Stage Directions and Blocking Great Game of Power Stage directions Stage positioning Stage movement Stage direction game Stage Directions Upstage Right Upstage Center Upstage Left Stage Right Center ID: 565778
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Stage Directions and BlockingSlide2
Stage Directions and Blocking
Great Game of Power
Stage directions
Stage positioning
Stage movement
Stage direction gameSlide3
Stage Directions
Upstage Right
Upstage Center
Upstage Left
Stage Right Center
Center Stage
Stage Left Center
Downstage Right
Downstage Center
Downstage LeftSlide4
What do you see?Slide5
Blocking
Precise movement and positioning of actors on a stage to facilitate the performance of a play, ballet, film, or operaSlide6
Levels
The height of an actor on a stage.
Guides focus and adds interestSlide7
True West
by Sam
ShepardSlide8
Planes
The proximity of the actors to the audience (front than back)
Guides focus and adds interestSlide9
Into the Woods
by Stephen Sondheim and James
LapineSlide10
Give and Take
The placing of two actors so one’s face is easier to see by the audience than the other.
Guides focus and adds interestSlide11
Brighton Beach Memoirs
by Neil SimonSlide12
Actor positioning
The angle at which an actor stands has a great effect on how that actor is viewed.Slide13
Actor
Audience
Full Front
Full Back
One Quarter Left
One Quarter Right
Profile Right
Profile Left
Three Quarter Left
Three Quarter RightSlide14
Stage Movement
Blocking isn’t just where the actors stand, it’s also how they move.Slide15
Cross
Audience
Actor 1Slide16
Cross Below (Down)
Audience
Actor 1
Actor 2Slide17
Cross Above (Up)
Audience
Actor 1
Actor 2Slide18
Counter Cross
Audience
Actor 1
Actor 2Slide19
Review
Why do we have to be “precise” in our blocking?
How can you tell bad blocking from good blocking?