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Dynamic Stageplay
"Or not to be..." He said, rising with a crescendo, slowing to andante, and holding a trill on "be". | |
A problem I see in scripts and screenplays is that, often, they account
for dialogue, perhaps a few proprietary gestures, and not much else.
Timbre of the voice and delivery is up to the actor and director. As a
writer, it would be good to convey your own ideas in the script, when
it
comes
to volume, pitch, etc.
So why not use aspects of musical notation in scripts? Not pitch (this
ain't no opera) but dynamics and tempo. For example, phrases could
have crescendos under them, raising the character's voice to forte...
and then a decrescendo, paired with a ritardando, as the dialogue
reaches a tender moment.
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// why not use aspects of musical notation in scripts? // |
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Because actor's tiny branes wouldn't be able to cope, and they would trip over their feet and forget the words even more often than usual. |
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[-] I've seen scripts with directions like that: similar to stage direction. Useful when the actor hasn't enough prep time with the script. |
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Yes, but have you seen scripts with this exact application of musical notation, something which all actors should know (in my opinion, at least)? |
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Why would you require actors to understand musical notation ? that's like requiring all instruction booklets to be printed in Chinese: what's the point unless you're actually Chinese. |
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For the same reason that most professional singers know at
least a few chords on the guitar; it's useful to be able to read
music if you're in the performing arts. |
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Most directors leave their leads to their own devices: *they* make the decisions as to that kind of expression. |
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Actors would hate this, and except in rare cases, so would directors. THEY are the ones who should be working out the fine points of delivery, not writers. |
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I think that is the job of the director. The movie is the director's interpretation. Maybe the director could take a script and insert his directions. Then he wouldn't have to talk. It could be a whole new kind of directorship. |
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so then the director would need a wand like a music conductor, but the actors couldn't really watch him, so then, I think that's why actor's take on the part, the feeling and mood, so they can do this *naturally*. that's usually what makes a good actor... |
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