| Module 4: The Designers and Modern Theatre
Chapter Questions
Read Chapter 5 (pages 80 to 133) in your textbook.
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| Choose only 5 of these questions to answer. Write your answers in your own words; if you choose to quote from the textbook, remember to identify the source. | ||
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| 1 | 5 | Identify the qualities considered by the visual designers (scenic, lighting, costumes, props) and by the sound designers (music, sound effects, environmental sounds).
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| 2 | 5 | When and why did scenic design become integral to theatre?
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| 3 | 5 | Explain the differences between realistic scenery and metaphoric scenery? How is SELECTIVE REALISM a compromise between REALISM and METAPHOR?
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| 4 | 5 | Identify and describe the three traditional building blocks of stage scenery, and explain how light and properties (PROPS) are also part of scene design.
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| 5 | 5 | List the four (or five) ways that the scenic designer creates visualization for the design team.
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| 6 | 5 | Identify the two primary purposes of lighting. Name one other way the lighting can affect the production.
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| 7 | 5 | Identify the two major preparations expected of the lighting designer?
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| 8 | 5 | How did the REALISM of the 18th and 19th centuries affect the role of costume design?
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| 9 | 5 | Identify three functions of theatre makeup.
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| 10 | 5 | Identify the ways that the sound designer supports the production.
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| 11 | 5 | What do all designers have in common? (or DB)
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End Of Chapter Questions