In “Critical Essay on ‘The Phantom of the Opera’”, author David Kelly debates why Leroux’s book makes a better stage production or movie than a book. While Kelly feels Leroux’s characters lack depth, he advises this depth can be found when the characters are on screen or stage. Although Kelly does acknowledge that Leroux adds character elements he “does not follow through with them” and “the problem is that Leroux’s writing is all elements and no details.” Conversely, Kelly credits Leroux with “other great accomplishment(s) in the novel, his sense of scene.” Leroux’s detail for scenery can be found within the entire book, especially when he writes of the opera house.…
Theatrical productions have been transformed onto film for decades. Some directors remain faithful to the original manuscript, while others take liberties altering elements of the play to create a new reality of an otherwise classic production. However, the thoughts and strategies utilized behind each director’s decision as to how they will portray the selected works of Shakespeare to a modern-day audience are as unique to the individual director as it is to the production itself. How each chooses to depict the themes of complex family relationships and revenge is accomplished through the: selection of the actors, use or alteration of dialogue, costume selection, props, settings, and even transformation of the time period which can provide…
Arthur Asher Miller was a prolific American essayist, playwright and a prominent figure in 20th century American theatre. Miller was born on October 17th, 1915, and died on 10th February, 2005. Due to his excellent work in writing, he received many awards throughout his career. His works involved writing stage, radio, and screen plays, assorted fiction, nonfiction and numerous collections. Throughout his career, he wrote different forms of literature that were based on different historical occurrences.…
Macbeth Ambition is often seen as one of the best characteristic to posses, but Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” tells a different story. Written for James I in 1611, Macbeth has been praised as one of English literature’s greatest achievements. People to this day still enjoy it so much that countless directors have attempted to bring the age-old play into modern times. Unfortunately, in a play as prestigious as Macbeth, there isn’t a middle ground between hitting a home-run or striking out. Through special effects, acting, and time periods, it becomes apparent that Patrick Stewart’s adaptation hit a home-run while Michael Bogdanov’s struck out.…
Casting Othello, The Movie Casting actors for a film version of Shakespeare’s Othello could become a challenging task. Shakespeare’s play complexity and long speeches present a difficult undertaking even for the most talented and skilled individuals in today’s film industry pool of actors. Therefore, we most carefully exam the play’s characters and search for candidates that can be paired, not only to the physical attributes of the character, but more importantly to the complexity in language, speech, and performance required for the part. A group of actors that could possibly perform the parts of Othello, Desdemona, and Iago might be Denzel Washington, Amy Adams, and Russell Crowe respectively. Each actor possesses the attributes and skills to perform at the required complexity, speech, and performance level.…
The way the actors acted and portrayed the characters helps us understand the characters more in the film than in the play. The movie and the play both excel each other in their own categories but the movie triumphs…
Theatre: a live dramatic performance meant to evoke a certain emotion. When you think theatre you probably think Broadway or the better versed of you might think of Hamilton, which, for those of you who don’t know, is a very popular rap musical currently on Broadway about America’s founding fathers, specifically Alexander Hamilton. Theatre was not always this way though. Theatre began thousands of years ago with cavemen reenacting their kills for their community members. But how exactly did this change to the theatre we know in America today?…
Being a theater director I figured you would have to write a lot but with what I have learned I have been proven wrong.…
Both characters are shown greatly through their clothing due to what they represent as a whole. Finally, the images and legends that pop up on the screen are very important to reveal the aspects of the play that are funny, sad, or sarcastic. The stage directions show how characters feel or reveal what is happening during the scene. At points, legends will pop up that say “Terror!”…
Will Gibert Honors Genre Studies November 12th, 2015 Blood Macbeth, written by William Shakespeare, is a perfect example of theatrical tragedy. The viewer is instantly hooked with action as the play starts with battle in which Macbeth nearly slices his enemy's body in half to claim victory for his king. Macbeth starts at a high point, being a hero of war. Then play then takes a turn for the worse when Macbeth is given a prophecy from three witches stating that he would become king, and that his comrade, Banquo`s line would eventually seize the throne. From this moment on, murders are committed, tyranny rules over the land, and combat is inflicted; Macbeth rapidly declines from a noble man into a ruthless killer.…
I enrolled in Teaching Writing and Grammar because I wanted to become a better writer. I knew that to bring my writing to the next level I needed confidence in writing conventions. I wanted to experience a writing class where my work would receive assessment and feedback based not only on content, but also on structure and grammar. Signing up for Teaching Writing and Grammar, I was apprehensive. It was my first semester at GMC, and the thought of taking a class with upperclassmen on a track to become high school English teachers was intimidating.…
Othello - Playful Film or Boring Play? William Shakespeare wrote the popular tragedy ‘Othello’ which has been adapted in multiple ways. One particular popular way is live action films. This essay will be discussing the similarities and the differences between Shakespeare’s literary story and Oliver Parker’s 1995 film starring Lawrence Fishburn. The key factors are obviously the same between both versions, the plotand the characters.…
Intricate details on the scenery made the buildings feel authentic and inviting, grabbing my attention from the moment I walked in the theatre. The costuming was also fantastic, portraying the time period well and adding even more authenticity to the production. All of these individual aspects of a play production acted as an important role, but none of them caught my attention as much as the storyline. I was entwined in the story from the moment the stage lights came on, engulfing myself in the man-made atmosphere presented in front of me. The story went on to tell a tale of a greedy…
Macbeth, a story written by Shakespeare, concludes a story in which has content that is shown effectively and expressed in a couple different ways. The films that were shown such as Roman Polanski, Philip Casson and Rupert Goold had their own techniques of interpreting Macbeth. In this instance, for Act 1 Scene 1 when looking at the witches, all three film clips are focused on the shots to emphasize the witches. For Act 2 Scene 2 when the clips are showing the post murder meeting of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth all films were mainly assimilated on the shots for a visually reference. And lastly.…
A play and a novel are two very different ways of telling a plot of a story. In the play A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry the audience is able to feel involved in the story through many aspects. Usually in novels it is consistent with one point of view through the story. However, in a play the audience is able to gain perspective from most of the characters. The stage directions in a play gives the reader an insight on the actions taken among a character.…