CHOICES for the ACTOR and DIRECTOR 
OBJECTIVE
'CHOICES-OBJECTIVE' TECHNIQUE
| In rehearsal, you discover the different CHOICES for each line and phrase. |
| The CHOICE you finally decide on becomes the ACTOR'S OBJECTIVE. |
| The RADIO DRAMA DIRECTOR helps the actor examine different CHOICES. |
| MOOD NOTES on the SCRIPT guide the actor in the OBJECTIVE. The NOTE gives the preferred OBJECTIVE. |
| MOOD NOTES FOR THE ACTORS - supporting your actors with detailed guided notes on emotions and interpretations |
DIRECTING THE ACTOR - objective, obstacle, subtext, adjustment, choices, objective
CHOICES
EXAMPLE from 'The Canterbury Vampires' - Episodes 6-10 - 'Salem'
EXAMPLE - FINDING CHOICES for the characters in this episode. Read this scene. EXAMPLE CHOICES ARE BELOW.
EXAMINE THE CHOICES
DON'T SETTLE FOR THE FIRST CHOICE THAT OCCURS
DON'T BE A LAZY ACTOR
DON'T BE A LAZY DIRECTOR
| PROFESSIONAL ACTORS work fast. They move through a range of various CHOICES. |
| PROFESSIONAL ACTORS move through these CHOICES with more variety. This is the result of experience and of applied imagination. |
| AMATEUR ACTORS can settle for the first CHOICE. This can be lazy and inhibiting. |
| DIRECTORS have to encourage more exploration of CHOICES. The hard work has to be done as a team. |
| DO NOT SETTLE FOR THE FIRST CHOICE. Always look for more. |
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INTERIOR. LOCATION: STUDENT DINING HALL. JUKE BOX FAR IN BACKGROUND. STUDENTS EATING LUNCH. SOUND CENTRE WITH PENELOPE. CHARACTERS: PENELOPE, CHARITY SUMMARY OF SCENE: CHARITY meets PENELOPE and is challenged to reveal her magic. She is embarrassed. Listeners are reintroduced to CHARITY (INEXPERIENCED GIRL) and PENELOPE (FEISTY GIRL). TECHNICAL NOTE 1: 6.1-3 (THREE SCENES HERE) ARE SET IN THE STUDENT DINING HALL. THERE ARE CROSSFADES BETWEEN 6.1 AND 6.2, AND 6.2 AND 6.3. THE RADIO DRAMA CONVENTION IS THIS: CROSSFADE INTO ATMOS - BRING UP ATMOS - BRING DOWN ATMOS - CROSSFADE ATMOS INTO NEXT SCENE TECHNICAL NOTE 2: NUDGE UP THE ATMOS AT ONE OR TWO PLACES (6.3) IN THESE SCENES TO REMIND THE LISTENERS ABOUT THE LOCATION See Atmos bed (underneath the scene dialogue) - establishes scene location or scenery TECHNICAL NOTE 3: SET THE LEVEL OF THE BACKGROUND ATMOS 'STUDENT DINING HALL' SPARINGLY. IT IS A FUSSY ATMOS 1. FX. CROSSFADE UP ATMOS WITH THE EPISODE INTRO MUSIC - see - Music signature tune for the top and bottom of each episode = sig tune 2. PENELOPE: Charity! Over here! 3. CHARITY: Hi gang! How's it going? 4. PENELOPE: A lot better if I didn't have to eat this rubbish. 5. CHARITY: Are these eggs supposed to be grey? 6. PENELOPE: Maybe we should magic them into something edible? 7. CHARITY: Honestly hun, I really don't think I'm that powerful. 8. FX. CROSSFADE TO NEXT SCENE - BRING UP ATMOS 'STUDENT DINING HALL', AND THEN DOWN UNDER |
CHOICES
OBJECTIVE
OBSTACLE - PENELOPE is CHARITY's OBSTACLE
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EXAMPLE CHOICES for PENELOPE as FEISTY GIRL - attractive, pushy, selfish, sexy, attacking, intelligent, envied CHOICES for CHARITY as INEXPERIENCED BUT LOVELY GIRL WE ALL LOVE - sympathetic, starting-out, endearing, attractive, makes mistakes but is rescued 2. PENELOPE: Charity! Over here! [AGREED OBJECTIVES : dominating, falsely friendly - REJECTED CHOICE attacking - REJECT - overly warm] 3. CHARITY: Hi gang! How's it going? [AGREED OBJECTIVES : innocent - worried - REJECT defensive] 4. PENELOPE: A lot better if I didn't have to eat this rubbish. [AGREED OBJECTIVES : smart, delivering one-liner] 5. CHARITY: Are these eggs supposed to be grey? [AGREED OBJECTIVES : innocent - 'feed line'] 6. PENELOPE: Maybe we should magic them into something edible? [#NOTE: what the scene is about - AGREED OBJECTIVES : demanding] 7. CHARITY: Honestly hun, I really don't think I'm that powerful. [AGREED OBJECTIVES : sympathetic - worried - conceding - REJECT defeated] |
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