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Mark Metzger Jane PageDirecting I

Chapter 4 Notes

-Many times actors and director are in confict o the actions in a scene.A good ay to test hat orks !est is to "ook at the formal structure-#$pero!%ecti&es' Character(s desires or the entire p"ay) $s$a""ydisco&ered thro$gh !reaking don scenes

-*ry not to ha&e the actor think a!o$t their s$pero!%ecti&es+ andinstead direct so that the sma""er actions make $p a "argerpict$re

-,nergy and action is heightened !y greater confict-P"ays a"ays ha&e one central conict . *here may !e more than %$stone confict in a p"ay+ !$t it is a"ays rooted in the heart o one specicconfict

- Always identify the central conict -A director sho$"d kno the $nction o e&ery narrati&e e"ement

-*he $nction o a"" scenes is to con&ey inormation+ directors andactors m$st high"ight the most important inormation

-A"" p"ays are a series o e&ents-e"ps to "ook at a piece as %$st e&ent to e&ent-Make actions and e&ents ork in harmony

-Architect$re+ or the constr$ction o a scene+ a"so pro&ides a ay to"ook at o!%ects.

-/ook at ho the scene is !$i"t+ go moment to moment-/ook at archetypa" patterns and genres to create a tone or sty"e

-0no hat archetypes and stereotypes are !eing $sed in the p"ay tohe"p esta!"ish mood and thematic emphasis-/ook or a""egories to myth+ o"k+ or airyta"e-A director m$st !e a master o narrati&e

-0no a"" orms o storyte""ing e""+ constant"y st$dying narrati&e-Not %$st inte""ect$a"+ !$t $nderstand emotiona" e1ects o

narrati&e-e"p$" tip' gi&e a tit"e to each scene in a p"ay. e"ps nd thematic andactiona" oc$s-Directing ne orks is di2c$"t !eca$se the script is a"ays in f$3$nti" it is rozen)5 prod$ction sho$"d represent the p"ayright(s &ision

-*ry to start ana"yzing p"ays !y artic$"ating action-A"ays kno the p"ayright(s intent. No!ody knos the story !etterthan the a$thor-6nderstand the "ang$age o a p"ay+ especia""y i it is heightened.#ty"ized "ang$age is important-7hen ana"yzing "ang$age+ do c"ose te3t$a" ana"yses. /ook at specicords that are chosen. 7hy is that ord there instead o another8#ma"" detai"s make $p a m$ch "arger story and moti&e.

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-Cha""enge o a director' don(t "ose the "arger &ision. #ometimes it iseasy to get "ost in character de&e"opment and sma""er areas o oc$sthat the ork as a ho"e !egins to "ose strength-A"ays keep goa"s and priorities in mind thro$gho$t rehearsa" process.Compare initia" &ision to de&e"oping &ision.