Category: Drama and Theatre

Please look at the files attached. The title “assignment guidelines” is the instructions. The title “Example assessment 95 grade” is an example of a past paper.

Guidelines for Original Play or Movie Treatment
You are going to write your own original play or movie treatment. A treatment is a synopsis of
a film or play idea. It is the step in between an outline and a script. This is generally what is
given to investors, script readers, producers and actors to gain their interest in a concept and
convince them to read the full script. This is a creative writing assignment. You are free to
create a treatment for any story idea you can imagine. We are all adults, so a low “R” rating is
acceptable, but let’s try not to get too graphic with sexual, violent or disturbing subject matter.
Format: Double-spaced, 12 pt. Courier font, black ink, justified 1″ margins
Cover Page
1. Title (14 to 16 pt. font, bold, centered)
2. The writer’s name and contact information
Intro and Cast Page
3. A short logline: Boils down a plotline to its essence, similar to a teaser trailer. Should
be 1 to 3 sentences. Don’t give away the ending!
4. Cast: Brief introduction to key characters
Treatment
5. 500 to 1000 words
6. It should read like a short story told in the present tense, describing events as they
happen.
7. It should be written in the third person. (Example: Jane sits down. She is exhausted.)
8. Who, what, when, why and where.
9. It should only include snippets of important dialogue, if any.
10. Help your audience to visualize your film. Allow them to smell, taste and experience
your environment.
11. Your treatment must be a complete story with an ending. It does not have to be a grand
epic masterpiece, but it does need to have a beginning, a middle and an end. “To be
continued…” is not acceptable.
Some helpful websites:
http://www.lightsfilmschool.com/articles/treatments/index.html
http://www.movieoutline.com/articles/how-to-write-a-treatment.html
http://www.movieoutline.com/articles/sample-movie-treatment-example-story-synopsis-for-a-
film-script.html
http://www.artisticnetwork.net/arts/837/how-to-write-a-film-treatment.html

“Master Harold” . . . and the Boys premiered in 1982 when apartheid was still in place. Do you think this play is more effective in an attempt to change society or merely reflecting society? What effect can this play have on an audience member if the story and images do not reflect their experiences and encounters? Describe the differences between the social and personal roles Willie and Sam Have with Hally. Under which circumstances do they act/behave differently with Hally? Which character changes the most from beginning to end? In what regard have they changed? Has the change been a benefit or a detriment to themselves? Look for an emotional/intellectual change of attitude, personality, or a change in their outlook on life. Changes in costume or physical aging are not acceptable for this question

Watch a feature film in a different genre and time period from your other selections  (choose any known film of you liking) and give specific details of  the impact of both the score and specific songs(if the film has them) on tone, emotions, story, performance, etc.   List the title,  director and composer of the film you select. 

Create a director’s book, very detailed on the play Fabuations by Lynn Nottage. Should be very dense and detailed, and include potential castings, stage set ups, book individual scnee analysis etc. Examples are tagged. Fabulations pdf is attached.

Much Ado About Nothing (Lincoln Center Theatre) Classification: COMEDY
[Running Time: 2:14:14]
From Wikipedia: The play is set in Messina and revolves around two romantic pairings that emerge when a group of soldiers arrive in the town. The first, between Claudio and Hero, is nearly altered by the accusations of the villain, Don John. The second romance, between Claudio’s friend Benedick and Hero’s cousin Beatrice, takes centre stage as the play goes on, with both characters’ wit and banter providing much of the humour.
TRAILER: Official Preview | Much Ado About Nothing | Broadway’s Best | Great Performances | PBS – YouTube
Introduction
Introduction to the Play
Title
Author
Brief Plot (No more than one paragraph.)
Characters
Original Production’s Historical Context
Time Period
Geographical Area
Theatre Company or Production Company
Creative Team
Cast
Contemporary Production’s Context
Time Period
Geographical Area
Theatre Company or Production Company
Creative Team
Cast
Introduction of Your Thesis Statement
Including the Thesis Question: “Why does this production matter to a contemporary audience?”
Including Your Thesis Statement Explaining Why You Believe That It Matters.
Explain how your play’s themes influence your argument.
Explain how the play’s theatrical elements (direction, acting, and costume, lighting, scenic, and sound designs) influence your argument.
Introduce any other elements that are key to your argument.
Body paragraph
Example 1 Proving Your Argument
Pick a relevant scene.
Explain which elements (including thematic ones) support your argument.
Evaluate the performance (utilizing the worksheets from Evaluating a Performance) based on three key aspects:
Directing
Acting
Design
Scenic or Set Design
Costume Design
Sound Design
Lighting Design
Engage with secondary source authors, to contribute to the overall scholarly conversation about this topic.
Write a transition leading to your next example.
Example 2 Proving Your Argument (Repeat steps in section II. A. with new insights and information.)
Example 3 Proving Your Argument (Repeat steps in section II. A. with new insights and information.)
Conclusion
Recapping Your Argument
Ensuring that Your Reader Understands What You Wanted to Achieve Through Your Thesis Argument
FOR THE THREE BODY PARAGRAPH YOU NEED TO PICK THREE SCENES FROM THE PLAY 
PLEASE USE THIS OUTLINE TO WRITE MY PAPER: THE PAPER HAVE TO BE WRITTEN IN MLA STYLE
SOURCES
1. YOU CAN USE THE SCRIPT OF THE PLAY
2.THE FILMED PRODUCTION 
3. WIKIPEDIA
4. JOURNAL ARTICLE ( NEW YORK TIMES)
AND THAN 3 MORE OF YOUR LIKING THAT YOU CAN FIND

My essay has to center around the performance Kiss and Cry from the Sydney Festival 2015, because it was mentioned in class. The teacher told me to use this book 

Book: Theatre the Lively Art by Wilson, Geigner and Goldfarb
TheatreWeek 2 – What is Theatre
This is your first academic post. These are considered a major part of your grade. Make sure to always make your first post by Friday, and responses by Tuesday. A few guidelines:
1. Your initial post must show me that you have read the chapter and notes. If your post does not demonstrate your learned knowledge, you will loss points. Treat each post like a written report.
2. Ask yourself, could I have written this before taking this class? If the answer is yes, you likely need to work more course material into the post.
3. When responding to classmates, make sure you are adding to the discussion. A discussion goes back and forth. You are required to discuss theater and your experiences with the class.
As you read through the first two chapters, you were introduced to two different groups; the people who put on a play, and those that watch it. Using the text, prepare a post in which you explore the difference between these two different groups.

Please watch the movie “the Celluloid Closet” 
After watching it answer the following questions
1. What did you learn about gay theatre/cinema
While watching this documentary? 
2. How has the documentary help us understand the LGBTQ+ community ? 
3. Is there something in the documentary that 
“Surprise you” or “shocked you ” or made you “think 
Twice” about the information? 
Please note that some of the question you might 
Need to give your opinion, please do so. 

The assignment is to write a five to six (5-6) page paper which explores commonalities of form and content in at least two films by the same auteur/director. Your paper will explore two or more films by the same director, and involve some research into the critical reception of the individual films as well as of the director in general. (The paper must be double–‐ spaced with no more than one inch margins on all sides, no larger than 12 pt font.)
Although your paper will certainly discuss the uniqueness of each film, your aim will be to discern and discuss the commonalities in both form and content. You might think of your paper as answering this question: What makes us recognize the films of a certain director as coming from the same aesthetic and moral sensibility?
A list of movies you cannot write about will be posted in this folder.
You may not select Alfred Hitchcock as the main topic for this assignment.
You must demonstrate how well you understand the material and topics discussed in class. I expect you to show that you can use the course vocabulary to support your observations.
If you are writing about an individual scene, stating “the director uses many lighting techniques to create a mood” does not tell me what kind of lighting or what kind of mood.
If the film uses repeated images of clocks, for instance, don’t just say that the director used 25 shots of a clock throughout the movie—explain how and why the shots are significant to the overall movie, both cinematically and thematically.
I am not looking for three and a half pages telling me what happens in the movie, and then one page of analysis. Do not spend more than two paragraphs providing a synopsis of the film!
Be sure to cite your sources using MLA guidelines. If you aren’t sure how, please visit a writing specialist at the CAEI. 
The following films cannot be used for your final paper: 
Ace in the Hole 
Amélie 
American Beauty
American Psycho 
Atonement
Black Swan
Buried
Casablanca
Citizen Kane
Crash
Double Indemnity 
Fight Club 
Flight 
Ghost 
Ghost World 
Gone with the Wind 
Goodfellas 
He Loves Me, He Loves
Me Not 
Hugo 
Jaws 
Juno 
L.A. Confidential 
Notorious 
On the Waterfront 
Pulp Fiction 
Psycho 
Rear Window 
Reservoir Dogs 
Rosemary’s Baby 
Saving Private Ryan 
Secretary 
Shadow of a Doubt 
Sideways 
Taxi Driver 
The Age of Innocence 
The Apartment 
The Artist 
The Aviator 
The Birds 
The Breakfast Club 
The Conversation 
The Departed 
The Godfather 
The Graduate 
The Machinist 
The Shawshank
Redemption 
The Shining 
The Silence of the Lambs 
The Sixth Sense 
The Town 
The Usual Suspects 
The Wizard of Oz 
Training Day 
Trainspotting 
Vertigo