Technical Theatre CTE Exam Prep

True or false: Costumes and are more ancient than scenery

True

True or False: when focusing an instrument, you should always focus with the gel in place

False

True or false: safety is the most important thing to remember when something goes wrong

True

True or false: as long as your lights are turning on it is not important to keep them cleaned and maintained

False

True or false: truss tape is used to indicate the location and type of lighting fixture to be hung

True

True or false: a doughnut is is installed on a fresnel to sharpen the beam

False

True or false: you are daisy chaining the moving lights on your rig with the DMX cable. The first light in the chain gets the cable, which will run to the control console. The MALE end of that cable should be connected to the light.

False

True or False: Basic Makeup consists of a foundation, color shading, and various special applications

False

True or False: Shadows, which deepen facial features, are used in old age makeup

True

True or False: Highlights make certain areas of the face less distracting

False

True or False: Rouge or brusher can be used to make an older actor look younger or make a character more joyful

True

True or False: Powder is used to set cream makeup, which could be smudged or end up on an actor's costume

True

True or False: actors should never reuse eye makeup brushes without thorough cleansing

True

Which of the following is NOT one of the functions of modern costuming?

Ceremonial Magic

Which of the following is NOT a significant step in costume design?

Cleaning

The process of making fabrics appear old and used us called

Stressing

Good costume design creates a sense of

Character, Period, and Style

Which designer is responsible for selecting and/or creating the outfit and accessories worn by the performers?

Costume Designer

Which of the following is NOT indicated by clothing?

Past Life Experiences

Which of the following is NOT a requirement of costume design?

Establish the aural (sound) environment onstage

What is the first step in the costume design process?

Read the script

The costume designers choices in deciding how to costume a historical play such as Romeo and Juliet are dependent on:

The Directorial Concept

Costume Choices can Indicate

Age, Personality, Occupation, and Economic Status

To show relationships between characters, a costume designer most often uses what to show alliances or divisions between groups

Color

Costumes must be designed carefully and with an awareness of the performers, because of…

Possible quick changes, fight scenes, or props that might need to be hidden or placed in the costumes

The two terms that refer to how a costume design will be put together are…

Pulled or Built

The elements a costume designer uses in creating a design are…

Color, fabric, line, shape, and silhouette

What aspect of costume design is often overlooked by the audience?

Undergarments

The production concept is…

The total vision of the director for a production

The final approval for all designs is who's responsibility?

The directors

What concept can help the audience get lost in a play, and help to trick them into believing that what's happening on stage is actually happening in real life?

Willing Suspension of Disbelief

Plays done in a style that is obviously theatrical are

Presentational

Realistic style plays are considered

Representational

Mood establishes

The feeling the author wishes to convey to the audience

When light passes through material it is…

Transmitted

When light is taken into a material it is…

Absorbed

Disregarding distance or other environmental factors, how many 575 watt lamps can be plugged into a 20 amp, 115 volt AC circuit without overloading the circuit? (W=V•A)

Four

An instant change to darkness is called a

Blackout

Without (blank) light, the audience can't see anything on stage

Reflected

How bright or dim a light is is called:

Intensity

What lighting instrument has a long throw, a special reflector and lenses and can be focused and absorbed to shape the light?

An ellipsoidal reflector

The most natural angle of light is (blank) from the front and the sides

45 degree light

How can you avoid dead spaces in your light on stage?

Focus the lights to overlap in areas

When using strobe or other special effects you must:

Place an announcement in the lobby and in the program, as well as a pre-show announcement

What lighting instrument is usually used for establishing a wash, has a medium throw, can be focused into a spot or flood, and its edges can be somewhat squared off by barn doors?

A Fresnel

White light is made up of what three colors?

Red, Green, and Blue

When you combine two primary colors of light, you get a (blank) color of light, also called a (blank) color to the third primary color?

Secondary, Complementary

Any time the lights change, it's called a lighting…

Cue

It is important to meet with other designers and the director to discuss each other's ideas so that you can get a unified (blank) for each scene

Color Palate

A (blank) is a blank ground plan of the set on which you can make quick notes

Magic sheet

When lighting is used to show the audience where to look on stage it is called:

Placing the action

When using to help the audience figure out the time of day, the location, and other physical aspects of the play we are

Establishing the environment

We measure electricity in:

Watts and Amps

When you add up the wattage of all the lamps you are plugging into a dimmer you are checking the:

Dimmer Load

The McCandless method of lighting tried to simulate an actor standing outside at what time of day?

3pm

Where warm and cool light meet us considered:

Neutral Light

The (blank) is attached to a light batten or pipe that hangs over the stage or auditorium

C-clamp

The U-shaped hanger attached to a lighting instrument is called

The yoke

The leads of a lighting instrument terminate in a connector: There are several common types of connectors used in theaters today. Which of the following is NOT a common stage connector?

Edison

What are the patterns called that can be used in lighting instruments to throw projections onto the stage?

Gobos

What does the term FOH stand for?

Front of House

What type of light allows you to see the actors silhouette?

Back Light

Straight (blank) lights casts too many harsh shadows and highlights and is not flattering to the actor onstage.

Down

The most natural angle of light on stage is…

45 degree light

Which of these instruments would be best to hang in the front of house because it has a long throw and can be shuttered off the proscenium arch?

An ellipsoidal reflector

What is an ellipsoidal reflector often called?

A LEKO

A plan of where all the instruments are pointed, using a ground plan of the stage and a lighting template is called a…

Hanging Plot

A chart that shows the lighting effects on stage and fade times is called a…

Cue Sheet

A (blank) is a rehearsal with all the running crews present, but with no actors

A dry tech

Modern male Stagepin connectors conforming to UL and USITT standards have one pin longer than the others. Which one is it?

The ground

Your lighting control console only has one DMX output, yet you need to provide DMX to multiple locations. Daisy chaining all of your devices together is impractical for your situation. What device can you use to provide multiple DMX outputs from the single DMX source?

A DMX opto isolator/ data splitter

Per USITT standard. What is the maximum amount of DMX addresses a universe of DMX may contain?

512

Like costuming, makeup serves (blank) functions

Imaginative and realistic

Makeup design is…

Able to make a strong commentary on the theme or idea of the play and is often used to age a performer, but is sometimes ignored in small theaters due to the close proximity of the audience

Advancements in what technology required stage makeup to evolve beyond one over-all face color to a multidimensional craft?

Stage Lighting

Once gas lighting, limelight, and (blank) were introduced to theaters, a need emerged for new makeup materials and more skillful application techniques.

Electric Light

When applying stage makeup, how does the makeup artist check for allergies?

Apply first to the wrist

Stage lighting tends to flatten the face and remove definition. In order to fix this problem, the makeup artist will…

Create contour with darker makeup

A personal prop is…

Worn or carried by a particular actor

A set prop is…

Objects that are practical (lamps, coatracks, rugs)

A hand prop is…

Anything handled or carried by an actor

An example of "set dressing" would be…

Curtains

The term "provincial" as it applies to furniture and furnishings describes…

Simple, uncomplicated carvings usually made by local craftsmen

The term "Victorian" as it applies to furniture and furnishings describes…

Ornate flowing curves

Audience control prior to the performance is under whose control?

The House Manager

Which of the following is not likely to be included in House Management staff?

A lighting technician

Which staff should the House Manager supervise?

Ushers

Getting the public to see the plays is the job of a…

Publicist

What document includes essential details about the play and is distributed to newspapers, TV stations and radio stations?

A press release

How is information about the play distributed to the incoming audience?

A program

What is the objective of the set designer when creating an environment on stage?

To compliment the vision of the director, help the audience understand and enjoy the play, and help the actors to do their best work

What on stage is anything that looks permanent (such as walls, windows, doors, and stairs) considered?

Sets

What on stage is anything that looks moveable (such as furniture and rugs) considered?

Set Props

What is anything that an actor carries on stage with him or her called?

Hand Props

What should the set designer disregard when reading the play?

Characters motivations

What type of set design occurs when the designer tries to make everything as factual as possible?

Realism

What kind of set design occurs when certain elements of the design are emphasized?

Selective Realism

When designing a set, what should not be taken into consideration?

Casting of actors

To provide good sight lines from the far ends of the aisles, what should set designers try to do?

Rake the walls of the set

What is the different or varied use of upstage and downstage areas onstage called?

Planes