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Arts Encounter Paper 2: Much Ado About Nothing 1. Introduction Kenneth Branagh, renowned actor, producer, screenwriter, and director, can dedicate much of his career to his early Shakespearian performance and work, “Much Ado About Nothing.” This performance has sparked the careers of many now well-known actors but Branagh’s character, Benedick, receives much of the spotlight. Through his talent in acting, Branagh brings light and understanding to a character with an otherwise difficult plot—and…

Remember the Titans is an beautiful vast movie about an football team overcoming racism it's an realistic film. The film is starring Denzel Washington as the coach of the football team the Titans the movie cat organize as in realistic film the plot really matches the tone of Denzel overcoming racial attention of becoming the new head coach for the titans in the city of Virginia. The film follows the traditional plot. There's only one plot twist in the story that has a lot of shock value in the…

production made use of only two actors, and as there are significantly more characters in the story than just two, I was intrigued and excited to see how this had been done. Herford had commissioned Mallatratt to write a Christmas show, but since he had a very limited budget, it being the end of the season, he told Mallatratt that he “can’t afford to have more than four actors or elaborate sets”. By making the audience feel as though the theatre was empty but for the two actors, Mallatratt…

Stanislavski was extremely concerned that the actors would get distracted by the audience when they are performing on stage. Stanislavski came up with a way to make actors observe in a way in which it would help them develop their acting making them more focused and aware. The audience is very important to the overall piece, however he did not find them a ‘crippling factor’. Stanislavski came to realise that actor’s lost control of their basic acting skills on stage. Moreover it was recognised…

Anyone can become a hot and happening actor or actress. If you have a good attitude you can become a rich and famous actor or actress. You may already be a instant hit among your close friends and family, but you should ask yourself if that is enough to get you that leading acting role. Did you know that you will most likely be required to be literate and conversant in several languages. You need to so that you can take the identity of any character. However you might know several languages…

Car Named Desire put on by the seniors had good and bad qualities and the actors slightly committed to their characters but not fully. The scenes were choppy and a little too frequent, I understand Anna Carson’s approach but the scenes could have flowed more smoothly. The scene changes were noisy and a little chaotic, having the actors move and change the scene in the set change lights would have made it easier for the actors and the scene change would have been smoother. The music in the…

System in Hollywood is what powers the rise of unknowns into household names and Hollywood fame. The Star, the actor and even the real person all play a role in the success and failure of an actor or actress, personas which in combination will be able to make or break a film before it is even released. Harrison Ford manages this expertly, a rough yet heroic star, a quick witted and dead pan actor, and the actual person hidden away from the public kept extremely private. These traits are what…

idea of concentrating on something on stage, to keep the focus off the audience, is a good idea. He thought if his actors observed the object intensively enough, a desire would arise in them, to do something with it. Although, the actors lost basic faculties on stage, so much so that they had to be re-taught. I don’t think this theory is worth all the trouble it caused with the actors having to be retaught the basics it seems a bit ridiculous. I do like the circle of concentration, though. It…

in the musical were Jesus, played by Jeff Fenholt, Judas, played by Ben Vereen, Mary Magdalene, played by Yvonne Elliman, Heriod, played by Paul Ainsley, and Pontius Pilate, played by Barry Brennan”(Hischak). One can see from this list that these actors were the original cast that had performed the first performance of Jesus Christ Superstar; however, the the musical went off Broadway from a few years and then came back to performances they had to cast a whole new cast. This cast would not be…

programs and auditioning to gain experience. Most actors start off in the major industry by having lots of previous theatre credits and experience in lead roles. He or she may also choose to attend a college theatre program such as a liberal arts program to gain more knowledge. Susan Blair Ross gives advice on this topic by saying, “I didn’t major in acting in college, but I know a lot of people who did, with great results. I think the strongest college theater programs right now are at…