Brechtian Techniques

Question 1

V- effect

Answer 1

Alienation effect - separate intention from performance

Question 2

Breaking the forth wall

Answer 2

Wall between audience and actors is broken

Question 3

Montage

Answer 3

Short clips put together - could be edited to juxtapose each other - highlight issues

Question 4

Use of song, music and dance

Answer 4

Remind the audience it’s into real

Question 5

Narration

Answer 5

Narration is used to remind the audience they are watching a story

Question 6

Minimal set and costume, props and lighting

Answer 6

Brecht believes the stage should always be brightly lit, sets not realistic just suggestive

Question 7

Coming out of charector

Answer 7

At heightened moments, reminder it is not real

Question 8

Gestus

Answer 8

Gesture and social meaning in the same action
Brecht- gestus almost always political

Question 9

Using placards

Answer 9

A placard or projection screen can be used to give the audience some extra factual information

Question 10

Freeze frame

Answer 10

Actors go into a freeze frame to break the tension