THE 120 Study Guide - Fall 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - Proscenium, Fly System, Wood Glue
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Greek amphitheaters: took advantages of existing hillsides, often asymmetrical: followed existing terrain, built with a half circle (usually taking advantage of a hillside) A theatre is essentially anywhere you perform. Ex: theatre or delphi, greece (4th century bce) Greek vs roman construction: greeks post and lintel construction. Easy to knock over: roman archways. Ex: the coliseum: made up of a bunch of archways. Ex: the school of athens, michelangelo (1508-12) Scenery ats are: painted three dimensionally using the style of illusionism, bring sets to life, hung progressively closer to center, not super common, layered in front of each other. The cone of vision for an audience member in a given seat. Scene designers/directors are often concerned with the extreme sight lines : views from the worst seat in the house. Many mechanics have been developed to help spectacle of storytelling: proscenium arch, counterweight y system, traps, apron. Part downstage of proscenium: orchestra pit. People got bored with proscenium in 1960s-1970s.
