Assignments 1+2 technical theatre

• Drama
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 1

PERIOD

Big Idea: Adaptability is demonstrated by the ability to change, alter or cope with new environments or circumstances.

The theme: ADAPTABILITY!

Aim

Using digital pictures to inspire a performance

How to create atmospheres using lights and sound

Today

1 Recap

2 Groups from last week

3 Assignment 1

4 Natural disasters assignment

Technical theatre?

Sets the tone for a performance 

Tells the audience where they are, what time it is and what kind of day it is.

Technical theatre is what makes a carpet fly and a pumpkin turn into a beautiful carriage.

Gives technicians a chance to create the fantastic and the magical.

Lighting function

Visibility: What you can see

Mood: feelings that the scene evokes

Focus: What your eyes are drawn to

Modeling: Placement of lights to create dimension.

Lights out and use a torch to light your/students face in different ways.

• Create a short performance with the given location. 
• You can't use spoken word.
• Use light & sound to create an atmosphere. 

Assignment 

                                             Let's try

                                        Let's try

Let's try

Let's try

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Natural disasters

Natural disasters
(geography lessons)

Natural disasters

Tsunami

Ring of fire

Hurricane

Tornado's

Volcano

Wildfire

• Create a short performance in groups of 3/4 people with the given disaster (wheel on the next slide). 
• You can't use spoken word.
• Use light & sound to create an atmosphere. 
• Find a picture online for inspiration (like we did in the previous slide: make sure there are people in the picture!)
  
• Use this picture as a starting point for your performance (tableau)

Today's assignment

Natural disaster wheel 

Upload the picture you used as a starting point (tableau)

Upload a picture of your tableau here