In
my previous post I aimed to answer 10 questions. Unfortunately, I was unable to
do this. In this posting I have answered the remaining questions to the best of
my ability.
1. What is stage
management?
The stage manager coordinates the theatrical production. The stage manager accepts the responsibility that the rehearsals go smoothly on stage and backstage.
The stage manager coordinates the theatrical production. The stage manager accepts the responsibility that the rehearsals go smoothly on stage and backstage.
The director helps actors excel at finding their characters. They conceptualize the play and have final authority in matters related to the production.
3. What
does a film director do?
A film director works closely with the producer and screenwriters. The director must help to determine the best way to visually present ideas. The director also works closely with the actors on set for interpreting their roles. Towards the end of the filming process it is essential for him/her to work with the editor to supervise the editing of the end product.
A film director works closely with the producer and screenwriters. The director must help to determine the best way to visually present ideas. The director also works closely with the actors on set for interpreting their roles. Towards the end of the filming process it is essential for him/her to work with the editor to supervise the editing of the end product.
4. What is the difference between what a director and a producer does?
Over time the lines between the two have blurred. The director directs the play and the producer plans the theatre’s performances. Producers envision a concept and negotiate approval to market the show for an audience.
5. How
does one become an individual film maker?
Steps to become a film
maker include to get experience, freelance, build your name, hire your lawyer,
make a business plan, and to find investors.
6. What
equipment is used to create a film?
Equipment needed includes
a portable audio recorder, editing software, microphones, muffs/windscreens,
steadicam, lighting, and a boom pole.
After looking back at
asking this question I do believe I was naive in thinking I could find the
answer. Many have had their own images brought to screen and onstage but there
would be no way of knowing of every possible film and play ever “produced.”
8. What
major is best for what I am looking into?
Majors that may be the
right fit: aesthetics, creativity, technology, stage management, dance,
theatre, graphic design, film production, digital/electronic art, directing
What Michigan State
University has to offer: Theatre, Telecommunication,
Information Studies and Media
I have found that
teaching producing and directing is a possibility.
10. What does putting on a show in theater
entail?
To put on a show the stage manager must give cues, time curtain calls, walks the curtain and checks lighting.
To put on a show the stage manager must give cues, time curtain calls, walks the curtain and checks lighting.
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Katie I find visual arts very interesting because everything in this field is so unique. The 10 questions you have are very thought provoking. I like your question 6 and how you responded. Your answer demonstrates the uniqueness of films and how there are so many different types. Your question 4, makes me wonder do most films just have one person being both the director and producer, or is there separate people for each position usually?
ReplyDeleteThanks for your feedback! That is an interesting question. I have not found that those two jobs are done by only one person but in some instances I bet that would be possible.
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