THTR 1020 Chapter : What Is Theater
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Costumes: the red scarves shows guilt, the white shows innocence. Set: they are in srt of a dream world , they would not be actually wearing those costumes but instead in prison jump suits. Actors: they used dance genres to code guilt and innocence, the ones the were guilty had very hard movements. Very by medium (film, tv, print, e word) Every one is meant to look towards the front. You are supposed to enter from one door and eave from a different one. System of non verbal signs- conventions-that carry meanings. Codes are interpretive frameworks which are used by both producers (actors/directors/designers) and interpreters (audience of texts) Codes help simplify phenomena in order to make it easier to communicate experiences. Verbal language (including how language sounds, is arranged, and organized. ) Bodily codes (bodily codes, bodily contact, proximity, physical orientation, appearance, facial expression, gaze, head nods, gesture, and posture.
