Scenic Vocabulary

Most of what you will build will be different ___________ and _____________, just with different flavors and dimensions.

• flats

• platforms

• stairs

• machines

• ladders

There are four different flat types that are built in theatrical scenic construction, which of the four are correct?

(select all 4 correct answers)

• Hollywood Flat

• Hard-Covered Flat

• Hollywood-Covered Flat

• Broadway Flat

• Soft-Covered Flat

A soft cover flat would have this type of material covering it...

(choose 2 correct answers)

• Luan (wood)

• Metal

• Muslin

• Canvas

The middle supports in a hollywood flat are called....

• Stiles

• Luan

• Toggles

• Rails

The outside supports that run from top to bottom on the hollywood flat are called....

• Stiles

• Toggles

• Luan

• Rails

The top and bottom supports on a hollywood flat are called...

• Stiles

• Toggles

• Rails

• Masonite (Hardboard)

Broadway flats share the same supports as a Hollywood flat, but in order to attach the supports, what are the two components that are used on a Broadway flat than a Hollywood flat?

• Toggles

• Cornerblocks

• Keystones

• Rails

• Stiles

The difference between NOMINAL vs ACTUAL lumber dimensions is...

• Nominal is what we call the wood. Actual is what the dimensions of the wood would be if you measure it yourself.

• Actual is what we call the wood. Nominal is what the dimensions of the wood would be if you measure it yourself.

• Nominal is what we cut the wood too. Actual is what the dimensions of the wood would be someone other than you measured it.

• Actual is what we cut the wood too. Nominal is what the dimensions of the wood would be someone other than you measured it.

Types of Lumber - We usually buy two types of lumber used in our build process. They are:

• Trees

• Sticks

• Sheets

• Paper

• Stumps

A cut list is ...

• a list of names of students your teacher plans to slice and dice.

• a list of all the tools and saws you'll need to construct

• a list of all the lumber you're going to need and what size.

• a list of all the teachers you plan to slice and dice.