Operation Mincemeat Flashcards
Where and when?
-Fortune theatre
-23rd March
Sound and physical skills?
- Charles explanation scene early in act 1.
- Intelligent but socially awkward and comedic
- Hester’s song “dear Bill”
- quiet character shaped by a traumatic and sorrowful past. natural
Physical skills Charles
Expression- teeth wide bitting bottom lip, wide eyes- ludicrous and comedic
Gait- Knocked knees, jumpy
Gesture- Itches nails, nervous or exited
Stillness- constantly moving in some form
Fluency- jerkiness, bobbing head and body, ecstatic child.
Posture- curved shoulders inwards slightly, insecure
Proxemics- far from montague, however still watching him, want but nervouse.
Charles acting style
Exaggerated
Charles voice
Pitch- Fluctuating pitch
Volume- Fluctuating volume
Pace- Fast pace
Pause- between points with wheezing
Accent- Posh British accent, slight stammer
Clarity- Clear and well projected
Charles Make-up and hair
- Simple, colour correcting foundation, not washed out
- Hair slicked back into high pony tail
- Easy for quick changes
- Clean, professional
Charles costume
- White cotton, coloured shirt with thin blue lines.
- Navy tie
- Muddy green wooden trousers and matching blazer
- Comedically large metal rimmed circular glasses
- Materials popular in 1940s
- Professional
- Comedic
Hester costume
- White blouse, rolled up sleeves
- Black cotton trousers
- thin circular glasses
- Monotone colours, professional does not want to draw in attention
- Sorrowful, funeral like colours
- Mix of masculine and feminine wear of the time alludes to her attempt to fit in.
Hester Make-up
-Simple
- Gelled hair
- Popular 1940s victoria roll on the left side of face
Hester physicality
Expression-
Gesture- Hand swirls, holding hands together- pain
Gait- Small but direct, elegent and feminine
Stillness- many pauses in movement- soak up the sorrow
Fluency- Fluent hand swirls, elegant
Posture- tall posture, elegant
Facial expressions- smiling turns to frowning and eyebrows turned inwards, pain and sorrow
Proxemics- far from Jean, different place mentally, reliving her pain
Stage x1
- Act 2, contacting Spain
Lighting
Intensity- high intesnsity orange light vs 50% intensity white light
Gobos- no
Focus- on the centre of both parties
Angle- down angle, intense, mimics sun
Colour- orange, heat
Types of lanterns
Special affects- no
flood
Sound
Sound source- orchestra, speakers
Amplification- loud to quiet
Music- Jazz music
Position of sound source- people onstage- lively
Live sounds- shouts
Echo- waves, ominous
Recorded sounds- ocean sounds
Sound effects- slight thunder
Reverb- slight reverb on water, intimidating
Juxtaposing quality, stressful/ tension to euphoric
Stage
Act 2, split
Choice of stage-
Use of stage
Set choice
Entances and exits
Colour-
Set dressing
Furniture
Backdrop
Props-
Stage finale
Choice of staging-
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