TECHNICAL ELEMENTS

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TECHNICAL ELEMENTS

• By, Mrs. Densford
• 2007-2008

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SCENERY Role Set Designer

• Tells us the where of the play

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STAGINGRole Director

• The process of bringing the written script to
  life on stage
• The planned movement of the actors, the stage
  pictures created, production style, etc

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PROPSRole Properties Master

• Moveable objects used in a play
• Two kinds of props hand and set
• Hand props are used by the actor (such as a cup,
  book, or pillow)
• Set props help recreate the scene (such as a
  chair, bed, or bookshelf)

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LIGHTINGRole Lighting Designer

• Provides visibility
• Focuses attention of audience on particular areas
  of stage
• Establishes mood and time of day

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COSTUMESRole Costume Designer

• Help us understand who the characters are
• Informs us of time period, personality, social
  status, age, occupation, etc

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MAKEUPRole Makeup Artist

• Works with costuming to help us understand who
  the characters are.
• Informs us of personality, age, type of character
  such as an animal, etc

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SOUND MUSICRole Sound Designer

• Creates sound effects (such as thunder, dogs
  barking, doorbell)
• Plays recorded music to establish the mood or a
  specific music cue such as a song on the radio.