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Basic Principles of Theater Production

Basic Principles of Theater Production. Hegel Tsai. Hegel Tsai 2010/11/09 + KP's Theatre Class. Outline. Director, Stage manager and Prompter Staging Cast: Performing Crew: Property Costumes and Make-up Lighting Sound effects Rehearsals. Director. Director Decisions

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Basic Principles of Theater Production

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  1. Basic Principles of Theater Production Hegel Tsai Hegel Tsai 2010/11/09 + KP's Theatre Class

  2. Outline • Director, Stage manager and Prompter • Staging • Cast: Performing • Crew: • Property • Costumes and Make-up • Lighting • Sound effects • Rehearsals

  3. Director • Director • Decisions • Stage manager • Monitor back stage progress • Director’s assistant • Prompter • Document EVERYTHING • Present in rehearsals

  4. Staging

  5. Staging

  6. Staging • Priority: Audience • Background of the play: time and space • Sets the tone of the scene • Will go through several modifications • Never Crowd the stage: blocking

  7. Performing • Poise & Focus • Characterization and Acting • Eye Contact • Projection and Diction • Pace • Ensemble • Blocking

  8. Crew • Property • Make (find) props • Changing scenes • Precision • Costumes and Make-up • Measurements • Find Costumes • Thick make-up • Efficiency

  9. Crew (2) • Lighting • Background • Well balanced • Must shed enough light on the performers • Color: Sets the tone of the (play) scene • Precision • Sound Effects • Background • Provide the audience with something they cannot see • Sound Cues • Precision

  10. Rehearsals • Punctuation • Warm-ups • Note taking • Rehearsals • Blocking • Movement • Exploratory • Performance

  11. Conclusion • Dedication • Participation • Communication • Modification • Having Fun

  12. KP’s Theatre Class (video) (website) • Character – • Lines, stage directions, dialogue • Ask questions about his/her background, surroundings, everything about him/her. • Non-verbal language • walk (leading center) • Leban movement; direct, heavy movement

  13. More about blocking • KP's Theatre Class - Stage Directions.mp4 (blocking, open position, • KP's Theatre Class - Blocking.mov.mp4 • KP’s Theatre Basics: Composition • Stage Lighting

  14. The College Theatre

  15. References • Student Actor Objectives http://bms.westport.k12.ct.us/mccormick/rt/rtstudobj.htm • 舞台設計與燈光設計概述 • Stage Managing http://www.myoops.org/cocw/mit/NR/rdonlyres/Music-and-Theater-Arts/21M-606Introduction-to-StagecraftSpring2003/F02D8137-4EFC-4DBF-9434-5ABFB060BD77/0/StageManualrev06.pdf

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