Perspective: Theatre vs. Film

Perspective: Theatre

When I study a new script for a theatrical production, my thoughts are driven in three directions.  I enjoy sitting on the empty stage... imagining.

1. What do I imagine this world looks like from an audience point of view? Begin seeing images for a set evolving.
2. What do I imagine the actors engage in this world?  Begin understanding what characters see, hear and understand in relationships.
3. How do the actors engage with the set? How does this world function for and with the actors on stage? Begin renderings and stage design concepts.

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Perspective: Film

When I consider my view as a filmmaker or photographer, my thoughts are driven in three different directions.

1. What does my eye see? Why is this point of view important to my eye? Begin understanding context and counterpoint. 
2. What is the character's point of view? Begin understanding motivation and consciousness.
3. When does my view conflict with a character's point of view? Begin thinking about interactive context between my eye and the reactive context of an individual character or subject.

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