Directing Concepts

What do we call the intentional creation of mood and atmosphere before a performance even starts?

What production skills are crucial in determining the atmosphere of the performance venue?

• The color of the curtains

• The size of the audience

• Lighting and sound

• The genre of the performance

Which aspect is important for the actor/audience relationship?

• The script

• Stage positioning of actors and set

• The price of the tickets

• The duration of the intermission

How does the type of staging affect the performance?

• It dictates the length of the performance

• It influences audience engagement

• It selects the type of performance

• It determines the number of acts

How can digital media enhance a performance?

• By replacing live actors

• By increasing ticket prices

• By shortening the performance

• By adding visual imagery

Name the type of staging where the audience is a 'fly on the wall' and spectates the characters lives?

Match the staging type to it's primary audience impact.

• Audience can be on opposing 'teams'

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• Audience are very intimately present

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• Audience are 'fly on the wall' spectator

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• Audience are intimately present

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• Audience are fully immersed in the world

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In what way does audience interaction impact a live performance?

• It can disrupt the flow of the performance

• It has no impact

• It can energize performers and influence the performance's dynamic

• It shortens the length of the performance

Choose a staging for your production of 'Men Should Weep' and explain what impact you think it would have on your audience and performance.

Match the following directorial concepts to their potential impact.

• Creating a character we love or hate

• Characterisation

• Establishing the mood and atmosphere

• Use of Production Skills

• To highlight character relationships etc

• Stage positioning or proxemics

• To deliver central message or lesson

• Intentional highlighting of historical / cultural / social etc.

• To enhance impact on audience

• Intentional highlighting of themes and issues