directing space, lesson 9, set

Theatre : Stage : Show (Chronotopes)

... Caligari Moments in class

Fundamental of Stage Direction Spring 2002 * 2006 *

topics : "Stage Grammar"

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2005: Total Acting & Total Directing *

BioMechanics

The Society of British Theatre Designers (see Gallery)

Director & Designers: set, costumes, light...

ArtsAlive.ca (canada)

set design links * (recommended)

Directorial Concept and Design

shows

"9 Square" in drama breakdown (part I) and acting (part II).

SPACE page in THR Theory *

SEMIO : semiotics

Spectacle (transition to part 4. Directing Public)

Read Biomechanics I (chronotope)!

3 D and 3 levels

floor plan exc. in class (scenes)

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Index * stageMATRIX * Film Directing * Biomechanics * I * II * III * IV * V * Classes * SHOWS *

Lesson 9: set -- landscape for action

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proscenium

2006: pomo

Many photos of Meyerhold's productions have the same look: the levels. Set must be a machine for action. It has to be functional. Period.
Vertical composition -- the same as with actor's size. Standing, seating, floor. Three basic levels, but on macro-scale.
Space formation: by drama
"Acting Areas" (drama -- actors -- stage)

FOUR CORNERSTONES: Oedipus * Hamlet * 3 Sisters * Godot + * my notebook THEATRE
Method Acting for Directors textbook reading : part 4, 5, 6 Tom Stoppard. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (scenes in class)