Transcript Dramatic Commentary

Dramatic Commentary
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Ground Plans
Ground Plan
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Audience
with arrow
Entrance and exit
Stage
Key
Opening positions of characters
Viability (roughly to scale and no
obstructions to sight lines
Naturalistic set of ‘The Birthday Party’ –Boxed set
P
audience
Key
P – Petey
table
- flat
- chair
- window
- entrance/exit
Minimalist set ‘The Birthday Party’
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Audience
KEY
- fireplace
- table
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ - curtain
- chair
P – Petey
- entrance/exit
1st Column
Notes for Actors
Do You Have:
• Stage Position (USL, CS…..)
• Voice terms(pitch, pace, tone, volume, intonation,
clarity, register, accent, articulation, fluency)
• Movement terms(gestures, facial expression, body
language, use of levels, use of space, posture)
• Feelings/Emotions towards others
2nd Column
Justification
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Why are they in that stage position?
Why is their voice like that?
Why are they moving like that?
Why do they feel these emotions/feelings?
Show an understanding of the whole play –
of that character’s motivation –
the reason behind their actions.
Keep asking WHY???
3rd Column
Technical Effects - LIGHTS
AN EXAMPLE:
4 fresnel lanterns hanging at a 45 angle to give a
wash of light at level 5. The key light is the
sunlight coming in the window and a lamp.
One profile lantern with a gobo of a window
projected on the back wall. An amber gel on the
lantern to represent sunlight. At level 4 increasing
to level 7 to show morning progressing and sun
coming up.
Sound Fxs
AN EXAMPLE
• Sounds of seagulls to show that it is a
seaside town.
• Piece of classical music building up to a
crescendo to increase tension and create a
sombre, tense mood and atmosphere.
Notes for Justification Technical
actors
FXs
Stage Position
WHY?
SOUND FXS
Voice
WHY?
MUSIC
Movement
WHY?
LIGHTING
Emotions/
Feelings about
others
WHY?
WHY?