THTRFLM 1T03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Possible World, Staccato, Railways Act 1921
30 Oct 2017
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Important premises: all theatrical performances and films are cultural constructions, performances and films present possible worlds that establish specific relationships with the. Society is also a construction societies of their audiences. Your task is to analyze the way plays and films construct relationships with their audience and thereby communicate a perspective that is inevitably political. Select production elements: set, costume, lighting, sound, outreach. Select set & costume variables: materials, what is it made out of, line and shape, colour, symbolism of colour, texture and pattern, balance, look symmetrical or asymmetrical. Some functions of set: establish interpretive frame through which the action should be read, define location(s, utility, class, gender, making the set more masculine or feminine. Sports: culture, period, create possible patterns of movement, entrances and exits, significant blocking, create mood(s) Select lighting variables: distribution, direction, shape and size, quality (sharp/diffuse, character (texture , patterns)
