GERM 1171 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Caroline Link, Stefanie Zweig, Tom Hanks
11-8-17: German 1171
Nowhere in Africa (2002) Caroline Link
Categories of Actors
- Extras
- Stars
- Trained professionals: went to acting school
- Nonprofessional performers
Stage Acting vs. Screen Acting?
Stage Acting
- Act out a role
- Volume of voice, projection
- Lighting
- Ca’t e re-filmed
- Has to be believable
- Body movement, use of whole body
- Build a character over duration of scene/ play
Screen Acting
- More of a tool of diretor
- Director has the vision
- Hae to at atural
- Switch on- off emotions
- Expressiveness: short takes, without long rehearsals
- Volume and physical size less relevant
Schools of Acting
- ethod
o Emotional recall
o Triggering analogous feelings
- Improvisation
Star System
- What makes a star?
o Recognizable
o Awards
o Kinds of roles that reflect society
Personality Star
- Charater reflets ator’s persoalit
- Celebrity plays the same sort of character
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Document Summary
Build a character over duration of scene/ play. Schools of acting (cid:862)(cid:373)ethod(cid:863: emotional recall, triggering analogous feelings. What makes a star: recognizable, awards, kinds of roles that reflect society. Celebrity plays the same sort of character. Main reasons: war, political persecution- refugees, econ destitution better life. Race, gender, age, religion, class, sexual orientation that people should be treated differently based on gender, race, ethnicity, age, disability: one is superior to others. Nowhere in africa autobiographical novel by stefanie zweig. Militants/ soldiers romance interculturality jewish family who flees nazi-germany 1938 refugees settle in rural life in kenya cross-cultural/ cross-ethnic communication. Focus adjustments to different cultural environment sense of home. Owuor (african servant) how is the role constructed. Main characters: regina (daughter), walter (father) jettel (wife) Father moves to kenya first then sends for his wife and daughter. Jettel wants the servant to learn german when speaking to her.
