WorksheetsLighting, Costumes, and Stanislavski
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 16mins
What was the name of the theatre established by Stanislavski?
The Berliner Ensemble
The Moscow Arts Theatre
The Munich Theatre
The Chekhov Theatre
What nationality was Stanislavsky?
German
Russian
Finnish
French
What did Stanislavski believe the actors main responsibility is?
To engage the audience
To entertain
To be believable
To show emotions
What is the technique called in his system that requires actors to draw on their own experiences in order to emotionally feel their characters?
Meditation
Memorising Lines
Memory Train
Emotional Memory
What is the techniques called that requires an actor to ask 'What would I do?' when developing a role?
The Big Question
The Magic If
The Big One
The Rule
Given circumstances are:
What the character says in the scene
Information which you create about the character
All of the information you know about the character from the play and the context
The subtext of a scene
Stanislavsky authored an acting manual for actors...
True
False
Stanislavski was concerned with actors getting distracted by the audience while performing on stage. He sought ways to counteract this distraction by introducing what?
The Circle of Theatre Life
Circles of Attention
Attention Deficit Circles
Theatre Circles
What is the 'magic if' sometimes used when referring to Stanislavski's work?
What would happen to the performance if the set was to break
The question of whether a role can be performed onstage or not
The idea of the actor posing the question, "What would the character do in this situation?" and acting the role accordingly
The actor research ideas for what to do if their character cried.
___________ is the overall objective of the character.
Emotional memory
Given circumstances
Beats
Super objective
What type of questions are Given Circumstances stated in?
Who, What, Where, When, Why, How Questions
Open Ended Questions
Philosophical Questions
Trick Questions
Stanislavsky wrote a book titled "An Actor Prepares"
True
False
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
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
Based on the lighting design in the pictures below, which of the plays can you say is set in the night time?
The light board op runs the _______ ________ for a show
Chicken Board
Cardboard
Mixer
Lightboard
Cues tell us where there is a ________in the lighting
Food
Safe Place
Same Spot
Change
Which of the following is a tool used for lighting design?
Script
Cue Sheet
Light Plot
All of these
Gels change the ________ of the light.
Color
Mood
Range
Gobo
A blueprint used specifically by theatrical lighting designers
Lighting Plan
Gobo
Lighting Plot
What does costume to refer to?
Every item the performer wears including hair and make up
Everything the actor carries on stage
Just the clothes the actor wears on stage
Costume can be used to help communicate a characters status, what do we mean by status?
Their social media update
A characters position in society, usually defined by power
A characters stance and posture
If they are dead or alive
Who is responsible for developing, creating and fitting the costumes?
Costume Maker
Costume Designer
Wardrobe Master
Wardrobe Designer
The person who creates the costume must work closely with ____ to translate their vision.
The actors
The producer
The front of house
The director
This is the final drawing of a costume design.
Sketch
Rendering
Mock up
Pattern
Costumes.....
Are clothes that actors wear in a play.
Help portray the character.
Help the audience understand the time and place of the story.
Differ from everyday clothes.
All of the above.
The costumes in a play must reveal the character's _________
Love
Anger
Personality
Nothing
The costumes must reflect the _____________
Food
Clothing
Message
Setting
What is the first step of a costume designer?
Read the play and Research images
Sketch Costume Renderings
Pick out fabric
Do costume fittings with actors
