Lighting Design

Plays are held in theatre spaces that block out outside light. Which of the following helps the audience SEE the play?

• The actors projecting their voices

• Blocking the play

• Lighting created by the lighting designer

• The set design

What are the functions of lighting?

• Helps us understand the psyche of the characters.

• Creates a pretty environment.

• Helps the actors articulate their words.

• Creates mood, model the stage and tells the audience where to focus at specific times.

In what ways can a lighting designer control the quality of lighting?

• Direction

• Intensity

• Color

• Movement

• All of the above

Lighting Designer tries to recreate lighting that the audience is familiar with.

• True

• False

Based on the lighting design in the pictures below, which of the plays can you say is set in the night time?

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Where would the lighting designer get information about the time and place that the play is set in to help him create a lighting design?

• The script

• The producer will tell him

• He will decide on his own

• The actors will tell him

What is key light?

• The brightest source of light

• The dimmest source of light

• The house lights

• A torchlight on a keychain used by the stagehands

Choose two (2) images below that best describes key light.

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In terms of the lighting design for a play, what is meant by "direction?"

• Blocking the play with the director

• Understanding the play

• The brightness of the lighting for a play

• Angle of the lighting to ensure it hits a focal point

What is "load-in?"

• Ensuring all equipment is installed and ready to be used for a play

• Transporting items

• Creating a budget for a play