Theatre Spring Final Review

What is the act of combining shots together to achieve a desired narrative effect?

Editing

What is the process of roughly scribbling ideas on a piece of paper?

Sketching

An _____ is a collage of images for use in creating a design

Inspiration Board

A ____ is a visual outline of a film

Storyboard

The _____ is everything the camera sees

Frame

By showing pictures of a horse running in rapid succession, Muybridge discovered ________

Persistence of Vision

A ______ is a series of scenes that form a distinct narrative unit

Sequence

________ helps express a film’s vision by generating a sense of time, space, and mood

Mise-en-scene

A _____ is the smallest unit of film

Frame

The ______ is the member of the creative team who develops the environment of the play

Scenic Designer

_______ is the art of motion picture photography; how the camera moves in a shot

Cinematography

Sketching is meant to be used as a ______

Brainstorming tool

The four elements of mise-en-scene are:

Setting, props, actors, lighting

_______ makeup is used to drastically change an actor’s appearance

Character

A _______ is a series of shots to convey one unit of action on film

Scene

_______ makeup is also called basic corrective

Straight

_______ provides a playground for the director to use in telling the story of the piece

Scenery

The position at which the camera is pointed at the subject in a shot is known as the _________

Camera Angle

A shot size that tightly frames an actor’s face is known as a _________

Close-up

The invisible wall which separates the actors from the audience is known as the ____________

Fourth Wall

A ________ is a blueprint of a stage design that outlines the stage and indicates the placement of necessary scenic elements

Ground plan

Movement where the camera pivots left/right while remaining in a fixed position is known as a _______

Pan

A _______ is a perspective drawing of a scenic design

Rendering

A regular arrangement of alternated or repeated elements

Pattern

Arrangement of elements to give the feeling that all the parts form a coherent whole

Harmony

Horizontal, vertical, diagonal, straight, curved, broken, thick, thin

Line

The darkness or lightness of a color

Value

Special attention/importance given to one part of a work

Emphasis

2D/Flat, 3D, Geometric, Organic

Shape/Form

Juxtaposition of different elements in order to highlight their differences

Contrast

The hue, tint, tone, and shade

Color

Elements arranged to create the impression of equality in weight/importance

Balance

Use of recurring elements to direct the movement of the eye through the work

Rhythm

Area around, within, or between images or part of an image. Positive or Negative.

Space

Relationship between objects with respect to size and number

Scale

The feel, appearance, thickness, or stickiness of a surface

Texture

What color represents tranquility and calmness?

Blue

What color represents love and passion?

Red

What color represents joy and enthusiasm?

Orange

What color represents happiness, instability, and spontaneity?

Yellow

What color represents nature, safety, and healing?

Green

What color represents light, goodness, and innocence?

White

What color represents Power, death, and elegance?

Black

What color represents royalty, luxury, and wisdom?

Purple