Author Question: You are the Sound Designer for a Community Theatre's latest production. After having been told ... (Read 41 times)

awywial · **on:** Aug 27, 2018

You are the Sound Designer for a Community Theatre's latest production.

After having been told what the play will be, you begin to setup all the mikes you will need for the production based solely on how many actors the Director told you there would be. While you are setting up the mikes, the Director learns of what you are doing and tells you that need to read the script like the other designers and work on more than just making sure the actor's can be heard. Using what you have learned, you can assume that the Director's statement is most likely?A. True, being able to hear the actor's onstage is of
little importance to a Sound Designer.
B. False, sound design does not depend on the other
elements of theatre design, and does not need to
understand the text of the play.
C. True, Sound Designers must read the play like
other designers so they can gain an understanding of
the mood and other sounds in the show.
D. False, Sound Designers do not need to read the
script since they can learn everything they need to
know for their area based on the other designs for the
show.

Question 2

You are a young sound designer applying for that position at the local Regional Theatre.

During the interview process, your interviewer lists off several responsibilities, such as making sure the actors can be heard, compiling and developing sound effects, and ensure that the orchestra can be heard and that they can also see the conductor. After listing these responsibilities, the interviewer asks you which of these duties do not apply to the position of Sound Designer. You are most likely to respond that the responsibility of __________does not pertain to the Sound Designer.A. Making sure the actors can be heard
B. Compiling and developing sound effects
C. Ensure that the orchestra can be heard and that
they can also see the conductor
D. None of these choices