Assignment:essay
Subject:27
Study Level:Bachelor
Page Count:5
Number of sources:3
Spacing:double
Deadline: 14th 9 pm
Topic:Theater paper
Citation:MLA
English:US
Order Number:31388
Details:In writing your paper, you may choose one (1) of the following two options: A. Using one of the following “Required Viewing” films from the silent film era through the 1950s, choose an actor or actress with a major role and discuss his/her use of the tools of the craft of Acting discussed in the first five class sessions. B. Using two of the following “Required Viewing” films from the silent film era through the 1950s, choose an actor or actress with a major role from each film and discuss their use of the tools of the craft of Acting discussed in the first five class sessions. How are their choices similar? How are their choices dissimilar? The Passion of Joan of Arc Make Way for Tomorrow Drums Along the Mohawk Sullivan’s Travels Sweet Smell of Success Address at least three (3) of the following in your analysis: presentational vs. representational acting, objectives, obstacles, actions (both verbal and physical), motivation, beats, personalization, substitution, the “Magic If”, imagery, given circumstances, specificity, relationships (both objective and subjective), ongoing physical activities, secondary activities, sending and receiving, emotional life, status, discovery in the moment, extreme physical and environmental conditions, scenes of exposition, physical character work, subtext, the arc of a scene, moment-to-moment acting, concentration and focus, soliloquies, the character’s center of pain, importance of casting, etc. You must reference examples of technique covered in the lectures, as well as Respect for Acting and FLIXACTING to support your arguments. In addition, you may address the specific political, sociological and economic issues of a particular decade and how you believe they may have influenced the actor’s (or actors’) choices in the film(s). Be specific and thorough in your observations, opinions and 2 arguments. (Do not include long sections devoted to plot details in your paper. The Special Readers and the Instructor have seen these films – more than once! Instead, get directly to the specifics of your arguments). All papers must be submitted in MLA or Chicago Style format. Use a reasonably sized 12- point font, such as Times New Roman or Cambria. Your paper must be between five (5) and seven (7) pages in length. If you have a Works Cited, it will not count for or against the length of your paper. Properly site any and all sources. Remember — You must cite appropriate portions of both the required reading and the lectures to support the arguments in your papers. Failure to do so will significantly lower your grade.
