Theater
What is Theater?
In order to address the topic of theater completely, we are going to break it into two subsections:
A) the technical side of theater (backstage)
B) the acting side of theater (onstage)
Each subsection has its own set of elements and design principles; in other words each subsection can be broken down into pieces (elements) then put together again in a variety of ways (principles of design).
In order to address the topic of theater completely, we are going to break it into two subsections:
A) the technical side of theater (backstage)
B) the acting side of theater (onstage)
Each subsection has its own set of elements and design principles; in other words each subsection can be broken down into pieces (elements) then put together again in a variety of ways (principles of design).
Technical Theater
Elements of Technical Theater
The technical side of theater is broad as it encompasses both live theater and film. However, at its root, the backstage elements of theater can be broken down into the following elements:
+Make Up & Costumes
+Stage & Set
+Properties
+Lighting
+Sound
+Special Effects
Elements of Technical Theater
The technical side of theater is broad as it encompasses both live theater and film. However, at its root, the backstage elements of theater can be broken down into the following elements:
+Make Up & Costumes
+Stage & Set
+Properties
+Lighting
+Sound
+Special Effects
Design Principles of Technical Theater
The elements of the technical side of theater can be assembled in a variety of ways but they can be categorized into the following broad designs principles:
+Realistic
+Selectively Realistic
+Stylized
+Symbolic
+Formal
The elements of the technical side of theater can be assembled in a variety of ways but they can be categorized into the following broad designs principles:
+Realistic
+Selectively Realistic
+Stylized
+Symbolic
+Formal
Acting Theater
Elements of Acting
While onstage or filming, actors focus on two elements:
+Body Language (including facial expressions)
+Voice
Elements of Acting
While onstage or filming, actors focus on two elements:
+Body Language (including facial expressions)
+Voice
Design Principles of Acting
Each actor has his/her own personalized style of acting, however, there are a few major theories of how to act; we call these theories, "schools," (think of "schools of thought"). The following are three of the most widely studied schools of acting:
+Stanislavsky System
+Meisner Technique
+Suzuki Acting Method
Each actor has his/her own personalized style of acting, however, there are a few major theories of how to act; we call these theories, "schools," (think of "schools of thought"). The following are three of the most widely studied schools of acting:
+Stanislavsky System
+Meisner Technique
+Suzuki Acting Method
The following assignments are from years past or perhaps have not been assigned yet.. Please do not complete these.
Assessment
1) You will create a movie trailer using your choice of template in iMovie. You ARE the director but some directors also choose to star in their films (in other words, you can make all directing choices from behind the "camera" or you can "direct" yourself and a volunteer camera operator). You MUST pay attention to both the technical and acting side of theater, specifically the following:
+does your story line match the theme of your selected trailer
+does the acting match the theme of your selected trailer
+does the setting match the theme of your selected trailer
+did you make purposeful choices regarding costumes, make-up,
lighting, etc?
2) Begin by selecting a trailer template in iMovie. You can preview them but do not spend a lot of time on your selection. (Take no more than 5 minutes.) Once you have decided on a template, follow this link and "open" the appropriate template to YOUR Notability: Unit 2 Artistic Literacy folder. This is a storyboard.
3) Complete the storyboard BEFORE you film! (CLICK HERE) See the example below. Turn in completed storyboard by selecting the export button at the top of the document while open in Notability. Select "share." Share as PDF. Select Classroom and upload it to the appropriate assignment.
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4) Now, you may begin shooting your trailer. If you choose to film at home, you can take video or photos on your phone and save them to your Google Drive, that way you can access them from your school iPad.
5) When you are done, upload your trailer to your Google Classroom. Select the export button, select classroom. Attach the to appropriate assignment.
5) When you are done, upload your trailer to your Google Classroom. Select the export button, select classroom. Attach the to appropriate assignment.