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Year 12 - Drama - Solos Prescribed Structures 2021

Character

Character: The Film Director

"The Film Director tries to convince the group of survivors that their story needed to be embellished and fictionalised in order to satisfy action-hungry movie-goers."

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Above sourced from: https://www.ptleader.com/stories/a-most-beautiful-thing-whose-time-has-come-documentary-director-talks-rowing-racism,71387

Stimulus:  The real Lord of the Flies: what happened when six boys were shipwrecked for 15 months

Character:  The Film Director

Performance focus

Create a solo performance based on the character of the Film Director. In 2021, at a test screening of the film The Real Lord of the Flies, the arrogant Film Director justifies his/her directorial choices to the less than enthusiastic survivors of the ordeal on the island ‘Ata. The Film Director tries to convince the group of survivors that their story needed to be embellished and fictionalised in order to satisfy action-hungry movie-goers. The Film Director does this by:

  • showing examples of the far-fetched and adventurous new plot line(s)
  • recreating moments from the real story of the boys’ experiences both before and while they were stranded on the island
  • creating an example(s) of another real story that the film industry has altered in such a way that the original story is hard to recognise.

Performance style:   Eclectic 

Eclectic theatre draws on a range of performance styles to devise performances that go beyond the reality of life as it is lived. It juxtaposes a number of performance styles to make dramatic statements and theatre that is innovative, transformational and creative. Eclectic theatre is devised with a specific purpose and intention for the audience. Eclectic theatre draws on drama traditions and practice including:

  • ritual and storytelling
  • contemporary drama practice and performance styles
  • the work of drama practitioners and associated performance styles
  • a combination of any of the above.

Convention & Dramatic Element:  As selected by the student from the list (linked here).  Write your selected convention and dramatic element on your Statement of Intention.

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