(0:00-8:00) In this opening scene even though it's late I thought it was interesting that they started with a lot of light and then as the scene shifted to individual characters the focus of the lighting would be directed to the parents or the sons. Almost as if starting the play by suggesting that this is about the family, and then focusing on specific aspects of each family member.
(0:00-5:40) This production is really fascinating because we see a silent copycat character in which Willy speaks to himself in a very literal sense. If you continue the clip they keep both the boys talking as well as Willy talking to himself this time without the double. The set is much more low key probably low production budget set with no divide between the boys bed room which gives them a need to focus the lighting so we can't keep our eyes on everything in the room. I liked this one not because of the set but because the actors and light crew did the best with what they had.
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Two things I noticed about this production that were significantly different than the previous. One was the background music. Behind the characters speaking there was background music that would fit the monologues and dialogue, they did a great job in selecting music that would fit the mood of each characters conversations such as Willy speaking to himself cuing around (7:35) The other thing that was interesting was the set, they had didn't levels and wide spacing making it easy for the audience to focus on one side of the stage while set and props were being moved on the far side. Quite well done for a high school drama club
Dalon, great post! I loved how you properly analyzed the plays and were able to think about these in a drama and character enhancing way!
ReplyDeleteI felt like the first and third sets were very crowded and relied a lot on props. Which might be a good thing to reflect the family and main character's life but I lack extensive knowledge of the play. I liked how all the actors interacted with each other. The second seemed to rely more on the the dialog and dramatization of the lines. I like how you focused on the main character and how they each tried to make the audience relate to him and his conflict.
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