Essay breakdown - Tension
Compare how Neighbourhood Watch and Stolen used the development of tension to take their audience on a particular journey.
Tension
- staging tension - lighting "when i watched archival footage of Belvoir's performances of both Stolen And Neighbourhood watch, i could see the use of defined acting spaces created by tunnels of light. This highlighted the tension of the focus of the scene so that when the actor sais "insert line here"
- Anne's projected family - revolving stage for raft scene.
Tension was created through the use of the techniques of staging, movement and space. When I watched archival footage of Belvoir's performances of Neighbourhood Watch and stolen, I could see the use of defined acting space created by a tunnel of stark light. This highlighted the focus of the scene when the actor playing Jimmy said "Ruby gets treats, don't she? She gets good food to eat... I Knew it!". A beacon of light shines on Jimmy as he is chosen for a 'weekend away' where he ultimately is abused by the family and this creates tension because as an audience member we know he was abused even though it is not in the script. The beacon/tunnel of light is also used in Neighbourhood watch in the WWII scene (opening of Act 2) as the raft is used on the revolving stage with a complete blackout except for the tunnel of light shining on the raft. As an audience member I felt the tension as the rest of the stage was in darkness and that created suspense as something could have been happening that we couldn't see.
Claire's Paragraph:
- Budapest - revolving stage. Katherine is playing young Ana. character change
- Line Up 3 - when Jimmy is selected
- Ruby's Descent into Madness - transformational acting.
Tension
- staging tension - lighting "when i watched archival footage of Belvoir's performances of both Stolen And Neighbourhood watch, i could see the use of defined acting spaces created by tunnels of light. This highlighted the tension of the focus of the scene so that when the actor sais "insert line here"
- Anne's projected family - revolving stage for raft scene.
Tension was created through the use of the techniques of staging, movement and space. When I watched archival footage of Belvoir's performances of Neighbourhood Watch and stolen, I could see the use of defined acting space created by a tunnel of stark light. This highlighted the focus of the scene when the actor playing Jimmy said "Ruby gets treats, don't she? She gets good food to eat... I Knew it!". A beacon of light shines on Jimmy as he is chosen for a 'weekend away' where he ultimately is abused by the family and this creates tension because as an audience member we know he was abused even though it is not in the script. The beacon/tunnel of light is also used in Neighbourhood watch in the WWII scene (opening of Act 2) as the raft is used on the revolving stage with a complete blackout except for the tunnel of light shining on the raft. As an audience member I felt the tension as the rest of the stage was in darkness and that created suspense as something could have been happening that we couldn't see.
Claire's Paragraph:
- evokes emotion.