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 are fully immersed in the world

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• Audience are very intimately present

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• Audience can be on opposing 'teams'

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• Audience are intimately present

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• Audience are 'fly on the wall' spectator

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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.

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Match the following directorial concepts to their potential impact.

• Establishing the mood and atmosphere

• Characterisation

• To deliver central message or lesson

• Stage positioning or proxemics

• To enhance impact on audience

• Intentional highlighting of historical / cultural / social etc.

• To highlight character relationships etc

• Intentional highlighting of themes and issues

• Creating a character we love or hate

• Use of Production Skills