Stage Director Research Paper

One difference between stage sets for theater and settings for motion picture is that stage sets aren’t usually as detailed as settings for motion picture. Audiences can’t pick up on small details they’d be able to see in film. “The director…must generally work with fewer sets, one per act” (Giannetti 302). Stage directors are a lot more limited and must be conscientious about how their scenes will play out with the few sets they have. Whereas settings for motion pictures can have virtually any setting and the directors can add in small details because they know the audience can see them. Another difference is the angles stage sets and settings for motion pictures must consider. For example, if stage directors “use too much of the upstage rear, the audience won’t be able to see or hear well. If they use high platforms to give an actor dominance, they then have the problem of getting the actor back on the main level quickly and plausibly” (Giannetti 302). Stage sets are very …show more content…
Giannetti suggests that Charlies Chaplin’s tramp outfit was the most popular one. “The costume is an indication of both class and character, conveying the complex mixture of vanity and dash that makes Charlie so appealing” (Giannetti 314). Giannetti also suggests that his costume represents his view on humanity. “Vain, absurd, and finally, poignantly vulnerable” (Giannetti 314). Another interesting thing I learned was color symbolism. In some plays or films, the colors worn by the actors can suggest the mood or feeling. For example, in Romeo and Juliet. Juliet’s family “colors are appropriately ‘hot’ reds, yellows, and oranges” (Giannetti 315). While Romeo’s family colors are blues, greens, and purples. Giannetti also suggests that the colors they wear can suggest change. For example, before Juliet marries Romeo her colors are reddish. Then after they marry, her colors become