The brainstorming section was a collective group work with a combination of all of our ideas imputed. Although I wasn’t here for the first class, my peers came up with the basic ideas of the characters and overall structure and I gave more ideas during the process of choreography/movement and character traits in the piece. The first step that we had to do was come up with the setting of our scene which was in the arctic. Then the three gods were built upon that idea especially the ice god. After that the story was easier to form with the conflict and ending. We quickly decided that we wanted three acts in this performance with the first one being the birth of the ice god, the fight, and rebirth of the earth god. I think I mostly took on a director role in this process so I usually take part in little pieces in every aspect. I think my main contribution is the choreography in the third act where Isabell and I created and blocked the scene. With the help of Ms.Hill we came up with the ideas for the entire song as well as using the chairs as props and Sadeem as the Earth god. I didn’t have much experience with lighting or costume but I could think of choreography and blocking for the stage. Once we had our sheet with our roles on it we quickly got onto our jobs. But overall, I think everyone helped in every aspect of the performance because although some people may be in charge for something, everyone’s opinion was heard and changes were made. For example, although I don’t understand the background of lighting, I can give some small tips on where the spotlight is and the colors to match with the themes. This story was about the birth of the evil ice god and her attempt to bully tribal members to take over the world. This plan was soon interfered by the fire god because they fought. The ice god lost the fight but fire god used up all his strength to defeat ice god which resulted in his death too. With the ashes of the two gods, new life was created by the rebirth of the earth god. The tribal members return back to life with the earth god and the earth god creates world peace. I think I put in as much effort as I could for this performance although I didn’t have much of a “personality-ic” role. This was a bit harder to play as we didn’t have any dialogue and only used movement to express emotion. I think the duet dance between Isabell and I turned out looking beautiful although some timing was off because of the organization of movement. I don’t think any of our “mistakes” that happened onstage affected the quality of our show because even though I watched this performance over and over again, on the day of the show it was still amusing to watch.
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"I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious" - Albert Einstein
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Today we explored how to treat a mask and did some improv performances with the mask on. We did one about sleeping, to explore our bodies, a short saying goodbye performance, and then a nature journey.
In physical theatre class today we did a few chair diets with my classmates, I was paired up with Hannah, Eric then Isabell. With my duet with Hannah, we didn’t have much story, but we did seem like we were friends in the performance. Our movements were close together which showed that we had a close relationship. For the performance Eric and I choreographed, there was more physical contact, which meant that we had more body commitment. This duet was easy to choreograph since we could connect the moves together with each other so the choreography came together itself. It was a bit harder for Hannah at first because it was our first choreography but it got easier gradually with more practice. I noticed that it was hard for me to think of movements for these dances without music since music is usually my inspiration for dance.
Title: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s stone
Author: J.K. Rowling
Page#: 223
Response: Harry Potter is a ten-year-old orphan who lives with the Dursleys, Aunt Petunia, Uncle Vernon, and cousin Dudley in London. Harry is basically bullied by the Dursleys. Harry is surprised to find a letter sent to him in the cabinet beneath the stairs one day. He discovered his parent were a wizard and a witch, were killed by Voldemort, and Harry got the lightning-bolt scar on his forehead. Students are assigned to one of four houses upon entrance at school: Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, or Slytherin. Harry is placed in Gryffindor and develops friendships with two other members of the house, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, throughout his exciting first year at Hogwarts. A three-headed dog guarding a trapdoor is discovered. Harry gradually realizes that Professor Snape, who teaches Potions, despises him and is attempting to seize whatever is hidden under the trapdoor. Harry, Ron, and Hermione are concerned that the Philosopher’s Stone is in harm, and after defeating many protection charms, Harry arrives at the room where the Stone is kept and is surprised to see Professor Quirrell there. Quirrell is unable to get the Stone from the Mirror of Erised and make Harry to attempt it. Harry got the stone and Voldemort, that has his face on the back of Quirrell’s head. Voldemort explains that he has been sharing Quirrell’s body until he can get to the Stone and revive, and the two fight for the Stone until Harry passes out. He wakes up in the hospital, discovering that Dumbledore has saved him, the Stone is to be destroyed, and Voldemort has escaped.
Develop and Plan
Model/sketch your idea – sketch using multiple perspectives (by hand, ideally): label measurements/sizes, desired materials, fasteners/adhesives & techniques needed for construction
This product converts energy from potential energy to elastic energy. I will need the following materials:
- Wood pieces x4
- Wooden sticks x10
- Wooden cylinder stick x2
- Elastic band x4
- Bottle caps x8
- Straw x2
- Metal stick x2
- Hot glue
- Saw
What techniques will you need to learn/use? How will you learn this?
I will need to use hot glue to stick the wheels and body together and stick the launcher as well, I already know how to use a hot glue gun. I will need to learn how to use a saw to make this design. I will learn this from the design center teacher, he can teach me how to safely use the saw to cut the wood in a straight line.
Make a plan for time/schedule and check/bring/ inquire about materials
EMBED/photograph/upload Models (annotated sketches) – please post it as large as your blog can view appropriately
Factors for Costume Design
- Age
- Gender
- Social Status
- Occupation
- Geographic Location
- Occasion/Activity
- Time of Day
- Season/Weather
- Historical Period
- Psychological Factors/Personality/Emotions
Costumes are very important when the actors or acresstess are performing onstage. They help the audience differentiate between the characters and add personality to the roles. Costume designers need to consider the factors above to inform the audience about the characteristics of the character.
Lighting design- The concept that a designer creates to provide light onstage to support the mood or atmosphere of the play
Light plot- The map that shows where all of your lighting instruments are placed and where they will be lighting
Lighting grid- Up above the stage, it is the system of bars and electric that power the light
Lighting board- The control panel that powers the lights when they turn on and off and at what intensity
Cyclorama- The large white “sheet” at the back of the stage that can be lit of projected on
Backlight- Lighting from the back
Sidelight- Lighting from the side
Toplight- Lighting from above
Frontlight- Lighting from the front
Footlight- Lighting that is placed on the floor in the front
Spotlight- A single source of light focused on a single subject
Fill light- Light sources that add lighting in and around the set/scenery/stage- they “fill in”
Wash- A large group of lighting that can “wash” the stage in the light that you can bring up at once together
Lighting angle- The angle of the lighting instrument in relation to the subject; usually 45%
Gobo (or pattern)- A pattern (in olden days it was a circle of metal) that blocks light to give you a shape onstage
Gel (or color gel)- The color that you want the instrument to throw onstage (or light onstage)
A
- You have to show or create a shipwreck on stage. How might you do that?
I might want to use lighting and sound for this section, for example using extreme flashing lights then a blackout to show that there was an accident. Then the sound effects behind could be sounds of waves and crashing sounds to show the shipwreck. During this time there could be people moving in the background to show panic which is also a transition that can be pieces of wood left on the ground after the shipwreck.
- One character in your play is a spirit. How might you have a character as a spirit onstage?
If we could, then I would use a harness so they can float around onstage. We could also use costumes like glittery or half-transparent material pieces of clothing so they don’t look alive. But it shouldn’t be too eye-catching because they are a spirit.
- Another character is imprisoned in a rock. How would you show a character imprisoned in a rock?
I would put the actor/actress in a cage and have pieces of rock props around the cage to show that they’re stuck inside a rock. The cage can symbolize imprisonment but the audience is still able to see the actor. Another idea could be using a special material to create a piece of cloth to put over the actor and shine a light behind them so a shillohwett can be shown up.
- You have to portray ‘magic demon dogs’ that are unleashed onstage. How might you portray magic demon dogs (without using real dogs)?
We could use smoke machines and incorporate lighting into this scene. By using smoke, it can seem like it has magic, colors that represent magic are possibly purple or blue, or if demon is the more significant idea then red lighting could work as well. Sound effect of dogs barking should be in the background as well. Actors could come onstage into the smoke in plain black and walk on four limbs to seem like the magic demon dogs.
- What elements would you bring in to create a deserted island? What would you create? Describe how the audience would know that it is a deserted island.
I think some sterotypical elements of a deserted island are palm trees, sand and water. We could use the background to emphasize on the location like putting a picture of a deserted island there. There could be some sand around the island and palm trees as props around the area.
- What challenges would you face when trying to create all of these elements in person, on stage, live, in front of an audience.
Some things might create some safety hazards like the spirit lift may not be as safe since they’re in the air, if the actor isn’t skilled enough, they may fall. Or some transitions would be hard to run smoothy like moving the cage for the rock or cleaning up the sand for the deserted island. Some other things might be kind of confusing like the shipwreck may not be as clear but it has to be since is probably a highlight of the show. These things might cause the props to not work as properly, or unrealistic.
B
“Inspiration” comes from many sources. Describe one source of inspiration for Julie Taymor when she was setting the scene for the play.
One source that Taymor got was from Mudmen of New Guinea.
Describe one moment where you went “a-ha!” or “that is brilliant!” or “I never would have thought of that!” and describe how or why that moment stood out to you.
When they were thinking about how to make the actor look like a spirit, I didn’t think about using a hand and make the actor invisible onstage. I was very surprised of how that turned out and I think it is very creative.
‘Symbolism’ plays an important part in most theatre. This is different than ‘Literal’. Pick one moment or element that was represented “symbolically” as opposed to literally and describe it.
Symbolism can be seen in this film where she find Shakepear’s “the bigger light”. She used that props to show that she thought it represented the sun.
The absolutely true diary of a part-time Indian
Sherman Alexie
End of book
Title: The absolutely true diary of a part-time Indian
Author: Sherman Alexie
Page#: 143
Response: I think the main character is in a lost state with his identity, he doesn’t have a clear goal. What is his goal?
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