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SCRIPT ANALYSIS
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The 6 Points Plot Character Thought Dialogue Music spectacle Plot Character Thought Dialogue Music spectacle
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PLOT The structure of the play Made up of the basic aspects Exposition Discovery Reversal Point of attack Foreshadowing Complication Climax Crisis denouement The structure of the play Made up of the basic aspects Exposition Discovery Reversal Point of attack Foreshadowing Complication Climax Crisis denouement
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PLOT ON THE SIDE Exposition-background Discovery-recognition Reversal-flaw causing reversal Inciting incident-starts plot rolling Foreshadowing-prepare action to follow Complications-force that affects direction of the action Climax-maximum disturbance of the equilibrium Crisis-moments of decision Denouement-final resolution of the plot Exposition-background Discovery-recognition Reversal-flaw causing reversal Inciting incident-starts plot rolling Foreshadowing-prepare action to follow Complications-force that affects direction of the action Climax-maximum disturbance of the equilibrium Crisis-moments of decision Denouement-final resolution of the plot
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CHARACTER The “agents” of action, or those involved in the play Defined by words and actions Brought to life by the performers The “agents” of action, or those involved in the play Defined by words and actions Brought to life by the performers
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THOUGHT The argument, theme, or root idea Significance of the dialogue and action The argument, theme, or root idea Significance of the dialogue and action
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DIALOGUE The language of the play The dialogue must be speak-able and understandable Tragedy and high comedy stress the verse and dialogue Antigone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quLkooLxsO4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quLkooLxsO4 The language of the play The dialogue must be speak-able and understandable Tragedy and high comedy stress the verse and dialogue Antigone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quLkooLxsO4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quLkooLxsO4
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MUSIC All auditory aspects of the play-everything that is heard Greek and oriental drama it is very important, other forms nearly incidental All auditory aspects of the play-everything that is heard Greek and oriental drama it is very important, other forms nearly incidental
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SPECTACLE Visual element of the production-everything that is seen Important in live theatre-most plays now are written to be seen http://movies.netflix.com/WiPlayer?movieid=70253398&trkid=13641907&t=Shrek%2Bthe%2B Musical&tctx=0%2C0%2C8202feb4-3994-44d8-b438-eab604916e8d-8501393 http://movies.netflix.com/WiPlayer?movieid=70253398&trkid=13641907&t=Shrek%2Bthe%2B Musical&tctx=0%2C0%2C8202feb4-3994-44d8-b438-eab604916e8d-8501393 Visual element of the production-everything that is seen Important in live theatre-most plays now are written to be seen http://movies.netflix.com/WiPlayer?movieid=70253398&trkid=13641907&t=Shrek%2Bthe%2B Musical&tctx=0%2C0%2C8202feb4-3994-44d8-b438-eab604916e8d-8501393 http://movies.netflix.com/WiPlayer?movieid=70253398&trkid=13641907&t=Shrek%2Bthe%2B Musical&tctx=0%2C0%2C8202feb4-3994-44d8-b438-eab604916e8d-8501393
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“You have 2 kinds of shows on Broadway - revivals and the same kind of musicals over and over again, all spectacles. You get your tickets for The Lion Kin a year in advance, and essentially a family comes as if to a picnic, and they pass on to their children the idea that that’s what the theatre is - a spectacular musical you see once a year, a stage version of a movie. It has nothing to do with theatre at all. It has to do with seeing what is familiar. We live in a recycled culture…. I don’t think the theatre will die per se, but it’s never going to be what it was. You can’t bring it back. It’s gone. It’s a tourist attraction.” -Stephen Sondheim “You have 2 kinds of shows on Broadway - revivals and the same kind of musicals over and over again, all spectacles. You get your tickets for The Lion Kin a year in advance, and essentially a family comes as if to a picnic, and they pass on to their children the idea that that’s what the theatre is - a spectacular musical you see once a year, a stage version of a movie. It has nothing to do with theatre at all. It has to do with seeing what is familiar. We live in a recycled culture…. I don’t think the theatre will die per se, but it’s never going to be what it was. You can’t bring it back. It’s gone. It’s a tourist attraction.” -Stephen Sondheim
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