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Theatre lighting

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What can stage lighting be used to establish?

a)

Location/ setting

b)

Time of day

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Symbolic meaning

e)

All of the above

2.

What sort of lantern would you use to create colour?

a)

Profile

b)

Fresnel

c)

LED

d)

Floodlight

3.

What colour might you use if a character is feeling sad?

a)

Red

b)

Yellow

c)

Blue

d)

Pink

4.

Why might you use blue to show a character is feeling sad?

a)

Because it is the colour of the sky

b)

Because blue symbolises melancholy

c)

Because blue is the colour of the sea

d)

Because blue is a cold colour

5.

When else might you use a blue wash?

a)

When the setting is a cold place - as blue is a cold colour

b)

When the setting is at nighttime - because it creates a sense of darkness

c)

When the setting is underwater - because the sea is blue

d)

All of the above

6.

What colour might you use if a character feels angry?

a)

Red

b)

Orange

c)

Yellow

d)

Blue

7.

What does red symbolise?

a)

Blood and violence

b)

Anger

c)

Love and passion

d)

All of the above

8.

If you wanted a dimly lit stage, what percentage would you put your lighting at?

a)

90%

b)

60%

c)

30%

d)

10%

9.

If you wanted a brightly lit stage, what percentage would you put your lighting at?

a)

90%

b)

60%

c)

30%

d)

10%

10.

What might you use a yellow wash to suggest?

a)

Sunshine

b)

Optimism

c)

Joy

d)

All of the above

11.

What might you use a green wash to suggest?

a)

Jealousy

b)

A forest

c)

Greed/ money

d)

All of the above

12.

What is a gobo?

a)

A coloured gel

b)

A stencil placed in front of a light source that creates a shape of light on the stage

c)

A chewy sweet

d)

All of the above

13.

When might you use a gobo?

a)

To create a stained glass window effect to show a church location

b)

To create a dappled pattern on the floor to show light through trees

c)

To create prison bars, to show light through prison bars and create a prison location

d)

All of the above

14.

What type of lantern is used to create a spotlight?

a)

Fresnel

b)

LED

c)

Profile

d)

Floodlight

15.

What does placing a character in a spotlight say to the audience?

a)

They are happy

b)

They are in a dimly lit room

c)

They are isolated or lonely

d)

They are lost

16.

If you lit the cyclorama only, what effect would that have on the actors on the stage

a)

They would be in a coloured wash

b)

They would be silhouettes

c)

They couldn't be seen

d)

They would be brightly lit

17.

Think about what meaning it might create if you had the cyclorama lit and the actors in silhouette. Which of these answers is wrong?

a)

They are burglars robbing a store at nighttime

b)

They are neutral/ faceless

c)

They are anonymous

d)

They are not identifiable

18.

Which of these lighting angles would you use if you wanted the actor's face to be well lit?

a)

Side light

b)

Backlight

c)

Downlight

d)

Front light

19.

Which of these lighting angles would you use if you wanted the actor's face to be half in shadow and half in light?

a)

Side light

b)

Backlight

c)

Downlight

d)

Front light

20.

What lantern would you use for your gobo?

a)

Parcan

b)

LED

c)

Profile

d)

Floodlight