I’m writing my performance and spectatorship essay on whether Grotowski’s Poor Theatre theory transfers over to films in recent times.
“Theatre in general became very elaborate and relied heavily on theatrical devices such as light, sound, costume and decor sets to add spectacle to the…
Couldn’t answer or reply because I wanted to write too much. But these are the ones I can think of real quick that I have seen recently and can remember:
The artist being a recent really obvious one, you focus on the actors portraying emotions rather than what they are saying. Not even sound to distract from the actors, and it won billions of awards.
127 hours is amazing for what is essentially a 1 man james franco performance, even though there are effects and film tricks that enhance the film because Danny boyle is pretty fab. It focuses a lot on the acting.
Look at best actor/actress awards from recent years?
Good luck xx
