Film and Theater

Musical Theatre and its Importance Name University Musical Theatre and its Importance Musical theatre can be defined as a performance that puts together songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. American musical theatre has transformed in the last 2000 years. It has moved from musical comedy age to musical drama and contemporary music. Musical theatre plays various roles including but not limited to: offering artistic and commercial appeal, raising various subject issues such as cultural integration, unemployment, environmental destruction, political upheavals, sexual exploitation, and gang violence. One of the musical titles The Lion King intrigues having watched its show. This is in the...

Student’s Name Professor’s Name Course number Date Chapter 7: Theater Traditions; East and West 1. Which of the 11 theatre periods sounds most interesting? The medieval theater period sounds most interesting compared to the others. The Roman theater period preceded the medieval era which helped in polishing some of the parts that were not appealing in the time before (Cohen, and Sherman 198). The medieval theater appeared as a renewed interest in theatrical arts and also received exemplifications from renown artists such as William Shakespeare. 2. Why are ritual and storytelling so important to drama? Theatrical performances involve both religious and life experiences. Dramas presented...

Which type of directing seems most interesting? And why? Anti-realism directing is the most exciting type of directing as compared to the previous historical phases. As the latest phase in the evolution of directing, the approach is not limited to realism. Directors do not have to worry about recreating a naturalistic performance through a realistic portrayal of the storyline and characters. Instead, anti-realism delves on originality and creativity. Performance is therefore characterized by symbolism, lyricism, metaphors, and themes (“Chapter 6”). In the long run, this gives the director limited possibilities regarding how theatrical production can be staged. What might be a high concept...

Designers and Technicians I suppose that the designer is a multimedia artist and an animator. Multimedia artists and animators create visual content while designing backgrounds for plays or content to be displayed. Therefore, I think that the designer would fit the roles mentioned above as people working in those fields are tasked with the duty to portray feelings in a play and the designs used. It is also the role of the artist to develop metaphoric designs, and use the effects created by light to ensure that the images displayed are realistic and appealing to the audience. Additionally, light helps in the creation of dramatic effects in a play. The design field that appeals to me most is the use...

Verisimilitude Student’s name Institution affiliation What is Verisimilitude? Verisimilitude is the situation by which something appears true. It is the form that a narrative exists and resembles the better part of the reality ("Verisimilitude: Definition", 2018). The term applies to works such as the arts, films, and movies at some point of their making. They tend to borrow a lot from reality hence resembling some of the situations that exist in the real world that we live in. That, in turn, makes them appear real or true to the eye. How A Beautiful Mind illustrates the above concept and its importance. A Beautiful mind connects to the concept from the fact that the film represented the...