Space / Proxemics

Question 1

What does the positioning of a character indicate?

Answer 1

Where a character is positioned shows their relationship to other characters.

Question 2

What does it imply if characters are standing close to each other?

Answer 2

It shows that they have a close relationship.

Question 3

What can be assumed if characters are standing far apart?

Answer 3

They either did not know each other at all, or had fallen out and were no longer speaking to each other.

Question 4

How can you show that a character is in control?

Answer 4

You could place the actor on a higher level than the rest of the characters onstage.