The Argonauts is a one hundred and ten minute screenplay depicted in the genre of children's adventure film, set in the suburbs of Brisbane in the early 1990s. It tells the story of four friends who embark on adventure in an attempt to save their parents' shops from a corporate takeover. The exegesis explores the dual role of the screenwriter/director and the affect on the screenplay of the shifts in mindset required when these roles are undertaken by the same person. Screenwriting and directing are explored as two separate but interlinked disciplines. In this paper I have draw on my experience in these two roles to discuss their inter-relationship. In order to understand how the two roles of screenwriting and directing interact, challenge and compliment one another when carried out by the same person, I analyse the interplay of these roles within the specific areas of character, narrative and setting in the writing and revision of the screenplay, The Argonauts.

Thesis (M.A.)--Miami University, Dept. of Theatre, 2008. / Title from first page of PDF document. Includes bibliographical references (p. 68).

abstract: The purpose of this study was to explore current pedagogical approaches of undergraduate directing curricula in selected U.S. institutions of higher learning. Building on the work of Clifford Hamar and Anne Fliotsos, the thesis builds a foundation for further study of contemporary directing pedagogy. Fourteen course syllabi were collected voluntarily from members of The Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE) and served at the primary source material. They were interpreted and analyzed qualitatively for components that identified the methods and philosophies of the instructor and/or institution. From these syllabi, the researcher found 11 "skill categories" which cover all potential skills and bodies of information that, according to the data, a director should master. The categories are: (1) Script and Performance Analysis; (2) Directorial Techniques and Methods; (3) Production Practices; (4) Role and History of the Director; (5) Actor Training; (6) Technical Knowledge; (7) Personal Growth, Expression, and Vision; (8) Collaboration; (9) Communication; (10) Directorial Criticism; and (11) Storytelling. The categories fall on a spectrum ranging from practical based "knowledges" to skills based in individual resources and artistry, termed "abilities." Once these categories were established, the researcher examined two case study institutions: State University of New York at Buffalo (UB) and University of New Hampshire (UNH). The researcher collected public information concerning the guiding philosophies, financial profile, and curricula for both universities. From this data, combined with the 11 categories, the researcher found that the "personality" of the institution was reflected in the pedagogical approach of their respective directing courses. In the case of UB, a research-oriented institution had a production-focused directing course. UNH, with its Liberal Arts philosophy that promotes personal exploration, had a directing course that emphasized the artistic resources of the individual. Most importantly, this work creates a foundation from which future studies can be built. Broader and deeper analysis at a national level can now be approached with a framework of evaluation and analysis, leading ever closer to an understanding of the art and craft of directing. / Dissertation/Thesis / M.A. Theatre 2010

A pesquisa discute o processo de criação teatral, a partir de uma pesquisa empírica, tendo como mote a noção de intermedialidade. Para desenvolver essa investigação foram realizados dois experimentos cênicos curtos, intitulados Dispositivo Linha e Dispositivo Bolha. Estes dispositivos de prática cênica são estruturados a partir do conceito de intermedialidade, e de princípios de criação relacionados a esse conceito. Seus princípios foram articulados a partir de referências de práticas cênicas, como os ciclos RSVP e Repère e fundamentos do devinsing e environmental theater. Os processos de exploração prática tinham como foco a criação de material e composição de cenas intermediais, convocando uma reflexão sobre procedimentos de planejamento de ensaio do diretor de teatro. Os experimentos são analisados a partir do diário da pesquisadora, dos registros em vídeo, e das timelines, produzidas como parte da prática dos encontros. O estudo permite uma análise dos métodos, tanto técnicos quanto humanos, empregados no desenvolvimento destes processos de criação de uma cena intermedial. / The research discusses the theatrical creative process, from an empirical research, having as motif the notion of intermediality. To develop this investigation, two short scenical experiments are conducted, entitled Device Line and Device Bubble. These stagecraft devices are structured based on the concept of intermediality and creative principles related to this concept. This concept and its principles are articulated according to scenic practices such as RSVP and Repère cycles and fundamentals of devinsing and environmental theater. The practical exploration processes are focused on creating material and composition of intermedial scenes, demanding a reflection on theater director's planning procedures. These experiments are analyzed through materials such as the reseacher’s daily, video recordings and timelines, which is produced as part of the meetings practices. The study allows an analysis of the methods, both technical and human, employed in those proceedings to create a intermedial scene.

A pesquisa discute o processo de criação teatral, a partir de uma pesquisa empírica, tendo como mote a noção de intermedialidade. Para desenvolver essa investigação foram realizados dois experimentos cênicos curtos, intitulados Dispositivo Linha e Dispositivo Bolha. Estes dispositivos de prática cênica são estruturados a partir do conceito de intermedialidade, e de princípios de criação relacionados a esse conceito. Seus princípios foram articulados a partir de referências de práticas cênicas, como os ciclos RSVP e Repère e fundamentos do devinsing e environmental theater. Os processos de exploração prática tinham como foco a criação de material e composição de cenas intermediais, convocando uma reflexão sobre procedimentos de planejamento de ensaio do diretor de teatro. Os experimentos são analisados a partir do diário da pesquisadora, dos registros em vídeo, e das timelines, produzidas como parte da prática dos encontros. O estudo permite uma análise dos métodos, tanto técnicos quanto humanos, empregados no desenvolvimento destes processos de criação de uma cena intermedial. / The research discusses the theatrical creative process, from an empirical research, having as motif the notion of intermediality. To develop this investigation, two short scenical experiments are conducted, entitled Device Line and Device Bubble. These stagecraft devices are structured based on the concept of intermediality and creative principles related to this concept. This concept and its principles are articulated according to scenic practices such as RSVP and Repère cycles and fundamentals of devinsing and environmental theater. The practical exploration processes are focused on creating material and composition of intermedial scenes, demanding a reflection on theater director's planning procedures. These experiments are analyzed through materials such as the reseacher’s daily, video recordings and timelines, which is produced as part of the meetings practices. The study allows an analysis of the methods, both technical and human, employed in those proceedings to create a intermedial scene.

A pesquisa discute o processo de criação teatral, a partir de uma pesquisa empírica, tendo como mote a noção de intermedialidade. Para desenvolver essa investigação foram realizados dois experimentos cênicos curtos, intitulados Dispositivo Linha e Dispositivo Bolha. Estes dispositivos de prática cênica são estruturados a partir do conceito de intermedialidade, e de princípios de criação relacionados a esse conceito. Seus princípios foram articulados a partir de referências de práticas cênicas, como os ciclos RSVP e Repère e fundamentos do devinsing e environmental theater. Os processos de exploração prática tinham como foco a criação de material e composição de cenas intermediais, convocando uma reflexão sobre procedimentos de planejamento de ensaio do diretor de teatro. Os experimentos são analisados a partir do diário da pesquisadora, dos registros em vídeo, e das timelines, produzidas como parte da prática dos encontros. O estudo permite uma análise dos métodos, tanto técnicos quanto humanos, empregados no desenvolvimento destes processos de criação de uma cena intermedial. / The research discusses the theatrical creative process, from an empirical research, having as motif the notion of intermediality. To develop this investigation, two short scenical experiments are conducted, entitled Device Line and Device Bubble. These stagecraft devices are structured based on the concept of intermediality and creative principles related to this concept. This concept and its principles are articulated according to scenic practices such as RSVP and Repère cycles and fundamentals of devinsing and environmental theater. The practical exploration processes are focused on creating material and composition of intermedial scenes, demanding a reflection on theater director's planning procedures. These experiments are analyzed through materials such as the reseacher’s daily, video recordings and timelines, which is produced as part of the meetings practices. The study allows an analysis of the methods, both technical and human, employed in those proceedings to create a intermedial scene.

In this paper, I will catalog and describe my process involved in the creation of my thesis film If Not Now. In the main body of the paper I will cover the topics of Writing, Casting, Directing, Production Design, Cinematography, Editing, and Sound, as well as Technology and Workflow. Special emphasis will be placed on Writing, Directing, Editing, and Sound. The Analysis section will discuss the overall effectiveness of my goals to communicate a story about self-identity and community, as well as the film's artistic merit and quality.

The aim of this research is to trace how the theatrical translation process, specifically within the genre of musical theatre, can be systematically approached by a director. Through practice-led research, this study documents the directorial process that was followed in order to translate the playtext of Bat Boy – the Musical from the American source context to the South African context. The intent of the process was to ensure that signifiers of the culture – as set out in the playtext – shifted to become indicative of the cultures of the performers who were cast in the production or target text. The first research phase addressed the theoretical framework of the study and the distinctions between theatrical translation, adaptation and variation were contemplated in order to substantiate the use of the term translation in the two-tiered translation approach suggested. In the second research phase, relevant dynamics in theatrical semiotic processes were used to analyse the playtext of Bat Boy – the Musical. In this, the first tier of translation, the dissertation surveyed the signs at work in the playtext taking cognisance of the ideological and aesthetic codes within the source text. Then, the corresponding social and textual codes within the socio-cultural domain to which the playtext was translated were investigated. The third research phase and second tier of translation occurred on the level of the mise-en-scène. Here, the directorial strategy was to engage the performers actively in the translation process, by including their respective artistic and cultural paradigms in the translation of the playtext and the characters contained therein. The translation of the playtext was explored within the cross cultural – and more specifically the intercultural – theatrical framework by allowing the multicultural and multilingual cast to source their diverse, cultural backgrounds and unique social codes as well as South African theatrical codes in order to place the musical in the South African context. The fourth and final research phase reflects upon the intercultural translation of Bat Boy – the Musical and considers, not only the efficacy of the directorial process for the translation of a musical theatre playtext from one cultural context to another, but also how this particular form of American musical theatre resonates within the multicultural and multilingual South African society. / Dissertation (MA)--University of Pretoria 2015. / Drama / Unrestricted

A presente pesquisa examina um processo próprio de metodologia de ensaio teatral denominada Teatro Playground. Nesta os atores são colocados em um ambiente de criação (Playground), construído para instaurar o estado de jogo e através deste encontrar as relações e sintonias necessárias à performance. A partir do estudo de exemplos práticos de utilização destes procedimentos na direção de espetáculos e condução de grupos de trabalho, são abordadas questões relativas ao treinamento de atores e diretores de teatro. O objetivo principal desta tese é verificar a reverberação de uma abordagem prática de técnicas relacionadas ao jogo, principalmente sob a ótica de Phillipe Gaulier, Luke Dixon, Anne Bogart e Jacques Lecoq. Examinar os fundamentos de relação que permitirão este jogo, baseados principalmente em Meyerhold, Barba, Grotowski, Stanislávski e Vakhtangov. E perceber até que ponto um grupo de trabalho organizado sob certas premissas lúdicas e psicofísicas pode suavizar rupturas encontradas no decorrer de um processo de ensaio, principalmente quando o espetáculo precisa encontrar uma forma definitiva e a improvisação ceder lugar às marcações de cena. / The present research looks upon an original methodology for rehearsal process called Theatre Playground. In it the actors are put in a creative environment (Playground), built in order to establish a playfulness state and through it find the relationships and right tune needed to the performance. From the study of practical examples, specific procedures on directing shows and conducting theatre groups are taken as possibilities for training theatre actors and directors. The main aim for this thesis is verify the resonance of a practical approach on techniques related to theatre games, mainly according to the vision of Phillippe Gaulier, Luke Dixon, Anne Bogart and Jacques Lecoq. Also getting deep on the foundations that will allow this game to happen, based mainly on Meyerhold, Barba, Grotowski, Stanislávski and Vakhtangov. And perceiving on which level a group of theatre work, organized under specific ludic and psychophysics premises, can soften the ruptures found in a rehearsal process, specially when the show needs to find the fixed forms and the impro has to give place to the final movements on stage

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