Devising Flashcards
Design
Name 3 times we used sound in our devised
Carol’s Movement scene (Non-diagetic)
-> Ballet warm-up like sounds
Underscoring in mono - (Non-diagetic)
-> Atmosphere/tone
School bell/General chatting
-> Before school scenes to establish setting
Design
Name 3 times we used sound in our devised
Carol’s Movement scene (Non-diagetic)
-> Ballet warm-up like sounds
Underscoring in mono - (Non-diagetic)
-> Atmosphere/tone
School bell/General chatting
-> Before school scenes to establish setting
Design
Name 3 times we used lighting in our devised
Opening
- Gause lit from behind (30-60) using multiple colors for a shadow
- Colored gels over hand-held lights
– Lit stage with a pink wash from LEDs from front to hide the actors
Monolouge
- Lit stage with a pink wash from LEDs ( wide focus, 30-60)
- Profile in charlie’s mono (60*)
Searching scene
- Hand held warm white lights whilst searching for Charlie
- Dark blue dim wash
- Fresnel on Charlie when found
**End **
- Pink wash with LEDs and dim overhead spots
- Cyclical/Loop back to beginning
Design
Name 3 times we used costume in our devised
Charlie
- Intially wearing clean, bright tight fitting clothes
- As the Play progresses, so does her eating disorder
-> Then wearing distressed baggy black sweatpants and hoodie
- Effort to hide body / been wearing them for a while
- Play with the sleevs
Carol -> Sophia
- Apron - distressed and stained - to show the status as a stay at home
- Ballet wrap - Old and off-blue - Show past
Sophia
- Leotard and ballet tights with the same blue ballet-wrap cardigan as her mother - hers is pristine
How did we use structure?
Linear / Chronological
-> To show character development
-> Easy for the audience to follow along
-> Build climax of emotions
-> Provide full context to scenes
How do you describe costume?
Silhouette (Time and place)
Color
Texture
Condition (New & Pristine/distressed)
Movement
What are the vocal skills you could describe when directing / acting?
Tone - Mood & Intention
-> Happy, sad, frustrated
**Pitch **
-> High, low, squeaky, whiny, deep, husky
Pace - Speed of speech
-> Fast, Slow, halting, stuttering, hesitant
Volume
-> Soft, quiet, loud, whisper, shout
Projection
-> Loudly/ quiet
Diction/ Clarity of speech
-> High/low, slurred
Accent - Location and status
Elongate / Emphasis
What are the physical skills you could describe when directing/acting?
Gait - the way a character walks
-> Rapid, Sluggish, Gentle, Smooth, Stomps, Rushed, Purposeful, Hasty
Facial expressions
-> Wide eyes, raised eyebrows, open mouthed-shock
Gestures
-> Clenched fist, pointing, open-handed, folded arms
Posture
-> Upright, slouched, relaxed
Mannerism - habitual gesture or way of speaking and behaving
-> Twitchy, decisive, formal, secretive, controlled, aggressive, informal
Body language
-> Arms crossed, proxemics, tensed/untensed
