Staging Modalities and Envisioning the Script PDF

STAG I N G M O DA LI T I E S A N D EN V IS I ON I NG T H E S C RI PT F E REN T TYPES OF STA GE DIF  This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA This Photo by Unknown Author is li...

STAG I N G M O DA LI T I E S A N D EN V IS I ON I NG T H E S C RI PT F E REN T TYPES OF STA GE DIF  This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC WHAT IS STAGING Position of the acting area in relation to the audience This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA The process of selecting, designing, adapting to, or modifying the performance space for a play or film This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA-NC ACTING AREA AREAS OF THE STAGE UPSTAGE It is the area that is considered the furthest from the audience. The upstage is divided into upstage right (USR), upstage center (USC), and upstage left (USL). ACTING AREA/CENTER STAGE (CS) This is the location where the actors are expected to perform and where much of the set is placed. DOWNSTAGE It is the area that is considered the closest to the audience. The downstage is divided into downstage right (DSR), downstage center (DSC), and downstage left (DSL). CROSS OVER This area is utilized by the performers as they travel from the left side to the right side, the stage hands and the technicians which is purposely concealed from the audiences’ sight. STAGE RIGHT(SR) AND STAGE LEFT(SL) This is the area to the left and right of the performers (audience’s right and left respectively) where it may be utilized as the performers’ acting area if the need arises. It also has off right and off left which may serve as points for the entrance and exit of the performers when they need to. Both the off right and off left are hidden from the audience. MAJOR TYPES OF STAGE PROSCENIUM STAGE This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA PROS Sight lines are excellent and work is easy to stage CONS The audience can feel quite removed from the action. THRUST STAGE This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA PROS The audience feel included and an intimate atmosphere is created. having one end which is visible to all provides a ‘back’ to the stage. CONS Sight lines can still be an issue. TRAVERSE STAGE PROS This style of staging is that it is intimate staging and allows the actors to use the audience FOR EFFECT. CONS The opposing sides of the audience might see two entirely different shows and sight lines are still an issue. ROUND/IN-THE-ROUND STAGE SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS IN PRODUCTION Scenery that does not obscure actors and the rest of the stage from parts of the audience. Backdrops and curtains cannot be used, thus the director must find other ways to set the scene. Lighting design is more difficult than for a proscenium stage, since the actor must be lit from all sides without blinding nearby audience members. Entrances and exits must be made either through the audience, making surprise entrances very difficult, or via closed-off walkways, which must be inconspicuous. as a result, stage entrances are normally in the corners of the theatre. The actors need to ensure that they do not have their backs turned to any part of the audience for long periods of time, in order to be seen and heard clearly. WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE OF STAGE IN DRAMA?  Tells the flow of the play and how it will be presented aside from its dialogue Brings the characters to life STEPS IN WRITING A PLAY (ADAMS:2014) Create an interesting plot Decide on your structure Decide how you want it to look Know your audience Create interesting characters VISUAL DETAILS INVOLVED IN DRAMA BLOCKING SCENIC BACKGROUND STAGE DIRECTIONS SOUND EFFECTS A sound recorded and presented to make a specific storytelling or creative point without the use of dialogue or music.