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direct.vtheatre.net/2 -- directing class [ part 2. Directing Actors ]
... Do you know how to take directions?
... Casting, Rehearsals, Blocking [ "give and take" ]
* Acting2 Finals are with Directing Class [ calendar ]
Steps, preparations for FINALS
... Director gives "directions", second layer as in the script (playwright's stage direction); so the costumer, set and lighting designer... so your partners on stage.
stage [W] -- "The stage itself has been given named areas to facilitate the precise movement and positioning of actors on a stage". [ Blocking is a theatre term which refers to the precise movement and positioning of actors on a stage in order to facilitate the performance of a play, ballet, film or opera. The term derives from the practice of 19th Century theatre directors such as Sir W. S. Gilbert who worked out the staging of a scene on a miniature stage using blocks to represent each of the actors. ]
* on "taking notes":
... have your script with you!
* use the back for general notes
* margins for emotions (left), motion (right)
* check with the bible (stage manager)
* ask questions (write them down and talk when director say "questions?")
* consult with your partner(s)
* notes from stage manager
* costumer
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