THTR1170 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Costume Design, Scenic Design, John Philip Kemble
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Aristotle"s poetics: please consider this dead man sexy, plot= summary of play"s incidents. Characterization: biological: gender, age, size, race, appearance, societal: economic status, religion, relationships, psychological: habitual responses, desires, motivations, ethical: morals as reflected by choices and decisions. Director"s concept: one word description of what play is about: essential beauty: theme as it relates to the audience, metaphor: active image, evolving or changing, encapsulates what play is about. Designers: job in the theatre is to control environment, communicate information, influence audiences emotional involvement, affect work of rest of company. The development of the designer: early theatre: most design work unattributed, importance of modern design in late 19th century. Representational: imitates real life, realistic details, historical accuracy, imaginary fourth wall. May rely on mood, color, shapes, visual symbols. Metatheatre: production comments on play as theatre, minimal scenery, use of permanent features of stage. Design: establishes style, emotional tone, location, allows audience to see what should be seen.
