THTRFLM 1T03 Lecture : Theatre and Film 1T03.docx
22 Jan 2014
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Myth of realism (january 9 th , 2014) Theatre, cinema and realism: theatre and cinema as artistic forms have a natural tendency towards realism because they often use signs that resemble the things they represent (apple is an apple) Representation: when one thing is taken to indicate another. Presentational style: the choice to make the audience alert to the process of representation (also known as theatricality) Realism and the audience: the aim of realism is to make the world on stage or on screen look as much like the audience"s world as possible, realism says to the audience: this is how it is . The appeal of realism: realism remains the dominant form of theatre and film today. Identification: the world on stage or screen appears to be reflection of our world, easy to identify with the world and the characters in it.
