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What is the term given to the powerful profile used to follow actors around the acting area?

Follow spotCreated by L McCarry

Lighting

What is the term given when you brighten or dim the lighting?

Fade up/downCreated by L McCarry

Lighting

What is the name for a lantern which gives a soft edged beam of light?

Fresnel spotCreated by L McCarry

Lighting

What is used to create a mood or atmosphere on stage e.g. strobe light, mirror ball, smoke machine?

Special effectsCreated by L McCarry

Lighting

What is the term for a lantern which gives a wide spread of light?

FloodCreated by L McCarry

Lighting

What is the quick way to write ‘lighting effects’?

LFXCreated by L McCarry

Lighting

What is the term for the adjustable metal flaps attached to the front of a Fresnel spotlight for shaping the beam of light?

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Lighting Revision Questions

Complete the following revision questions on paper or in WORD

and email to your teacher for marking.

These are suitable for all levels.

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Lighting Revision QuestionsSection One

1. Think of a recent stimulus based drama that you have been working on. Choose three different lighting effects that you used. (Flood, Fresnel Spot with a gel or Profile Spot etc.) Say what they were, when you used them and why they were effective in enhancing your drama.

2. What do you consider to be the most important moment in that drama? Give reasons to justify why this was the case.

3. Choose another lighting effect not mentioned in (question 1) and say how this would have helped to enhance this moment.

4. If you were to add a Special effect to this drama what would you use, where would you add it and how would it enhance your drama?

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Lighting Revision Questions Section 2

1. Think of a drama from your course in which you used or could have used a Crossfade. (This must not be the stimulus drama spoken about on the previous slide.) Explain when and why you used the crossfade.

2. Think of another drama from your course in which you used or could have used a Follow spot. Explain where in the drama it was/would be used and for what reason.

3. Look at the stimulus below: Scene One: It’s a wet and windy night and Sam has missed her bus home from College.Scene Two: She decides to walk home and takes a short cut through some creepy

woodland. She's scared.Scene Three: Sam eventually arrives home and feels safe. However her dad is really angry

as he has been worried about her whereabouts.

4. What gels on a Fresnel spot would you use in each of the scenes? What mood and atmosphere would they help to create?

5. What Gobo could you use in Scene two and why?

6. In which scene would you use a Profile Spot and why would this enhance this scene?

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Well DoneYou have now completed revision on Lighting. NOW evaluate your understanding:

If you require more help inform your teacher and refer to your Revision Booklet.

Red- still struggling

Amber -understand some of this revision

Green- fully understand

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