Year 9
The role of the lighting designer
The Objective for this lesson is to demonstrate a confident understanding of a range of creative and technical roles in the professional theatre, particularly the lighting designer, showing a secure awareness of the responsibilities involved.
Year 9
The role of the lighting designer
The Objective for this lesson is to demonstrate a confident understanding of a range of creative and technical roles in the professional theatre, particularly the lighting designer, showing a secure awareness of the responsibilities involved.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- The role of the Lighting Designer will be introduced. Key information about Lighting Design and Interpreting the directors' vision. Lighting Design activity and career information.
Content guidance
- Physical activity required.
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
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4 Questions
Q1.
What does a lighting designer do?
Designs the costumes.
Designs the set.
Directs the production.
Q2.
What is a lantern?
Another name for costumes that have parts that light up.
Another name for props that light up.
Q3.
Why is the directorial vision so important?
It has all the lines that the actors have to say.
It has all the names and addresses of the production staff, crew and actors.
Q4.
What influence does the director have on the performance?
They act in a performance.
They design the set and lighting of a performance.
5 Questions
Q1.
Which one of these can lighting communicate to the audience?
The names of the central characters.
The personality of the central characters.
Q2.
Which of these do we not use to describe lighting?
Colour
Direction
Intensity
Q3.
What does the word intensity mean in the context of lighting?
The colour of the light.
The direction of the light.
Q4.
What lantern is bring used to create this effect?
Floodlight.
Fresnel spotlight.
Q5.
What kind of lantern do you use to throw light over a large space.
Fresnel spotlight.
Profile spotlight.