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| Goethe's 4 Questions for Evaluating Art |
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- Is it entertaining (does it hold our attention)?
- Is it exalting (does it inspire us to understand)?
- Does it edify (does it have a purpose, does it teach us)?
- Is it economical (is it self-sufficient)?
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| A contradiction, in order to appear natural actors must be artificial |
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| Search for "truth", changes according to the time |
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| Acting's "truth" in Diderot's time |
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| Late 1700s, based only on outward gestures and facial expressions |
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| Based on psychology, inner motivations that lead to action, emotion and character |
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| Intentional Acting (method acting) |
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Given circumstances
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Intent
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Action/obstacle
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By Stanislavski
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| Who am I, Where am I, When am I |
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| What do I want/need, What do I need to overcome |
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- Ability to stimulate character
- Ability to embody character
- Virtuosity (ability to avoid the typical)
- Magic (presence, magnetism, charisma)
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| Breath, Articulation, Resonance, Historical Meter, Movement, Imagination, Discipline |
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| 4 Factors that shape Theatrical Design |
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Scriptural Needs
Expectations
Economics
The Building Itself |
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| Plot, character, style, scriptural clues |
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| Of the audience and theatre practitioners (how much tradition the play has) |
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| The Building (play is occuring in) |
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| Architectural limitations are a factor in scene design, lighting and sound |
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| Part of design process, the guiding idea or metaphor for all elements of the production |
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| Divergent & Convergent Processes |
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| Everyone (lighting designer, costume designer, set designer, sound designer) does their own thing and then comes together to refine and coordinate elements with director |
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Reinforces the script
Makes an interpretational statement
Creates mood and atmosphere |
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| Color, texture, line, shape, decoration |
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| Harmony, proportion, balance, focus/emphasis, rhythm |
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| The catalyst for production |
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| "Someone who pursues a craft" |
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| Tools that a playwright uses |
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| Dialogue and Action Structure |
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| Scripted words of the characters, What is said and how it is said, Provides actors w/ clues, Directors w/ ideas about theme and relationships, Designers w/ clues about dominant images, Audience w/ information to follow the story |
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| Action (Stage Directions) |
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| Descriptions of what happens on stage |
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| Way the sequence of events is arranged, two basic kinds |
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Linear-Cause and Effect
Non-linear juxtaposition of time and space (ex. Past to future to present)
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| Qualitites of Good Plays and Playwrights |
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| Intrigue, Stageability, Richness vs. Superficiality, Theme & Universality, Compression & Intensity (use of time, building of events, changes in the characters) |
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| Conveys meaning by telling you what is important |
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| Selection and arrangement of scenes from the story for presentation on stage |
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| Point at which the plot starts |
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| 2 Types of Points of Attack |
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| Linear/Climactic Structure (Late Point of Attack) |
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| Join the story late, tight construction (cause and effect are just waiting to be unwound), Limited Locales, Scenes and Characters (everything contributes to the plot) |
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| Not applicable point of attack, unlimited settings, locales and characters, not based on cause and effect |
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Limited Space
Limited Real Time
One "camera) |
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Drama can be imaginative and inventive b/c of limited resources
Drama is also restricted b/c of its sharp focus |
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Performance Time (how long is the play)
Dramatic Time (how much time passes in the world of the play) |
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| 1 to 3 hours in one sitting |
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| Passage of time w/in a play can have a direct effect on tension |
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| Single lens of theatre, theatre has no close-ups, no fades, no dissolves, just one wide lens (the audience) |
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| Creates meaning through the edit, different cameras, different focuses |
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