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Hi to all!

I am working on my homework for Wednesday class, T225: Directing and Performances

Here is my homework.

"Conduct a character and behaviour study of a real Singaporean. This study must be supported by research materials – eg. Images, sketches, interviews, etc.
Shadow this character for at least half a day to gain a better understanding of the character.
Understand what it is to be Singaporean, and share the research findings in Problem 4: Representations of the Body.

Research on the philosophies and directing approaches of two local directors, Alvin Tan and Kok Heng Leun.
Understand how and why they work with the community through theatre and drama.
You may consult newspaper articles, past programme notes and any other resources available."

So, I've decided to do on Yi Ting and I'm still studying her character and behaviour.


Well, I still need your help to do the following questions. It's an open-ended questions. You can answer it in the comments below or not, at the tagboard. If not, you can email it to me. Anyway, thank you so much for the help. Really appreciate it!

About Yi Ting

What's your first impression of her as a person?


Does your first impression of her change when you get to know her more?


What's her mannerism? ( name me any: example: her habits, gestures, behaviour, etc)


How long have you know her?


What is her character like?


How she behaves in public?


Thank you for making time for this. Please tell me your name, class and school so that I can credit you. Thanks once again!

STAGE TECHNIQUES
T225 Directing & Performance


Area of Stage: When actors stand downstage centre, they attract the greatest degree of audience attention

Position of Actor’s Body: When actors face the audience, they achieve the greatest emphasis. They lose impact when they turn away.


Direction of Actors’ looks: The actor at whom other actors focus their attention receives major emphasis

Separation from group: An actor isolated from others usually gains audience attention.

Movement: An actor in movement attracts more attention than actors who are stationary


Levels: An actor on a different level than others gain emphasis. Standing actor amongst sitting actors = attention. Sitting actor amongst standing actor = attention

Lighting: An actor more brilliantly lighted or an unlighted actor in silhouette attracts more attention.

Costume: An actor costumed differently than others inevitably attracts attention

Pictorial Composition: Elements of scenery may direct the spectator’s eye to a key actor. Eg actor at a doorway, windows, staircase etc.


Stage versus TV and Film

Most of the stage techniques can be directly transferred to film.
The primary difference between stage and screen, is that a camera replaces the live audience.

The closer they are to the camera, the more impact the actors will have, the more powerful will be their actions, reactions, and words they utter


Sources:
Directing Television and Film
Alan A. Armer, California State University, Northridge

Arts Criticism & Analysis

Describing Photographs

To describe a photograph/ an exhibition is to notice things about it and to tell another what you notices.

Desciption
- data-gathering process, a listing of facts.
- answers to questions : What is here? What am I looking at? What do I know with certainty about this image?
- The answers are the identification of the obvious and the not so obvious.
- Even when certain things seem obvious , the critic points them out because they know that what is obvious to a viewer might be invisible to another?

Descriptive information
- statement about the photograph’s subject matter, medium and form
- and then more generally, about the photograph’s casual environment, including information about the photographer who made it, the times during which it was made and social milieu from which it emerged.
-True (or false)
-Acurate or inaccurate.
-Factual (or contrary to the fact)

Descriptive statements
-verifiable by observations
-an appeal to an factual evidence

Critics obtain descriptive information from two sources
- Internal : Derived much descriptive info by closely attending to what can be seen within the photograph.
- External : Libraries, artist who made pictures.Press release.

Describing subject matter
- identitfy and typify persons,
- Objects, places, or events in a photograph.
- When describing subject matter, critics name what they see and also characterize it.
- Subject matter can be simple yet elusive.

Describing form
- how subject matter is presented.
- shape of content : how is it composed, arranged and constructed visually.
- usage of formal events

Describing Medium
-what it is made of.

PS. i
-interpretive vs descriptive.
-Photography formal elements
-black n white tonal range
-subject contrast
-film contrast
-negative contrast
-paper contrast
-film format

Arts Criticism & Analysis

Problem 1

What is Art Criticism?

• Description
• Analysis
• Evaluation
• Interpretation
• and judgment
…of works of art.

Skills of Art Criticism

-Initial Reaction : What is your first impression of the work?

-Identify & Describe : Examine the work visually, observing colour, space, line, texture, movement, etc. How would you describe it?

-Analyse (Evaluate) : To question the work while considering the reasons behind it.
-Interpret : To find meaning & answers about the artist's intention, emotions and ideas within the work.
-Judgement : To assess the merit of the work's purpose and visual aesthetics without biases.

Aesthetics : study of art/study of beauty/ idea of beauty/ how something looks

Why do we need Arts Criticism?

- To enhance how we respong to art, media and the society
- To better equip us with skills to evaluate the changing world around us
- To facilitate our understanding of ourselves and our world through examination and reflection
- To increase our awareness and understanding of creativity and innovations
- To think through our own creative process

The role of an art critic
- main purpose of an art critic is to Evaluate Art.
- Their evaluation enhances how they themselves and others experience the arts.
- However, their evaluation above does not always ensure that an artwork can be considered definitely a "masterpiece".


•With the emergence of different and new technologies and media in today’s fast paced environment, Arts Criticism has expanded beyond traditional art.
•Therefore art critics should not only be well versed in history but also current trends in all walks of life.

Conclusion
•From game design, music composition, advertising, interactive media, film, story writing etc, Art Criticism is present in almost every aspect of our society.
•Going beyond personal opinions also gives us the opportunity to learn more about how art enhances and challenges our views of the world.
•Being able to harness the skills of Arts Criticism would not only allow us to enjoy art and creativity in many more ways, but also gives us a fresh and exciting insight to new worlds and new experiences.