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WorksheetsTheatre lighting
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What can stage lighting be used to establish?
Location/ setting
Time of day
Atmosphere
Symbolic meaning
All of the above
What sort of lantern would you use to create colour?
Profile
Fresnel
LED
Floodlight
What colour might you use if a character is feeling sad?
Red
Yellow
Blue
Pink
Why might you use blue to show a character is feeling sad?
Because it is the colour of the sky
Because blue symbolises melancholy
Because blue is the colour of the sea
Because blue is a cold colour
When else might you use a blue wash?
When the setting is a cold place - as blue is a cold colour
When the setting is at nighttime - because it creates a sense of darkness
When the setting is underwater - because the sea is blue
All of the above
What colour might you use if a character feels angry?
Red
Orange
Yellow
Blue
What does red symbolise?
Blood and violence
Anger
Love and passion
All of the above
If you wanted a dimly lit stage, what percentage would you put your lighting at?
90%
60%
30%
10%
If you wanted a brightly lit stage, what percentage would you put your lighting at?
90%
60%
30%
10%
What might you use a yellow wash to suggest?
Sunshine
Optimism
Joy
All of the above
What might you use a green wash to suggest?
Jealousy
A forest
Greed/ money
All of the above
What is a gobo?
A coloured gel
A stencil placed in front of a light source that creates a shape of light on the stage
A chewy sweet
All of the above
When might you use a gobo?
To create a stained glass window effect to show a church location
To create a dappled pattern on the floor to show light through trees
To create prison bars, to show light through prison bars and create a prison location
All of the above
What type of lantern is used to create a spotlight?
Fresnel
LED
Profile
Floodlight
What does placing a character in a spotlight say to the audience?
They are happy
They are in a dimly lit room
They are isolated or lonely
They are lost
If you lit the cyclorama only, what effect would that have on the actors on the stage
They would be in a coloured wash
They would be silhouettes
They couldn't be seen
They would be brightly lit
Think about what meaning it might create if you had the cyclorama lit and the actors in silhouette. Which of these answers is wrong?
They are burglars robbing a store at nighttime
They are neutral/ faceless
They are anonymous
They are not identifiable
Which of these lighting angles would you use if you wanted the actor's face to be well lit?
Side light
Backlight
Downlight
Front light
Which of these lighting angles would you use if you wanted the actor's face to be half in shadow and half in light?
Side light
Backlight
Downlight
Front light
What lantern would you use for your gobo?
Parcan
LED
Profile
Floodlight
