Viewpoints -- Resources and Vocabulary

This week, Mr. Hunton is leading our class in some Viewpoints exercises, which is great for helping actors and directors think about use of space, movement/body, tempo, and levels. This kind of work is so important for actors to consider their whole bodies in the space of the stage (not just their heads/mouths as vehicles for scripts) and also practicing interacting with other actors in the space.

Here are a few resources to help you explore more about this technique:

https://theviewpointsproject.wordpress.com/a-brief-history-of-viewpoints/

https://setoncc.libguides.com/c.php?g=458814&p=3136397

This link has a lot of videos that might be useful to watch -- https://setoncc.libguides.com/c.php?g=458814&p=3165436

Finally, keep a vocabulary list for yourself to begin adding to your theater speak repertoire with terms like --

Viewpoints

Tempo
Duration
Kinesthetic Response
Spatial Awareness
Topography
Shape
Gesture (expressive/interior and behavioral/exterior)
Architecture

Other terms we have been using these last two weeks:

Juxtaposition
Contrast
Tension
Mirroring
Flocking
Group Dynamics
Stage Picture
Repetition
Pattern
Circular
Angular
Stillness
Variation
Beginning, Middle, and End
personal Strengths and Weaknesses in Physical Work/Parts of Body