Tech Theater Review
by Varun Elete and Sam Castranova
Set Design
Building Flats- Flats are made of 2x4s and plywood
Using Wood- Wood can be made for flats
Using Tools-Miter saws and table saws can cut wood
Safety rules-Always wear goggles
Types of theaters- Current set up is black box theather
Elements of Design
Elements:
Line
Shape
Color
Texture
Form
Lighting Design
ERS-Focused light from long distances
Fresnel-Soft light on large area
Strip Lights-Washes large area
Control Board controls of light operated by light board operator
Floodlight-lights large areas
Sound Design
Reinforcements-Actors louder
Acoustics-Building design for sound transfer
Balance-voice+BG Balance
Frequency-vibrate ratio
Pitch-sound transmission
Make Up and Costume
blood and gore-red makeup based
victorian-old style dress
beauty- lots of highlights to outline face and make it brighter
old age-wrinkles made through shadows
Wild west-different clothing style, more bombastic
fantasy- one of the freest forms of costume that can be medieval