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Transcript of Stage Directing Chapters 6,7 A Director’s Itinerary Michael Wainstein.
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Stage DirectingChapters 6,7
A Director’s ItineraryMichael Wainstein
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Why Research?
Director must be• an expert in all subject matter related to play• understand culture, history, society and morality of
culture the play is set• have a psychological understanding of the
characters• explain references in the scrpt• develop a visual and psychological concept for the
play
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Director’s DPN
Provide research here as a resource for the production
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Representational vs. Inspirational
• There are two types of visual information that can be helpful
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Inspirational research
Witchcraft
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Where to LookThe Internet
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The Library
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The Bookstore
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OTHER RESEACH SOURCES
• Newspaper archives• Real-life observation• Oral research• Movies and Video• Museums• Travel
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Categories of Research
CHARACTER–Character’s Background–Educational systems–Socio-economic status–Social order–Discourse (academic theories)
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PLACE
• Physical location• Interiors• Architectural• Fashion• Furniture• Props
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HISTORICAL
• Events• Forms of employment• Religion• Technologies• Speech and dialect• People
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CULTURAL
• Art• Fashion• Design• Theatrical trends• Music• Popular Entertainment
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TEXTUAL
• Context• Historical references• Societal impact• Playwright biography• Era transposition
(does it work in another period?)
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CONCEPTChapter 7
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Definition
CONCEPT• A plan or intention;• An idea or mental picture of a group or class
of objects formed by combining all their aspects
CONCEPTS TAKE TWO FORMSthe psychological and the visual
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PSHYCHOLOGICAL CONCEPT
• DEFINE THE DIRECTOR’S APPROACH TO THE INTERNAL ACTION OF THE PLAY
• DEFINES HOW THE PLAYS SUPEROBJECTIVE WILL BE BROUGHT TO LIFE
• WHAT DOES THE DIRECTOR WISH TO EXPRESS THROUGH THE PRODUCTION
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VISUAL CONCEPT
• THE DIRECTOR AND DESIGNERS’ APPROACH TO THE EXTERNAL ACTION OF THE PLAY– SETS– SOUND– COSTUMES– LIGHTING– SPECIAL EFFECTS– PROPS
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A process for developing the psychological concept
• State the super-objective and themes• Write a short focus statement• Create character focus statements• Apply focus statements to character’s actions• WRITE YOUR PSYCHOLOGICAL CONCEPT
STATEMENT (See text page 47)
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Developing the VISUAL concept
• Use charts to document the requirements of the script…
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Transposition
Ask these questions…– Does the original period have special significance
to the themes of the play?– If the period is transposed, are the themes
preserved?– If a play is moved to another period, will this
illuminate themes intened by the playwright in a way more accessible to modern audiences?
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Good Example
Connecticut’s Long Wharf production of A DOLLS HOUSE (2010)
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Bad Example is HAIR in another period
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Atmosphere
“…A palpable, pervasive tone or mood that is external in nature, and thus felt and seen by the audience, albeit influential on the internal life of the characters” (Wainstein, page 51)
Michael Chekhov “Atmospheres for the artist are comparable to different keys in music. They are a concrete means of expression.”
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STYLE
In order for designers to create their work…they must have a sense of style that is in harmony with that of the director.
Style is both objective, defined by the period and subjective, existing as an instinct in the director’s imagination.
Style choices are found in research, experience and imagination.
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Examples of visual style
Spectacular
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Minimalist
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Realistic
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Splashy, over-the-top
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Funky (modern, Bohemian)
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Other examples
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Final thoughts
• Before beginning discussions with actors or designers, the director should have very clear idea of his or her psychological and visual concepts.
• Stay open to suggestions of others, it is a collaborative art