Six Characters in Search of an Author by Luigi Pirandello, Act One, Scene One, I played the Leading Actor and we focused on Contexts
Unit 1 – Exploration of Drama & Theatre AS First Performance: ‘Six Characters in Search of an Author’ by Luigi Pirandello, Act One, Scene One, I played the ‘Leading Actor’ and we focused on Contexts – Social, Cultural, Historical and Political – Practitioner Contexts First Produced in Rome in 1921, the play’s setting is within a theatre while a rehearsal of ‘The Rules of the Game’ is taking place. The action unfolds in anytown, anytime, outside history. Act One begins with the curtain already up and the theatre in disorder; normal for a working session behind the scenes. It was convention in the 1920’s that the curtain is down, thus defining the fourth wall: society was therefore confronted by something alien. I and the Other Actors therefore decided to take the concept of this idea and break all divisions between us and the audience by entering the stage through the audience: something that society didn’t accept in theatre at the time. To further alienate the audience dialogue had all ready started between the actors offstage, and resulted in the audience being thrown into a confusing situation where the story had already begun without them: crossing the lines between art, which is unchanging, and life, which is an inconstant flux. The gentry and Ladies would go to proclaim Pirandello a ‘madman’ and his play a ‘madhouse.’ A view
In a 1963 interview, following the phenomenal success of "Psycho" Hitchcock agreed with his interviewer that he was "really directing the audience more than the actors!" How does Hitchcock manipulate his audience in "Psycho"?
In a 1963 interview, following the phenomenal success of "Psycho" Hitchcock agreed with his interviewer that he was "really directing the audience more than the actors!" How does Hitchcock manipulate his audience in "Psycho"? Alfred Hitchcock was an ingenious film director born in England in 1899; he began filmmaking in 1919 and produced more then 40 pieces of work including such famous sound films as Vertigo (1958), The Birds (1963), and Psycho (1960), all renowned for demonstrating Hitchcock's strong manipulation of the audience. Hitchcock wanted to involve the audience as much as possible to create even more suspense and anticipation throughout his films. He studied at St. Ignatius College London and became a brilliant technician who expertly blended sex, suspense and humour to become the acknowledged master of the thriller genre. His breakthrough film "The Lodger"(1926) was a prime example of the classic Hitchcock plot: an innocent protagonist falsely accused and then drawn into a web of intrigue, creating the film's storyline. Hitchcock had a theory that suspense is only created by providing the audience with suggestions and information endangering characters, however it is always what you least expect that happens in Hitchcock films. This is exactly so in Psycho: there are plenty of scenes that indicate danger or even peace and
Have decided to explore how Bolt uses the Common Man to emphasise the features of the major characters
The significance of the Common Man in 'A Man For All Seasons.' I have decided to explore how Bolt uses the Common Man to emphasise the features of the major characters and to illustrate the main themes of the play. I will also explore the role the common man plays in the structure of the play and his effect on the audience. The Common Man is the only character who speaks directly to the audience, which I think is important as it means they can feel part of the play: there is interaction between the audience and actors. This communication may increase the enjoyment of the audience as they are more involved with the production and is different to watching a drama or film on television. As Bolt says in the preface, 'The Common Man is intended to draw the audience into the play, not thrust them off it.' The fact that he is the only character that speaks to the audience means he can introduce them to the characters. (Eg: when the audience first sees More, he says 'that's Sir Thomas More') Although this is a very simple function it is important to eliminate any confusion the audience may have. This direct communication also means that he can make judgements on other characters. In the first scene as the steward, for example he observes that Rich will 'come to nothing' and that Thomas More 'will be out of practice' when someone asks him for something he wants to keep. These
Discuss the conventions of science fiction films with reference to Armageddon and Independence Day.
ASSIGNMENT 2 Media Discuss the conventions of science fiction films with reference to Armageddon and Independence Day. Two of the earliest science fiction stories were Frankenstein and war of the worlds by H.G Wells. Telling these stories gives directors plenty of opportunity for special effects. They can use their imaginations to design aliens, spaceships, robots, cities etc. Science fiction films are stories about imaginary scientific discoveries, space travel or life on other planets, they are popular because of this. People can just escape from their boring lives and enter a world of fantasy, where the only limit to as far as a science fiction film can go is your imagination. Science fiction is a popular genre of film, with a wide range of audiences. People enjoy collecting the memorabilia, they enjoy the action, the weapons, and the characters. Most science fiction films are set in the future, this is because the film can be as imaginative and as serial as you want. One of the most popular science fiction films ever made was star trek. Narrative- All science fictions films follow a Set pattern, there is a peaceful world at the beginning of the story, and then a problem is created by a new type of technology, an alien world, or an unknown force. A hero takes on the job of saving the group threatened, which is a whole world, a town or a family. Difficulties
The Self-help Craze: Motivational Speakers And Solutions They Sell
The Self-help Craze: Motivational Speakers And Solutions They Sell "I'm good enough, I'm smart enough, and gosh darn it, people like me," says Guy Smiley as he looks at himself in the mirror. This is how each Guy Smiley skit opened on Saturday Night Live, with actor Mike Myers playing Smiley. The character is a comic interpretation of a motivational guru, who tried to use mantras like the one above to over come insecurities. Although Smiley is fictional, the self-help genre Myers was making fun of has been growing in the last few decades and it on the rise. The public is being bombarded on every medium by self proclaimed gurus who offer people solutions to every problem they could face. Through television, radio, audio tapes, and live seminars, motivational speakers promise to give audiences the keys to change their lives, for a price. In 1995 an article in Forbes revealed that the self-help industry was estimated to generate 1.6 billion (Gubernick, 1995). According to an article in Business Week the books, tapes, and videos alone generated seven billion dollars in sales in 1999 (Morris, 1999). The followers of self-help gurus will enthusiastically swear that the teachings in a particular program have changed their lives, while skeptics view the programs as overly simplistic propaganda. As Marlin describes propaganda as a "systematic, motivated attempt to
An Experiment to Investigate How an Active Audience Will Affect a Skilled or Unskilled Player's Performance
An Experiment to Investigate How an Active Audience Will Affect a Skilled or Unskilled Player's Performance Centre Name: St. Leonard's RC Comprehensive Centre Number: 43421 Candidate Name: Sarah Davey Candidate Number: 6767 By Sarah Davey ABSTRACT Empirical Evidence used for this experiment was that of Triplett, Michaels et al. and Pessin, which all look at how an audience can affect a performance. Pessin and Triplett lacks ecological validity, due to unsporting relation, whilst Michaels et al. can be generalised more with this experiment, and is based on this. The aim of this experiment was to investigate whether skilled netball players with an active audience, would score more goals in 1 minute than unskilled players with an active audience. The Alternative Hypothesis of this experiment was that, skilled players would score significantly more netball goals in 1 minute, with an active audience than those who are unskilled. An experimental method was employed and an Independent Measures Design was chosen. The end T-Score was 18.4, and the Critical Value was 1.734. INTODUCTION INTRODUCTION: The generality of the investigation is to do with Sports Psychology. The main part of the experiment is based upon "Social Facilitation", which leads onto the "Dominant Response". "Social Facilitation" refers to the way in which the presence of other people may
Performance Studies: Cross Art Project
In small groups we were given a choice of stimuli such as poems, pictures and ideas. Our group chose the idea of 'chaos and order' as our stimulus because we thought that there would be many ideas to develop from this. We spent a lot of time discussing the idea of 'order and chaos' - they are opposites - there is never a situation where both occur at the same time yet you cannot have one without the other. Order is the way most people would like things to be, to keep order we use laws and rules so that everything should stay in control, without which there would be chaos. Chaos can be shown in many different ways such as riots or personal chaos e.g. a mental breakdown. There is no order in this kind of situation, if there were to be it would no longer be a riot but a march. We began by drawing out a spider diagram with the ideas we brainstormed about 'order and chaos'. Using these ideas we decided to base our piece on Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) as it seem to express the idea of someone keeping order so much, to the point where their life becomes chaotic. In order for us to meet the criteria of this project we decided that we needed to research OCD so that we could base this piece on factual information. Our group gained a lot of useful information from the Internet and books. Fears, worries suspicions and beliefs come into everyday life but when these doubts
Evaluate Brian Clark's play "Whose Life Is It Anyway?"
The aim of this assignment is to evaluate Brian Clark's play "Whose Life Is It Anyway?" and to form an opinion on how the author keeps attention of the audience throughout the play. For this purpose, the research has been carried out through detailed analysis of the play, as well as through the study and evaluation of materials presented in books and websites, so as to determine the devices and structures used by the playwright to engage and sustain the interest of the audience. "Whose Life is it Anyway" by Brian Clark, is a play about Ken Harrison, a professional sculptor and teacher, whose spinal cord has been damaged by a car accident. Ken is paralysed by the neck down and is being kept alive only by the miracles of medical technology. However, Ken does not want to be kept alive and this provides the core of the play which is centred around the changed life of Ken Harrison, his determination to decide his own fate, and the determination of those who care for him to keep him alive. The play takes up six months after the accident, as Ken is starting to realise the full extent of his injuries. The problem is that he has not been told exactly what his life will be like. He has to ask the doctors, who scarcely tell him, that he will need to be in the care of a hospital for the rest of his life. Ken is determined to exercise a choice over his own life or death, but his decision
The Long, The Short and The Tall - drama anlysis
The Long, The Short and The Tall By Luke Parsons 11E For my 20th century drama I chose to read and analyse, "The Long, The Short and The Tall," a war drama written by Willis hall in 1958. The Long, The Short and The Tall was set in the Malayan jungle in 1942 during World War II. The play features seven British Army soldiers who have been sent out on a standard reconnaissance mission. During the mission the soldiers came across a little hut in the middle of nowhere. After a general patrol of the area the soldiers decided on a twenty minute break. The break didn't go to plan after a long series of events, including Private Whitaker forgetting to pick up the batteries for the radio set and the group taking a prisoner-of-war. The soldiers stay the night. Then things start to go horrible wrong and culminates with the gruesome death of the whole patrol apart from Johnstone. Willis Hall wrote this war play during an era of when many war plays portrayed the English as winning the war and being all great and mighty. Willis Hall however created a very dramatic play that endeavoured to show people that this was not the case and there was more to war than winners and losers. I think Willis Hall wrote this play to show the British public the truth about war and the horrors of the British soldiers went through at this time. This is something that many war plays did not offer at this
12 angry men is a production about a murder trial.
Drama Unit 1 2 angry men is a production about a murder trial. A boy that could be looked on as guilty from the word go, is put up to the jury to decide his fait. The boy has a background of violence and crime and has been brought up in a slum. The jury is almost certain of the boys guilt. Every member of the jury votes guilty but ONE and so the jury is forced to sit it out and make a decision. We started off the production by choosing who the director would be. In the director we looked for someone that was a good actor himself so that he could speak from personal experience. Also we wanted someone that people could respect and would give thought to his ideas. The people we chose to be or directors were Craig and Bill we chose Craig because of his talent as an actor. Craig has been a good director so far, we decided that Craig would be the director for act I. act I is full of key scenes that need to be presented to the audience in a understanding way. Bill was also chosen for the director of act II, bill was chosen because of his potential. I think because in the class work we have done he has shown really good initiative. For example in a piece of improvisation work he had the idea that if they turned all the lights off their words would have more of an impact and it did it worked like charm. He also has a good imagination I could see this when he was telling me what he