domingo, 5 de junio de 2011




Moods a la craig is an interesting idea. His innovation consists on changing the mood of the stage by only changing the lights and the position of the actor. We tried this for ourselves, we had to get ourselves a model, a space and the lights we needed. 

After doing the project and presenting it to the class, we discussed some points about the idea of craig, and then i wondered to myself, what if the director tries to transmit a feeling with the lights, but the audience receives a totally different feeling, and makes a wrong interpretation? So i began to search for an answer to my new question.

It didn't took me so long to get to the conclusion of keeping it simple. If you make the changes to complicated, then you may, and most probably, confuse the audience, therefore, you should keep it simple for the audience to catch up quick and continue to enjoy the play. If there get a mistaken interpretation, then  they wont understand as well as they would.

But then, some people, the usual intelligent stereotype person who wants to appreciate the work of the director, won't be very amazed by mediocre changes. This contrast of audiences will result on a problem, o the director has to make sure that his play is adaptable and enjoyable for everyone. But, how do you make an amazing mood change with lights while keeping it simple to understand? It is not easy to make mood changes like this, so great and complex but easy to catch up to, and i wonder: Is there a way to know exactly what the people will think? Is the point of this changes to cause different feelings on different people? Maybe it is a way to let each person have their own interpretation, and thus having a more adaptable mood, but in that case, how do you know what to do in the play for it to match to the audience's interpretation? 

1 comentario:

  1. Should a play be enjoyable for everyone? Can it?

    If you want to know what your audience will like, then you have to study your audience and their preferences. What do they expect? What are they familiar with?

    Do you want to make plays for your audience or would you rather make an audience for your plays? How can you get to this?

    Roberto

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