May 11, 13, 14

May 11, 13

1.  Zoom class link:
MONDAY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/78555967908?pwd=RkoxYmVCUk12UzdmakUxYnUwT2dCQT09

TUESDAY: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/72292689725?pwd=UVJydGdEb0Zlc3M3SmM1QUtXck8zZz09

WEDNESDAY:  https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77106898658?pwd=c2JpbDZwU2pQUGlLRTM3TnRMTVdMUT09

2.  Criterion B Presentations -    https://flipgrid.com/3253ae1a

Please use the above link to record your Criterion B  3-way Delivery.

You will be graded as follows:

On a scale of 1- 8 (8 = excellent, 1 = limited)

__________ Did the actor have good voice control?

• Pitch – speaking in a high, low or natural voice.
• Pace – the speed at which someone speaks, eg the speed of response in an argument.
• Enunciation - is the act of pronouncing word clearly.
• Pause – a dramatic pause at a crucial moment could merit a comment.
• Tone – this suggests your mood and your intention towards the listener, eg happy or sad.
• Volume – you might be commenting on audibility but you’re more likely to be discussing the effect of a loud, powerful voice or a quiet, nervous or sad voice.
• Accent – you may be talking about how someone has achieved a convincing accent or how the choice of accent enhanced their characterisation.
• Emphasis – the pressure on individual words that makes them stand out. Emphasis or stress for a particular effect is significant and can change the meaning of a sentence as well as the feeling behind it.
• Intonation – the rise and fall of the voice. There’s a clear movement up at the end of a sentence when we ask questions for example. Intonation also helps us to say what we mean.

___________ Were each of the deliveries very different from each other?

Overall Score _____________

May 14

 

1.  What is a tableau?

In a tableau, participants make still images with their bodies to represent a scene. A tableau can be used to quickly establish a scene that involves a large number of characters. Because there is no movement, a tableau is easier to manage than a whole-group improvisation – yet can easily lead into extended drama activities. It can be used to explore a particular moment in a story or drama, or to replicate a photograph or artwork for deeper analysis.

Performance 2 will be a tableau

2.  Tableaux - what is it?
     https://www.thoughtco.com/introducing-tableau-to-students-3938471

3.  Who is Caravaggio?  What did he paint? 

Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (born on 29 September 1571)  was an Italian painter active in Rome for most of his artistic life. During the final four years of his life he moved between Naples, Malta, and Sicily until his death in 1610.

https://theculturetrip.com/europe/italy/articles/10-artworks-by-caravaggio-you-should-know/

4. Tableaux Vivants - Caravaggio paintings performed live
    Watch video and discuss

5.  Tableaux check list

Statue: Individual facial expression and body shape/gesture

• Use whole face and body
• Show character
• Show action (body)
• Show emotion (face)

 Levels and depth

• Low/medium/high, left/right/center, downstage, upstage, near/far
• Three dimensional use of stage or playing space

Character and spatial relationships/connections

• Eye contact or point of focus
• Physical contact, using positive or negative space (touching or not touching)
• Proximity or distance

Open to the audience (cheat out)

• Audience awareness
• Make sure all actors can be seen (no blocking—use levels & depth)