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Movement Notes – Stage Pictures and Emphasis

Movement Notes – Stage Pictures and Emphasis

Movement and Stage Pictures l Besides being meaningful, movement should also be functional. The

Movement and Stage Pictures l Besides being meaningful, movement should also be functional. The audience must be allowed to see and hear the important items. l It is crucial to create focal points that catch and hold the audiences’ attention.

Stage Pictures and Tableaus Stage Picture l Every moment of a play or scene

Stage Pictures and Tableaus Stage Picture l Every moment of a play or scene generates a still image. – If at any moment the actors are to freeze the stage picture should be interesting to the eye. Tableau l Motionless figures representing a scene from a story or part of story. – A still image on stage. Often used at the opening or closing of a scene.

Emphasis l Emphasis is used by the director to give focus to the performer

Emphasis l Emphasis is used by the director to give focus to the performer or area of the stage the audience should be looking at. l There are several types and ways this can be done: Stage Pictures (or composition) – Levels – Planes –

Stage Pictures - Composition l Composition is the way the actors are grouped on

Stage Pictures - Composition l Composition is the way the actors are grouped on the stage in an appealing and meaningful arrangement; it is the picture the audience sees onstage.

Direct Emphasis The focus of the stage picture is on 1 actor

Direct Emphasis The focus of the stage picture is on 1 actor

Duoemphasis l The focus of the stage picture is on two different actors of

Duoemphasis l The focus of the stage picture is on two different actors of equal importance.

Secondary Emphasis Focus is divided between a group and a main character

Secondary Emphasis Focus is divided between a group and a main character

Diversified Emphasis Used when there is a Frequent change in the focus (usually between

Diversified Emphasis Used when there is a Frequent change in the focus (usually between 5 or more characters)

Levels • The actual head height of the actor determined by his or her

Levels • The actual head height of the actor determined by his or her body position -sitting, lying, standing, or elevated by an artificial means such as a step unit or platform • Meaning is created in stage pictures by placing actors at different levels

Levels The higher/taller the actor, the more emphasis

Levels The higher/taller the actor, the more emphasis

Planes l Imaginary divisions giving depth to the proscenium stage; – an actor moves

Planes l Imaginary divisions giving depth to the proscenium stage; – an actor moves through the stage planes as he or she moves downstage toward the audience or upstage away from the audience

Planes The depth of an actor onstage (how close an actor is to the

Planes The depth of an actor onstage (how close an actor is to the audience)

Diagonals Compositions where the actors are not on the same plane. - Often used

Diagonals Compositions where the actors are not on the same plane. - Often used to create a feeling of tension -

Triangles Used where 3 or more actors of equal focus are onstage

Triangles Used where 3 or more actors of equal focus are onstage

Emphasis l Directors often times use WHERE the actor is on stage (location) in

Emphasis l Directors often times use WHERE the actor is on stage (location) in order to place emphasis.

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