Scenes from Antigone:
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Multimedia used and locations
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How did the multimedia
in each scene enhance the performance?
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1. Creon announces that Eteocles will be honoured
and Polynices will be shamed and left un-buried.
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Video to be shown on screen in reception.
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Video kept the audience on their feet as they had
to switch their mind between live performance and pre-recorded speech
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2. Antigone goes to Ismene to persuade her to
assist the burial of their brother. Ismene refuses.
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By the tree - video shown of the thoughts of the
characters.
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Gave an insight of the characters minds to the
audience
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3. Antigone goes to bury her brother.
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Round of wooden stumps.
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Game music played to help create comedic
atmosphere
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4. Creon looks for the support of the chorus of
Theban Elders in his decision to leave Polynices unburied.
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Creon announces from fire escape door of 415 -
chorus round the tree looking up. Audience looking up also.
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Helped make speech more intense and create a
dramatic atmosphere within the audience
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5. A Sentry reports the burial of Polynices.
Creon insists that the Sentry finds out who or face death.
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Filmed footage of event is shown on screen top of
stairs. Sentry talking to Creon.
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A mysterious atmosphere created also making the burial
of Polynices seem as realistic as possible
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6. Chorus sing about honouring
gods.
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From the yard up to windows of
413
Recorded chorus played.
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Not performed -
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7. Sentry returns with the Culprit: Antigone.
Creon confronts her.
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Burst into 413 - audience turn to see.
Lighting used.
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Lighting helped build the tension between Creon
and Antigone
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8. Creon confronts Ismene. Ismene tries to
confess but Antigone won't allow it. And in the end, the two sisters are
imprisoned.
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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
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Gives the sense that even though Antigone is with
her sister Ismene (projected screen) in reality she is on her own (live).
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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.
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Traverse in 413 - iphone lights as the two talk.
Throughout confrontation, lights go out, one by one.
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Lighting used to build the tension slowly (as the
lights turn off) that something big is going to happen.
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10. Creon choses to spare Ismene, and to bury
Antigone alive. As she is dragged out, the chorus express their Sorrow.
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One light left on Creon's face. Sound of s body
being dragged...etc.
Projection and video used
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Sounds and lighting used to create atmosphere and
slightly scare the audience as they cannot see, but only hear what’s
happening
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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.
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Tiresias never moves his mouth but what he says
coupled with weird underscore is played through speakers of 415.
Projected video played
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Video used to help audience and Creon understand
the seriousness of his actions
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12. The chorus, terrified, begs
him to take Tiresias' advice. Shaken, Creon agrees to release Antigone and
bury Polynices.
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As many chorus as possible fill
cavities of 415 and urge Creon. Three doors and side grated window thing.
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Not performed-
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13. Chorus deliver a choral ode
to the god Dionysus.
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Not Performed-
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14. Messenger informs Eurydice of Haemon and
Antigone's death.
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Filmed footage on repeat of Haemon stabbing
himself and Antigone hanging, swinging from a branch.
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Enables the audience to see a flashback of what
had happened in the near past.
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15. Carrying the body of his dead son Haemon,
Creon is then met by a 2nd messenger informing him of Eurydice's death.
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Audience back outside looking at tree. Creon
walking through the courtyard, holding Creon, confronted by messenger at the
tree. Chorus look down from 415.
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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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Saturday, 30 May 2015
How did multimedia in each scene, enhace the performance?
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