![]() However, if several scenes in DP3 is the only montage in the solo, then do it. My preference with my own students will be to have several scenes in DP3 if they wish to (now confirmed as okay), but if already doing a montage in DP2, avoid the montage aspects in DP3 (or it may be montage overkill). However, I must say I am advising mine against this. So, this leaves the door open for a montage in DP3, even if they have to do a montage in DP2 as well. The location and the time frame can change within a ‘scene’.” This allows for one continuous narrative, or for a compilation of smaller segments which may be part of the overall ‘scene’. “For the purposes of this exam, the word ‘scene’ may be interpreted in the broadest sense. I have just received a response from the VCAA in regard to this, which addresses several concerns I have raised with them: I have been hoping the VCAA and assessors will interpret “a scene” liberally. ![]() My concern the past month has been whether students can have more than one scene in DP3, because in several solo structures DP3 says “create a scene” (singular)? Bit hard to do this in one scene when a student needs to show something changing over time. Note: In the 2013 VCE Drama solo performance examination, three or more images must be used in order to satisfy the use of montage (see examination instructions). If a solo performer, students should also consider using transformation of character, time and place when using montage as these elements will enable a non-naturalistic performance style. The key words and phrases from this article that should be considered carefully by students are These should also be manipulated and experimented with in order to create the desired effect. Key Elements: Various elements of drama should be used judiciously by students in order to create effective montage in performance. Each scene in a montage playbuilt performance has its own timing and thrust. Each scene is independent of the others however, the scenes are unified by their exploration of a theme, issue or subject. These scenes or episodes give the montage playbuilt performance an episodic quality. The montage playbuilt performance explores a central theme, issue or subject through the use of short, self-contained scenes. The dramatic images are closely linked and presented to create an overall impression, and/or a summary of events/actions and/or an introduction to events/actions (VCAA, 2013)Įpisodes: Matthew Clausen, in his popular Australian text book for drama students discusses “montage playbuilding” where he states … a juxtaposition of dramatic images, often presented in rapid succession. The Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority define montage as Students in Victoria studying VCE Drama have several examination structures where “a montage of dramatic images” is asked to be created in a solo performance. … a way in which continuity could be broken or fractured and through this the audience (Brecht’s) was to be kept in a constant state of alertness (Cooper and Mackey, Theatre Studies, 1995) The term juxtaposition is integral to a student’s understanding of montage, where two or more things (dramatic images) are placed side by side for comparison or contrast. With montage, real time is either extended or contracted, or both, as the content of the drama jumps around. Style: In many ways the use of montage in a dramatic performance is a non-realistic or non-naturalistic device because of the way it contradicts the traditional notion of a progressive growth in plot and character development. … connect dissimilars in such a way as to ‘shock’ people into new recognitions and understandings (Bertolt Brecht) Similarly, another Marxist, Bertolt Brecht, believed that montage could… He referred to a collision between individual images, resulting in a third image or new idea, linking his art to his Marxist principles. Soviet filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein developed a theory of montage where in practice changes between shots were obvious and even jolting for the viewer. Origins: The origins of montage lie in the visual arts and cinema, but the principles adopted by these artists can be transferred into the use of montage in a dramatic context.
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