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Scene Design

Scene Design. Vocabulary. Backdrop. A large piece of cloth upon which scenery is painted, fastened at the top and bottom to battens, and hung at the back of the stage. Border. A horizontal drape that runs across the top of the stage, hiding the lighting instruments. Box Set.

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Scene Design

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  1. Scene Design Vocabulary

  2. Backdrop • A large piece of cloth upon which scenery is painted, fastened at the top and bottom to battens, and hung at the back of the stage

  3. Border • A horizontal drape that runs across the top of the stage, hiding the lighting instruments.

  4. Box Set • An interior set with three complete walls; the fourth wall is open to the audience

  5. Center Line • An imaginary line drawn down the center of a stage from upstage to downstage.

  6. Curtain Line • The imaginary line the curtain touches when closed.

  7. Cyclorama (Cyc) • A large backdrop meant to resemble the sky.

  8. Elevation • An eye-level view drawing showing the flats arranged in a continuous row to be used in a set.

  9. False Proscenium • A frame built inside the proscenium to reduce the size of the stage opening.

  10. Flat • A wooden frame covered with cloth or wood used to represent walls.

  11. Front Elevation • A scale drawing of the set shown from the front as if the scenery was flattened into a single plane.

  12. Ground Plan • A scale drawing showing the top view of a set and its relationship with the stage.

  13. Ground Row • A low, horizontal piece of scenery designed to hide lighting instruments on the floor or the bottom of the cyc or backdrop.

  14. Jack • A triangular brace for supporting scenery.

  15. Legs • Vertical curtains, usually hung in pairs, stage left and right, used to mask the backstage area.

  16. Masking • Flats or drops behind scenery openings used to mask the backstage area.

  17. Plaster Line • The imaginary line representing the proscenium arch. Used to represent the separation between the stage and the apron.

  18. Platform • Any horizontal playing surface

  19. Perspective • A head-on view of a set having the illusion of depth

  20. Raked Stage • A stage that is slanted, either to increase visibility or to produce false perspective.

  21. Returns • Flats placed at the downstage edges of the set extending into the wings right and left.

  22. Reveal • A thickness piece placed in a door, window, or arch opening to give the illusion of thickness to walls

  23. Scrim • A drop made of special fabric that seems opaque when lit from the front and translucent when lit from behind

  24. Extreme Sightline • The seat in the auditorium that, by its location, has the best view of backstage. Used to determine masking requirements.

  25. Wagon • A platform on wheels.

  26. Wings • The offstage areas to the right and left of the set.

  27. Working Drawing • A detailed drawing showing how a piece of scenery is to be constructed.

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