Scenes from Antigone: | Multimedia used and locations | How did the multimedia in each scene enhance the performance? |
1. Creon announces that Eteocles will be honoured and Polynices will be shamed and left un-buried. | Video to be shown on screen in reception. | They first used a video to grab the audiences attention. As of this they used multimedia to introduce the first scene. |
2. Antigone goes to Ismene to persuade her to assist the burial of their brother. Ismene refuses. | By the tree - video shown of the thoughts of the characters. | This showed the audience what the characters were feeling it made the scene more interesting as you could see what the actors were feeling and to emphasise the emotion they used a video. |
3. Antigone goes to bury her brother. | Round of wooden stumps. | With the use of an alarm and police tape it made the performance more realistic which made the audience catch to what was happening. |
4. Creon looks for the support of the chorus of Theban Elders in his decision to leave Polynices unburied. | Creon announces from fire escape door of 415 - chorus round the tree looking up. Audience looking up also. | This showed that Creon has a high staus because he was above everyone including the audience. |
5. A Sentry reports the burial of Polynices. Creon insists that the Sentry finds out who or face death. | Filmed footage of event is shown on screen top of stairs. Sentry talking to Creon. | The video made it more real because they had 'evidence'. |
6. Chorus sing about honouring gods. | From the yard up to windows of 413 Recorded chorus played. | The audience watched this from 413, it made the chorus seem like one unit. Also the pre recoring and the breaths made it more symbolic and mysterious |
7. Sentry returns with the Culprit: Antigone. Creon confronts her. | Burst into 413 - audience turn to see. Lighting used. | The scene is sudden, so because of the use of light it makes it dramatic |
8. Creon confronts Ismene. Ismene tries to confess but Antigone won't allow it. And in the end, the two sisters are imprisoned. | Still in 413 but Creon live speaks to a projected Ismene. Antigone is walked out the room and joins the real Ismene - escorted off. Lighting used | This made it more interesting because they were watching a live actor communicate with someone on a video |
9. Haemon both pledges allegiance to his father, Creon, and asks that Antigone be spared. After the discussion deteriorate, Haemon storms out vowing never to speak to him again. | Traverse in 413 - iphone lights as the two talk. Throughout confrontation, lights go out, one by one. | This made the scene more cryptic because there were only two lights to cover the characters, also the lights going out created an atmosphere. |
10. Creon choses to spare Ismene, and to bury Antigone alive. As she is dragged out, the chorus express their Sorrow. | One light left on Creon's face. Sound of s body being dragged...etc. Projection and video used | The sound caused a dramatic effect because the audience had no idea where it was coming from. The projection and video also created a mysterious atmosphere |
11. Tiresias attempts to advise Creon that what he is doing is wrong and that the Gods are angry. The prophecy of a dead son is mentioned. | Tiresias never moves his mouth but what he says coupled with weird underscore is played through speakers of 415. Projected video played | This captured the audiences attention because they would of watched the facial reactions of Tiresias while his voice was played but his mouth didn’t move (thought- track) |
12. The chorus, terrified, begs him to take Tiresias' advice. Shaken, Creon agrees to release Antigone and bury Polynices. | As many chorus as possible fill cavities of 415 and urge Creon. Three doors and side grated window thing. | The chorus being in the scene filled the room with great tension. |
13. Chorus deliver a choral ode to the god Dionysus. | ||
14. Messenger informs Eurydice of Haemon and Antigone's death. | Filmed footage on repeat of Haemon stabbing himself and Antigone hanging, swinging from a branch. | Having the video of haemon stabbing himself made the audience sympathies with the characters pain because they were seeing him kill himself. It also made it easier for the audience to imagine what the actors were talking about as the audience could see what they were talking about |
15. Carrying the body of his dead son Haemon, Creon is then met by a 2nd messenger informing him of Eurydice's death. | Audience back outside looking at tree. Creon walking through the courtyard, holding Creon, confronted by messenger at the tree. Chorus look down from 415. | Having the two dead bodies laying infront of the audience and Creon himself enphasised the amount of people that had been taken because of one mans decision. Moreover , it could also make the audience empathise with Creon because he is staring at his dead wife and son. |
Friday, 29 May 2015
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