Brechtian Techniques
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- Created on: 16-04-21 11:18
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- Brechtian Techniques
- The 'v' effect
- distancing the audience from the action
- Brecht wanted his audience to be engaged to learn the message, he just didn't want them emotionally invested in the characters
- Breaking the fourth wall
- keeps the audience as observers and keeps them thinking throughout the play
- Narration
- reminds the audience that they are watching a presentation of a story.
- If we already know the outcome then we can't become emotionally involved
- Speaking the stage directions
- used frequently in rehersal
- helps to distance the actor from the character they are playing
- Direct address
- destroys any illusion of reality
- Placards
- a sign or additional piece of written information that gets presented on stage
- could be as simple as a sign or banner or something more complex like a PowerPoint
- information on the placard should comment on the action and also deepen our understanding of it
- Multi-roling
- When an actor plays more than one character onstage
- differences are marked by changing voice, movement, gesture and body
- the audience becomes aware that they are watching a presentation of events
- Split-role
- more than one actor plays the same role
- keeps the character representational and inhibits emotional attachment and audience involvement
- Minimal set/costume/props
- prevents the sense of theatre from getting lost
- any props that there was were symbolic and can be used in a variety of ways
- Lighting
- kept the lighting simple as he didn't want the production values to overshadow the message
- often used harsh white lighting to 'illuminate the truth'
- if lighting effects are used it is important for the audience to see the theatre so the production people may be seen as well
- Song and Dance
- ensures the audience sees the theatre
- the music and lyrics would often jar and didn't seem to fit together, this further distanced the audience
- Montage
- a series of short, self-contained scenes grouped immediately after each other, their juxtaposition highlights the important issues with clarity
- Spass
- literally translates as 'fun'
- a way of breaking the tension and stopping the audience from following the characters on their emotional journey
- might be used in the form of slapstick or physical comedy, perhaps a comic song and dance
- Gestus
- a clear character gesture or movement that captures a moment or attitude rather than developing and emotion
- a gesture with social comment
- Technology
- encourages the audience to analyse more throuroghly
- The 'v' effect
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