Activities:
Activity
1 - The Directing Assignment:
• focuses on teaching basic directing and cooperative
skills
• works through a series of stages that directs use including:
first reading, blocking, rehearsal and problem solving
• this
project will take anywhere form 4 days to as much as two weeks
depending on the length of scenes assigned
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Start
each day of the scene work with a 10 to 15 minute warm-up.
Include vocal and physical elements so that you can approach
your scenes with energy. Alternate who leads the warm-up activities. |
| Step
One:
The Reading the Script |
•
choose script
• choose roles and director
• read script
• make decisions about style
• do character biographies or start the director's book |
| Step
Two:
Stumbling Through |
•
set deadlines, including the line deadline
• block the scene
• rehearse the scene
• discuss goals |
| Step
Three:
Problem Solving |
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Activity
2 - Polishing the scene
You
will need to spend several days polishing the scene following
the stumble through process. The amount of time your teacher assigns
for polishing will depend upon the complexity and length of the
chosen script.
Evaluation:
This a sample version of evaluation which will require adaptation
by the teacher depending on the complexity and length of the scenes
chosen
| Use
of class time |
5 marks
per day |
| Leadership |
15 marks |
| Cooperation
and problem solving |
15 marks |
| Blocking |
20 marks |
| Memorization |
20 marks |
| Style |
10 marks |
| Final
product |
30 marks |
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