WorksheetsColor Theory and Set Pieces
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Every _______has some kind of emotion tied to it, and it is just one way that we can express mood with stage lighting.
Color
Props
Set
What is this image
A Circle
Commonly used colors
The Color Wheel
This color scheme means that we will use different shades, lightnesses and saturations of a single color on stage.
Multi Color
Complementary
Monochromatic
This color scheme are hues which are directly opposite of each other on the colour wheel.
Monochromatic
Complementary
Multi Color Method
This color scheme allows you a billion different ways to combine colours together- the possibilities are endless.
Monochromatic
Multi Color Method
Complementary
Used to make two dimensional, painted scenery
Wagons
Flats
Platforms
Is a piece of thin wood or other firm material that is cut to represent an exterior outline of an object?
Flat
Turntable
Cutout
Used to add levels to stages.
Flat
Wagon
Platform
Are platforms that move into place onstage or move around the stage
Wagon
Platfrom
Prop
Is a large circular area of a stage floor that is built to revolve
Platform
Wagon
Turntable
A large painted canvases hung from battens?
Drop
Scrim
Platform
A large white canvas or plaster structure along the back of the stage.
Drop
Cycloroma
Scrim
Appears opaque (solid) when lit from a front angle but transparent (see through) when lit from behind.
Scrim
Drop
Cyc
Might be projected onto a cyc, a flat, or any other object.
Cyc
Playform
Projections
Used in Ancient Greek theaters. Each side of the periaktoi is painted with a different scene.
Cyclorama
Periaktoi
Flat
