Saturday, 30 May 2015

How did multimedia in each scene, enhace the performance?


Scenes from Antigone:
Multimedia used and locations
How did the multimedia in each scene enhance the performance?
1. Creon announces that Eteocles will be honoured and Polynices will be shamed and left un-buried.
Video to be shown on screen in reception.
Video kept the audience on their feet as they had to switch their mind between live performance and pre-recorded speech
2. Antigone goes to Ismene to persuade her to assist the burial of their brother. Ismene refuses.
By the tree - video shown of the thoughts of the characters.
Gave an insight of the characters minds to the audience
3. Antigone goes to bury her brother.
Round of wooden stumps.
Game music played to help create comedic atmosphere
4. Creon looks for the support of the chorus of Theban Elders in his decision to leave Polynices unburied.
Creon announces from fire escape door of 415 - chorus round the tree looking up. Audience looking up also.
Helped make speech more intense and create a dramatic atmosphere within the audience
5. A Sentry reports the burial of Polynices. Creon insists that the Sentry finds out who or face death.
Filmed footage of event is shown on screen top of stairs. Sentry talking to Creon.
A mysterious atmosphere created also making the burial of Polynices seem as realistic as possible
6. Chorus sing about honouring gods.
From the yard up to windows of 413
 
Recorded chorus played.
Not performed -
7. Sentry returns with the Culprit: Antigone. Creon confronts her.
Burst into 413 - audience turn to see.
Lighting used.
Lighting helped build the tension between Creon and Antigone
8. Creon confronts Ismene. Ismene tries to confess but Antigone won't allow it. And in the end, the two sisters are imprisoned.
Still in 413 but Creon live speaks to a projected Ismene. Antigone is walked out the room and joins the real Ismene - escorted off.
Lighting used
Gives the sense that even though Antigone is with her sister Ismene (projected screen) in reality she is on her own (live).
9. Haemon both pledges allegiance to his father, Creon, and asks that Antigone be spared. After the discussion deteriorate, Haemon storms out vowing never to speak to him again.
Traverse in 413 - iphone lights as the two talk. Throughout confrontation, lights go out, one by one.
Lighting used to build the tension slowly (as the lights turn off) that something big is going to happen.
10. Creon choses to spare Ismene, and to bury Antigone alive. As she is dragged out, the chorus express their Sorrow.
One light left on Creon's face. Sound of s body being dragged...etc.
 
Projection and video used
Sounds and lighting used to create atmosphere and slightly scare the audience as they cannot see, but only hear what’s happening
11. Tiresias attempts to advise Creon that what he is doing is wrong and that the Gods are angry. The prophecy of a dead son is mentioned.
Tiresias never moves his mouth but what he says coupled with weird underscore is played through speakers of 415.
Projected video played
Video used to help audience and Creon understand the seriousness of his actions
12. The chorus, terrified, begs him to take Tiresias' advice. Shaken, Creon agrees to release Antigone and bury Polynices.
As many chorus as possible fill cavities of 415 and urge Creon. Three doors and side grated window thing.
Not performed-
13. Chorus deliver a choral ode to the god Dionysus.
Not Performed-
14. Messenger informs Eurydice of Haemon and Antigone's death.
Filmed footage on repeat of Haemon stabbing himself and Antigone hanging, swinging from a branch.
Enables the audience to see a flashback of what had happened in the near past.
15. Carrying the body of his dead son Haemon, Creon is then met by a 2nd messenger informing him of Eurydice's death.
Audience back outside looking at tree. Creon walking through the courtyard, holding Creon, confronted by messenger at the tree. Chorus look down from 415.
No multimedia used in order to give the audience a live, realistic and present moment, of the tragic ending to the play.

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