It was during the Muromachi period, that the religious meaning of the masks began to diminish and performers began to think more about profundity and yugen (mysterious beauty). As a result, masks began to display more human characteristics. Noh plays were very entertaining to watch however setting it up was a very intricate process. Elaborate costumes were utilized in order to give the most striking performance. If a play starts out slow, the audience will get bored therefore Noh actors have bright and colorful wardrobes.
"There is some scenery for those who think we need scenery" (Wilder 5). The scenery in the play mainly consists of several chairs and a vast array of pantomiming. The unostentatiousness of the set is used as an understated tool to further impress upon the audience that we as human beings tend to focus on material objects. By relieving the physical objects from the production it leaves the patrons with nothing but the human interactions and the lives the create with eachother, blatently with the the candidness of life. Another contributing aspect is the presence of the stage manager.
By having minimalist props and set, it subtly links back with the theme of poverty and how the characters in this scene are unable to afford much, but are still able to enjoy themselves and be merry with one another. The fact that the two Journeyman are the only two standing on chairs/boxes show that they, in this scene, have a higher status than everyone else and get the seating. Whereas everyone in the scene, the ‘crowd’ actors and spectators, would be sat around the stage area, so on the edge of the stage itself, on the
Reading off of a projector is completely draining to watch and one would lose interest pretty quick. Randy Pausch only used his slides as a topic starter and used improvisation for the rest of his lecture. He fed off the audiences response on what he would say next. Every word he said was exactly what he was feeling at the time. He stayed on subject but still added extra stories and comments to make the presentation interesting.
Jason Davis failed to look around him to see if others were too close by, as a reasonable person would have taken a moment to take a slow turn and monitor his surroundings. Being an employee of the show’s producer, he should be aware of the crowded situation. Also, by speaking up and saying “excuse me” before making an abrupt movement, he would have allowed others to know he was about to move and given them a chance to move out of the way or speak up that they were right there behind him. As explained by Miller and Jentz(2007), “The tort of negligence occurs when someone suffers injury because another’s failure to live up the required duty of care.” In this situation, the reasonable person standard would be used in regards to Davis’ actions, and the store location is held accountable with the duty of landowners. Under these circumstances, I feel that Davis is in fault of negligence due to not taking the time to make himself aware of his surroundings.
The colours used were quite dull and plain, but I think it was to draw the audience’s attention to the performers away from what might otherwise distract them. It also meant that they could change the
It provokes the thoughts that we know as normal, by using undistinguishable characters and objects, making us question what Matthew Barney was trying to express. The way Matthew Barney applies his scenes is very different from the more modern videos or movies we have today. I noticed that he used very long scene takes with a specific tune or music that accompanies each of the scenes which I did not like as it made the video feel very dull and stimulating. However, I liked how he kept emphasizing on his theme and what he wanted to deal with. I referenced from the other films and noticed that he also uses the capsule shape of the field emblem quite a lot not as the logo but things like the area, a window, etcetera.
The set looked authentic for the time period and worked well for each act, however, the stage crew probably could have been a little more organized. It seemed as though they lagged or forgot to bring out what was needed for particular scenes but I must admit, it did seem to get better for each performance. The orchestra could have done a better job with playing the music throughout those longer scene changes in order to entertain the audience as they waited. It was a little awkward sitting through those long pauses with nothing to listen to. Also, they should have been able to realize that when there were microphone issues, they should play their instruments softer in order to help the singers to be heard a little better.
Entertainment areas are places where employees should relax and have fun. Having electronic surveillance in this area beats this logic. Most people behave differently when they are having fun from when they are in the office, in a way that helps them unwind. Surveillance can make employees to imagine that they are still in the office and may not really have fun and unwind. Explain whether it makes a difference if an employee is in an open area or in an enclosed office.
In the rather dramatic soliloquy, Doran cuts out almost half of the lines. He does this to get his point across fast, and easy. He knows that the works of Shakespeare are already hard to understand, especially for a younger audience, so he takes the most important lines and uses those. He keeps the attention of the audience and still is able to keep the Shakespearian feel to the play. Although the Shakespearian feel was definitely effected by having a very modern twist.