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What is the difference between a stage play and a film?
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A stage play is performed live. There is the possibility that there will be mistakes during the performance (technical difficulties, forgetting your lines, etc). The actors have to project their voice and make their movements and facial expressions big and obvious enough for the audience to be able to hear/see them. The cast of a stage play will rehearse the show for months before the first performance, and the performance dates can go on for months as well. Auditions for a role in a stage play usually only take a couple of weeks.
A film is recorded. You 're allowed to make some mistakes because you can just start over and film it again (as opposed to trying to cover it up in front of a huge live audience). The actors have to be realistic and believable (as opposed to big and obvious). The cast of a film will usually only have several minutes to rehearse the scene before filming it, and this applies to each scene filmed. It can take a few weeks just to film one scene (filming the scene, lighting, different angles, facial close-ups, pan views, etc). Filming can take as long as a month to a year or more. Auditions for a role in a film can take months.
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What 's the difference between drama and theatre?
Like many playwrights, Edward Bond seems to think that one is superior to the other
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Drama is not theatre ... Edward Bond. Photograph: Eamonn McCabe
The playwright Edward Bond raised a few eyebrows recently by, among other things, dubbing Brecht "the playwright of Auschwitz". His argument was so patently absurd that I barely hiccuped. Instead, another statement caught my eye. Bond was speaking of a production of his play The Woman, which he directed at the National: "I went back to see it after it had been playing for
In: Movies, Theater [Edit categories]
Answer:
A stage play is performed live. There is the possibility that there will be mistakes during the performance (technical difficulties, forgetting your lines, etc). The actors have to project their voice and make their movements and facial expressions big and obvious enough for the audience to be able to hear/see them. The cast of a stage play will rehearse the show for months before the first performance, and the performance dates can go on for months as well. Auditions for a role in a stage play usually only take a couple of weeks.
A film is recorded. You 're allowed to make some mistakes because you can just start over and film it again (as opposed to trying to cover it up in front of a huge live audience). The actors have to be realistic and believable (as opposed to big and obvious). The cast of a film will usually only have several minutes to rehearse the scene before filming it, and this applies to each scene filmed. It can take a few weeks just to film one scene (filming the scene, lighting, different angles, facial close-ups, pan views, etc). Filming can take as long as a month to a year or more. Auditions for a role in a film can take months.
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What 's the difference between drama and theatre?
Like many playwrights, Edward Bond seems to think that one is superior to the other
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Drama is not theatre ... Edward Bond. Photograph: Eamonn McCabe
The playwright Edward Bond raised a few eyebrows recently by, among other things, dubbing Brecht "the playwright of Auschwitz". His argument was so patently absurd that I barely hiccuped. Instead, another statement caught my eye. Bond was speaking of a production of his play The Woman, which he directed at the National: "I went back to see it after it had been playing for
Links: 20. “SECRET HONOR” (1984) -- Play and screenplay by Donald Freed & Arnold M. Stone. Directed by Robert Altman. 19. “THE WINSLOW BOY” (1999) – Play by Terence Ratigan. Screenplay and directed by David Mamet. 17. “CLOSER” (2004) – Play and screenplay by Patrick Marber. Directed by Mike Nichols. 15. “A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS” (1966) – Play and screenplay by Robert Bolt. Directed by Fred Zinnemann. 12. “EQUUS” (1977) – Play and screenplay by Peter Shaffer. Directed by Sidney Lumet. 11. “ROSENCRANTZ & GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD” (1990) – Play, screenplay, and directed by Tom Stoppard.