THTRFLM 1T03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Russian Formalism, Fourth Wall, Peripeteia
23 Oct 2017
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Whether they are aware of the audience or not. In realism, the rule is to ignore the audience traditionally. Stanoslavski, the founder of realism in acting, created the idea of the fourth wall between you and your audience. Vocal delivery: pitch, timbre, loudness, rhythm and speed. Location on stage and in relation to others/objects. The basic rule of blocking is that you are at centre stage (the power position). Upstage position has the most power at centre. An example of blocking in relation to significant objects would be, your position and relation to a throne on stage. Stylized: speed of movement, range and direction of motion, quality of movement. Creating physical actions that frames dialogue making your actor say something different from what they were acting is a powerful thing. Establish perspectives on the actions/politics of the story you can shift the attention on certain actor choices.
