STANISLAVSKI
Please write a 2-3 paragraph journal reflection of our week of lessons (Thespis, Stanislavski, design elements). I must see evidence of learning in your reflection and YOU MUST relate this new knowledge to theatre and your life.
Monday, October 22, 2012
Esperanza HW #21
STANISLAVSKI
Please write a 2-3 paragraph journal reflection of our week of lessons (Thespis, Stanislavski, design elements). I must see evidence of learning in your reflection and YOU MUST relate this new knowledge to theatre and your life.
Thursday, October 11, 2012
9th Grade Teams! CLICK HERE! Tikkun, 10/11/12. Esperanza, 10/15/12. Fortitude, 10/16/12. Integrity, 10/16/12
Objectives of Scene Design
The scene designer has the following objectives:
1. Creating an environment for the performers and for the performance.
2. Helping to set the mood and style of the production.
3. Helping to distinguish realistic from nonrealistic theatre.
4. Establishing the locale and period in which the play takes place.
5. Evolving a design concept in concert with the director and the other designers.
6. Where appropriate, providing a central image or visual metaphor for the production.
7. Ensuring that the scenery is coordinated with other production elements.
8. Solving practical design problems.
Elements of Design
In bringing her ideas to fulfillment, the set designer makes use of the following elements:
1. Line, the outline or silhouette of elements onstage--for example, curved lines vs. sharp angular lines
2. Mass and composition, the balance and arrangement of elements--eg. a series of high, heavy platforms or fortress walls vs. a bare stage or a stage with one tree on it.
3. Texture, the "feel" projected by surfaces and fabrics--eg. the slickness of chrome or glass vs. roughness of brick or burlap
4. Color, the shadings and contrasts of color combinations
5. Rhythm (visual rhythm)--the repetition of shape, color and texture in a regular or irregular pattern in a design.
Questions:
1) How does the set designer use the elements listed above to achieve his/her objectives?
2) Think back to your theatre-going experiences. Which of the elements of design stand out to you? Why?
The scene designer has the following objectives:
1. Creating an environment for the performers and for the performance.
2. Helping to set the mood and style of the production.
3. Helping to distinguish realistic from nonrealistic theatre.
4. Establishing the locale and period in which the play takes place.
5. Evolving a design concept in concert with the director and the other designers.
6. Where appropriate, providing a central image or visual metaphor for the production.
7. Ensuring that the scenery is coordinated with other production elements.
8. Solving practical design problems.
Elements of Design
In bringing her ideas to fulfillment, the set designer makes use of the following elements:
1. Line, the outline or silhouette of elements onstage--for example, curved lines vs. sharp angular lines
2. Mass and composition, the balance and arrangement of elements--eg. a series of high, heavy platforms or fortress walls vs. a bare stage or a stage with one tree on it.
3. Texture, the "feel" projected by surfaces and fabrics--eg. the slickness of chrome or glass vs. roughness of brick or burlap
4. Color, the shadings and contrasts of color combinations
5. Rhythm (visual rhythm)--the repetition of shape, color and texture in a regular or irregular pattern in a design.
Questions:
1) How does the set designer use the elements listed above to achieve his/her objectives?
2) Think back to your theatre-going experiences. Which of the elements of design stand out to you? Why?
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
A Streetcar Named Desire, New York Times Theatre Review (2012)
The link below is the New York Times Theatre review that we read.
The link also contains other multimedia: 1) Production slideshow 2) Short video preview of a scene from the show 3) Interactive feature of original broadway production 4) Reader reviews
Clink the link:
http://theater.nytimes.com/2012/04/23/theater/reviews/a-streetcar-named-desire-at-the-broadhurst-theater.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1349313083-CN6DZaIJ5g2iZ6xKeAn9eQ
The link below is the New York Times Theatre review that we read.
The link also contains other multimedia: 1) Production slideshow 2) Short video preview of a scene from the show 3) Interactive feature of original broadway production 4) Reader reviews
Clink the link:
http://theater.nytimes.com/2012/04/23/theater/reviews/a-streetcar-named-desire-at-the-broadhurst-theater.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1349313083-CN6DZaIJ5g2iZ6xKeAn9eQ
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