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Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Google Sketchup Lesson Plan
So it turns out the Google Sketchup isn't quite as complicated as it seemed. It's actually REALLY cool and not too hard. I had to watch quite a few tutorials to figure it out, but Google did a great job of posting really simple and effective tutorials to go with the program. I know there is a lot of stuff I could potentially do with Sketchup but have not figured out yet, but the basics are there and I am excited to use this in my future teaching.
I'm not sure if I am supposed to post my lesson plan onto this or not, but since I'm not sure how to attach a word document onto my blog I won't worry about it. But I will post a jpeg image of my Google Sketchup example. It's SOOOO cool!
A FRONT VIEW:
AN AERIAL VIEW:
A BACK VIEW:
I'm excited to show this off in class in all its glory!
I'm not sure if I am supposed to post my lesson plan onto this or not, but since I'm not sure how to attach a word document onto my blog I won't worry about it. But I will post a jpeg image of my Google Sketchup example. It's SOOOO cool!
A FRONT VIEW:
AN AERIAL VIEW:
A BACK VIEW:
I'm excited to show this off in class in all its glory!
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Play Trailer
So I've been sick for the past few weeks with the wonderful flu, so now I'm playing catch-up! I tried my best with making a movie for this weeks assignment. I've never done something like this before! Rick suggested I make a promotional trailer for my senior directing project because promoting my shows in a High School setting is DEFINITELY something I will be doing in the near future. This could make an interesting assignment where I can include technology in my classroom having my students create promotional videos for their productions.
I do not have a web-cam or a microphone so I decided to use production photos taken a week before my show opened as the basis for the promotional trailer. I think it does a good job of capturing the essence of my piece and I hope it is helpful in motivating audience members to support the arts!
This was quite the challenging assignment, my illness aside. I had no idea how to use Windows Movie Maker (because I don't have a Mac) so I got to learn by trial and error. It wasn't as hard as it looked but it was definitely challenging and caused me to really work to make a good trailer, albeit a short one.
I've tried uploading it to my blog but my internet is WAY too slow at my house, so hopefully I can get it posted on campus where the connection is faster. Stay tuned to check it out!
Jason
I do not have a web-cam or a microphone so I decided to use production photos taken a week before my show opened as the basis for the promotional trailer. I think it does a good job of capturing the essence of my piece and I hope it is helpful in motivating audience members to support the arts!
This was quite the challenging assignment, my illness aside. I had no idea how to use Windows Movie Maker (because I don't have a Mac) so I got to learn by trial and error. It wasn't as hard as it looked but it was definitely challenging and caused me to really work to make a good trailer, albeit a short one.
I've tried uploading it to my blog but my internet is WAY too slow at my house, so hopefully I can get it posted on campus where the connection is faster. Stay tuned to check it out!
Jason
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Helpful Books
Here are some books that I have found to be extremely helpful in my theatrical experience. Some are more complicated than others, but as you progress in theatre you will want to become more and more familiar with the concepts taught in them. Most of them are books written by contemporary theatre-makers working in the field today. I HIGHLY recommend reviewing them and getting familiar with their principles.
Playwriting: An Overview
Everyone has a story to tell. Our stories make up our lives. We live them first hand, then recount them throughout our lives at numerous parties or other social gatherings, tell them privately to family or friends and even embellish and change them over time. Telling a story is the basis for playwriting. All playwriting is is telling a story. It can be a true story. It can be a fictional story. It can even be a little bit of both. But, in the end, playwriting is just telling a story on the stage.
That doesn't sound too hard, now does it? The following video tells a story. Look at how the story is formed. Who are the characters? Where are they? Where do they start? What happens or changes? Where do they end? How do the change? These are all things we can begin think about when approaching playwriting.
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eHr-9_6hCg)
Now let's think about how this story is put together. Aristotle, a famous Greek philospher, wrote a book about theatre entitled "The Poetics". In his book he discusses the things that must occur during a play in order to tell a story properly. These are those points:
EXPOSTION: A play must tell us the setting, time period and those involved in the story so we know who is who. (ex Bambi and his mother eating grass in the winter time outside the forest)
INCITING INCIDENT: This is something that happens in the play that get's the story going. (ex. Bambi's mother hears the hunters coming and tells Bambi to run)
RISING ACTION: The main action of the story, what happens. (ex. Bambi and his mother run towards the thicket and they become separated)
CLIMAX: The highest point in the story where we find out whether or not the protagonist will succeed (ex We hear the gunshot and know Bambi's mother is dead)
FALLING ACTION or DENOUMENT: Where the loose ends of the story are tied up to give closure. (ex The stag telling Bambi his mother is gone and inviting him to follow)
Here is an image that demonstrates the Aristotelian Plot Structure:
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d0/Freytags_pyramid.png)
Now think of a story in your own life and imagine you were going to tell the story to the class. What exposition would you give? What would the inciting incident be? What occurs during the rising action? The climax? Was there a falling action or denoument?
It's easy to see that all these elements are already present in our lives, in each story that we live out. Doesn't this make playwriting seem a lot less daunting? It's simple if you follow the basic plot structure and remember, it's nothing more than telling a story.
For this class you are required to write a 10-minute original play. The topic can be anything of your choosing. Please click here to see more information on the assignment.
That doesn't sound too hard, now does it? The following video tells a story. Look at how the story is formed. Who are the characters? Where are they? Where do they start? What happens or changes? Where do they end? How do the change? These are all things we can begin think about when approaching playwriting.
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eHr-9_6hCg)
Now let's think about how this story is put together. Aristotle, a famous Greek philospher, wrote a book about theatre entitled "The Poetics". In his book he discusses the things that must occur during a play in order to tell a story properly. These are those points:
EXPOSTION: A play must tell us the setting, time period and those involved in the story so we know who is who. (ex Bambi and his mother eating grass in the winter time outside the forest)
INCITING INCIDENT: This is something that happens in the play that get's the story going. (ex. Bambi's mother hears the hunters coming and tells Bambi to run)
RISING ACTION: The main action of the story, what happens. (ex. Bambi and his mother run towards the thicket and they become separated)
CLIMAX: The highest point in the story where we find out whether or not the protagonist will succeed (ex We hear the gunshot and know Bambi's mother is dead)
FALLING ACTION or DENOUMENT: Where the loose ends of the story are tied up to give closure. (ex The stag telling Bambi his mother is gone and inviting him to follow)
Here is an image that demonstrates the Aristotelian Plot Structure:
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d0/Freytags_pyramid.png)
Now think of a story in your own life and imagine you were going to tell the story to the class. What exposition would you give? What would the inciting incident be? What occurs during the rising action? The climax? Was there a falling action or denoument?
It's easy to see that all these elements are already present in our lives, in each story that we live out. Doesn't this make playwriting seem a lot less daunting? It's simple if you follow the basic plot structure and remember, it's nothing more than telling a story.
For this class you are required to write a 10-minute original play. The topic can be anything of your choosing. Please click here to see more information on the assignment.
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