Audience theory

convey the character’s emotion and helps this film translate well to modern audiences. Due to the restrictions that come with silent films, the technique is extremely important to the progression in narrative and the portrayal of the films pivotal characters. Renée Jeanne Falconetti plays the lead roll of Joan, the courageous yet deeply distressed warrior of France. Falconetti’s expressive face invokes empathy within the audience. Near the beginning of the film, a priest asks Joan if she could…

PROP CREATION – Create a prop which can be used in your Puppet Theatre performance (the main puppet is not included in this assessment component) – take photos of the prop for your process diary and discuss: How will it be used in performance? How was it created? My prop is a film of transparent plastic which a printer has printed ink onto it. This is used in accordance with a projector to display a black or white image onto a cloth or screen. To make it all you needed to do is select a…

the cycle of life as while one (the girl) is beginning the cycle again, the other (Marion) is ending it and being replaced by the other. Whilst this play’s tension is quite stagnant in parts as there is little ‘at stake’ within the situation, the audience is challenged through the confrontational notion of life as cyclical and the way in which it is presented within the…

charge of bringing the story to life through character development and engaging story and plot points. The cinematographer Barry Sonnenfeld was in charge of not only the camera crew but also, the images that the camera captures and the images that the audience sees in the finished film. (Goodykoontz & Jacobs, 2014) The film was edited by Barry Malkin who took what the cinematographer shot and then decided which o those shots would be used and in which order that they would appear in the film and…

suggested that the intended audience should possess knowledge and be familiar with certain vocabulary, as stated in the first sentence, “in children at thresholds >5 μg/dL and also >10 μg/dL” (739). We assume this as Edwards does not further elaborate on his charts and notations, leaving a portion of audience unsure of the truth and meaning behind these claims. However, the claims being presented do not completely mystify readers, as the topic itself may attract audiences such as: women…

convey ideas that not only entertain but also engage the audience by evoking their emotions as they find themselves dragged into the characters worlds. The two contemporary Australian plays we had studied in class ‘Fearless’ by Mirra Todd and ‘Neighbourhood Watch’ by Lally Katz, provided us with examples of how the directional choices within this theatre style can create an engaging experience for Australian audiences, but universal audiences. By exploring social concerns in these plays such as…

Authors of texts implement many techniques within their work to captivate their audiences, as well as allow the audience to experience life through another perspective besides their own. The 2012 film, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, directed by Stephen Chbosky, is a coming of age film that follows the life of 15-year-old protagonist, Charlie. Charlie is a shy, observant teen who is struggling with his first year of high school, alongside coping with the suicide of his best friend Michael, his…

style contributes to the dramatic effect of the play, how the passage impacts the play and its audience, and how it contributes to the larger themes within the play. The purpose of scene 2 as a whole is to introduce Petruchio and put in motion Petruchio’s pursual of Katherine. In this passage we see Gremio and Grumio supporting but also questioning Petruchio’s decision in pursuing Kate. And the audience can foresee that this pursual will most likely result in conflict, as Katherine is considered…

frequently flops, it can be argued that this representation of Macbeth is successful in its attempt to accurately carry out the task. Macbeth’s theme – the causes of one’s ambition and hunger for power – may not be obvious to audiences who exclusively read the play’s text. For audiences not yet grown accustomed to Shakespeare’s ‘difficult’ writing prose, the deeper meaning (if you will) of Macbeth becomes lost within masses of couplets and soliloquies. Here is where a film portrayal is helpful.…

Eight Essential Terms in Writing Audience: An audience is a person or group of individuals to whom the writer is trying to address. A writer uses a particular style of language, content, and tone according to what the audience knows. In the book, Writing about Writing, Keith Grant-Davie wrote a piece which discussed audiences. He explains the precise meaning of an audience as, "1) Any people who happen to hear or read a discourse, 2) a set of readers or listeners who form part of an external…