10 - Components of The Theater
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CHAPTER VII - COMPONENTS OF THE THEATER
THE ELEMENTS THAT MAKE UP THE THEATER
The Venue of the Show
The venue used for presentations, the building with a performance hall, has
environments and equipment with specific functions to provide
the best conditions for a good presentation. In Angola, it is observed
there is still a lack of rooms for this type of events, almost all groups of ours
Countries always complain about the same thing: Amphitheater. And in our province
(Huila), it is quite noticeable, the groups survive almost without support from
no one, what drives them is the love for performing arts, and because of
theatrical performances in inappropriate places make the audience become
still very weak during the theater sessions in the city of Lubango.
The Theatrical Text
Specific literary work for the theater, contains the dialogues and the directions of
Dinner. Alone, the text is merely literary, transforming into theater when
initiated.
Scenography
Set of elements organized in the scenic space (stage), representing the
place, or places, where the dramatic actions are performed.
It is the art, technique, and science of designing and executing the installation of sets for
shows. Scenography is one of the important parts of the show, because
illustrates the time and place in which the story takes place, allowing us even to
identify the personality of the characters.
In Greek theater, the scenery was equipped with mechanisms to produce
special effects, like the mechané, which raised the actors who performed
Gods or heroes. In the 19th century, naturalist theater built scenarios that
they reproduced the environment where the play took place. Today there are various
trends that go from the naturalistic scene to the conventional, up to the total absence
of the scenario.
Accessory
Scenic accessories of clothing (costume) or decoration of sets.
Scene objects.
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Lighting
Lighting can emphasize certain aspects of the scenery, it can establish
relationships between the actor and the objects can emphasize the actor's expressions,
you can limit the representation space to a circle of light and many others
effects. It consists of:
Projectors: they are electric lighting devices with lenses to project
a spotlight on the scene.
The Reflectors: are mounted on poles, tripods, or positioned on the ground.
Each reflector has a specific purpose and features.
differentiated by light, intensity.
The Spotlight: Follower is a high-power reflector with movement
manual used to track actors, dancers, etc.
Gelling agents: they are sheets of transparent material, usually polyester or
polycarbonate, positioned in front of the reflectors to color or filter lights.
Many confuse gelatin with cellophane, which in contact with heat
the lights melt and can damage the equipment.
Dimmer: it is the light intensity controller allowing it to
to be increased or decreased gradually.
The light operating table or simply light table is the point of
arrival of the projector circuits, passing through the dimmers. Currently
they are computerized and allow for the visualization of the various circuits
through a monitor and the best control of the lights.
When setting up a scene or working on stage outside of hours
Service lights that do not have are used for the show.
no resources for effects.
Tuning lights involves the work done after the projectors are set up and
scenario, tuning them, connecting them and giving them the angle and adjusting the opening
(two light beams) adjusting to the desired lighting.
Light Design or Lighting Map is a plan that shows the arrangement
of all the projectors, their orientation and the area they illuminate in the scene.
Sound design
Sound design is the set of vocal or instrumental sounds created for
underline actions of a scene. The music has a function similar to lighting:
emphasizes scenes, lends them greater or lesser dramatic content and emphasizes
feelings expressed by the actors.
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The acoustics exist with the purpose of improving the quality of the room.
shows regarding sound transmission. In theaters, the ceilings
the audience usually has acoustic properties suitable for the
diffusion and reflection of sound with the use of the room in performances.
The sound map or sound design in theater is the technical and creative process
which allows control over different electroacoustic parameters of any
sound source, acoustic or recorded.
Makeup
Cosmetic material used by actors and actresses for modification of the
the appearance of the face or of uncovered body parts, in order to adapt this
appearance to the unique effects of stage lights.
Makeup is one of the elements that make up the characterization of a
the character and is created by the makeup artist according to a text and the conception of
director.
This characterization, mostly facial, should follow the line of
costume and set design.
Costume or garments
Costume is the set of clothing and accessories used by actors in
scene. The outfit worn by a character in an artistic production.
More than just clothing, the costume has specific functions in the context such as
mark one's own presence, draw attention, highlight certain
parts of the body.
One cannot confuse costume, attire, and clothing: attire would be
all clothing in relation to a certain time and people, clothing is the
set of pieces that is worn and the costume is the outfit used by a character
created.
Clothing conveys feelings, social status, eras, and places through
its shapes, colors, and textures. Having established this, the viewer, when looking at the
set, identifies the situation or the symbolism of the character within the play
together with the other scenic elements. And the accessories, with their meanings
symbolic, help to emphasize the objectives and languages that the whole wants
to pass.