You are in a program for Theatre Design at the local University and one of your courses is in Lighting Design
On the first day of class, the Instructor is giving a historical overview of lighting and says that Lighting design was not important to theatre until theatre moved indoors. After class, you talk with the Instructor about the class and say that their comment on the history of lighting is?A. Correct, there were no lights used in theatre until it
moved indoors.
B. Incorrect, the Ancient Greek amphitheatres used oil
lamps for evening shows.
C. Correct, natural lighting was used in ancient,
indoor theatres, thus theatre never "moved" from the
outside.
D. Incorrect, during the time of Ancient Greek theatre,
the sun acted the lighting for the shows and was a
factor in how decisions were made.
Page Ref: Lighting
Designers: Materials,
Methods, and Processes
Skill: Applied
Topic: working with other
aspects of design
D.
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