F2M Script Analysis and Play Discussion
What follows are my class notes from out discussion of F2M
What were good points?
Clarence (father) asking about hormones
Lucy knowing who Parker really is ( famous and a man)
Where were you bored?
Repetitive
Was the author out of things to say?, intentional it has been repeating for Parker’s whole life
Lost steam in the argument by the end of the play
Parker → inner conflict and outer conflict
Play could have ended one scene earlier
End with Parker saying “this is who I am”
Not needing to know the Lucy and Parker are ok
Conflict doesn’t need to be resolved for the play to be effective
How does the class read plays
Shannon: making sure you read the play seeing the actions where they interact with objects
More a design concern?
SIL: emotion for slamming doors, and reactions in the space
Laura: they use the kitchen
“do you want some toast”
Does it have to be real?
Sarah: transitions from location to location, quickly!
Script doesn’t tell you how to treat the transitions, written like authors background TV
Budgeting discussions
How do you use the script to decide what to keep/cut
Look at how and how frequently it is used
Theoretical props budget
Lot of money for photo printing → overbudget
Is cutting half the photos →is that a good cut??
No bc the drive of a character is told through the photos, people in photos are told in script
Kitchen → expensive
Cabinets → only one opened
Fridge → can be dummy, will need light, can make dummy freezer cold with ice for ice cream
Ice cream→ containers out, does it get served?
Sink → glass of water
Toaster→ toast made
stove→ hot plate in dummy stove
List of things to look for when reading a script as a TD
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You have to read it once
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Have drawings with you to refer
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How many locations / how many visits to each location
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Definate physical actions (slamming doors)
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TransitionsPracticality of pieces / what is real?
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How long, where are they going?
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What has to move in the transitions?
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Sight-lines
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How does moving parts get operated
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Will need working fridge and freezer for props
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Backstage
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Egress
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Space for everything
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Where do things go when it isn’t onstage
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Interaction with other departments
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Every department will be on set
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Video → is there equipment that needs to be set mounted or rigged, cable management
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Sound → is there equipment that needs to be set mounted, holes in things, cable management (where speakers are needed but scenically pleasing)
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Costumes → can costumes fit through egresses, quick changes (on stage/ backstage)
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Stage Management → if there aren’t sight-lines to the stage, where are they calling from
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Props → tracking for storage, does anything need to be set mounted or floor mounted, is it a prop or a set piece?
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Fight Director→ how they interact with set does there need to be safety modifications
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Electrics→ is there equipment that needs to be set mounted, practicals, holes, who is taking care of the sink (is it electrics or set), outlets or switches, genie and ladder access and storage
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Show Control→ what is driving all set mounted electrics
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Scenic Arts → access, what materials are paint treatment what is real, maintenance
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