tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4713900942729528341.post1780255907142615037..comments2023-05-18T13:06:54.026+02:00Comments on Raving Dave: Why You Need To Play With Your Characters’ StatusRaving Dave Hermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15498581343125191660noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4713900942729528341.post-52688566987141309432009-11-09T22:46:10.954+01:002009-11-09T22:46:10.954+01:00LS - I also did not 'get' the theater thin...LS - I also did not 'get' the theater thing for a while - until i realized that it was different from a film or tv show (or novel) only in the method used to tell the story. Though it has its own qualities (in particular, the performance being done live instead of filmed), quirks, and history, it is essentially just a different form to tell a story through. <br /><br />One possible valuable difference is the fact that, compared to a movie (where whatever the camera is pointed at the viewer is forced to view), a play done live/ on-stage requires the performers (and playwright) to work with the understanding that they have to direct the audience's attention to the important things on-stage, and if there is other activity going on the distraction should be minimized. It sounds like the show you saw in London was not very good at all at keeping attention and interest (to which Keith Johnstone would tsk-tsk, and not blame you for walking out).Brett Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03337309497307554858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4713900942729528341.post-30151470748607933812009-11-09T21:36:33.954+01:002009-11-09T21:36:33.954+01:00Dave,
I can't. Have you written a stageplay? H...Dave,<br />I can't. Have you written a stageplay? How come the stageplay business is not as lucrative as the screenplay business? What is there to learn with stageplays?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4713900942729528341.post-70720788983683508672009-11-03T21:02:35.955+01:002009-11-03T21:02:35.955+01:00I just find Keith Johnstone's writing inspirin...I just find Keith Johnstone's writing inspiring. He writes about actors learning to improvise, and if there's one thing your screenplay needs to be, it's interesting for actors.<br /><br />His observations make a lot of sense to me in terms of writing dialogue and in terms of being aware of what's driving your scene.<br /><br />Don't let the word "theatre" get in your way!!Raving Dave Hermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15498581343125191660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4713900942729528341.post-86521516894971395462009-11-03T00:55:17.560+01:002009-11-03T00:55:17.560+01:00Dave Herman,
On my honeymoon, we saw a stage play...Dave Herman,<br /><br />On my honeymoon, we saw a stage play in London. I walked out and she was pissed. And that night no one got any booty.<br /><br />Moral, I'm really sorry I can't comment on any screenwriting tip associated with theatre.<br /><br />As a screenwriter, I cannot understand theatre and its teachings.<br /><br />Dave, I feel I'm really not connecting and I don't understand theatre.<br /><br />In this world, are there guys and dolls who really like THEATRE? Are there theatre goers who really love this stuff or are they faking it?<br /><br />What is there to like and learn from theatre?<br /><br />I don't get it?<br /><br />Sorry if I sounded like a disrespecful asshole.<br /><br />Sorry<br />LSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4713900942729528341.post-68589716564735364902009-10-30T14:07:26.052+01:002009-10-30T14:07:26.052+01:00Impro is an amazing book, and Keith's insights...Impro is an amazing book, and Keith's insights into Status are hugely insightful (recently <a href="http://comedyconjectures.blogspot.com/2009/08/on-psychology-of-acting-status-games.html" rel="nofollow">posted</a> on status myself). Nice example of the unspoken, underlying tension and push/pull implicit in the Departed scene.Brett Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03337309497307554858noreply@blogger.com