Driecting frankenstein- the play
If I got the chance to direct the opening scene of the play Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, I would direct it from the prologue to where Clerval drops the rucksack (from page 6 to the top of page 8). This scene starts with Captain Walton telling us that he is stuck in the Arctic Circle because the ice had closed them in. It then moves on by Captain Walton telling us that he witnessed something very unusually strange occurs. He then left the stage and the story begins. Fankenstein, a scientist, and his friend Clerval are on top of the roof and Clerval is helping Frankenstein carrying some stuff not knowing what it is. This scene ends when Clerval drops the knapsack he was carrying for Frankenstein. While directing this play I would mainly focus on the lighting and establishment of characters making sure that their appearance looks as realistic as possible setting them back about 100 years. I would especially focus on their costumes making sure that they tell us a little about the person (age, personality). If I were directing the lighting for the opening scene of this play I would start with the prologue and have Captain Walton standing in front of the curtains with a yellow - orange spotlight on his whole body.
As clerval and Frankenstein climb through the window I would have a white spotlight focused on the whole window so the audience will be easily aware of what is going on. By the light fading the audience will be disappointed because they are in suspense and on the edge of their seats waiting for the story to quickly begin. I would also have him wearing a thick shirt and when he enters the room he would put on his scientists coat which would almost be black because he practically lives in it. When the curtains are opened, I would have Frankenstein's room already set and put a bright white floodlight lighting the whole stage for six seconds then turn it off. When he says, " And what a strange one he was. I would make Clerval totally opposite he would be in his late thirties and have brown tidy hair. Because it is not that much light I would get Frankenstein to light a gas lamp that will be on his desk, this will make the audience think that there is more light but really I would put a dim yellow floodlight on the whole stage so that is not that dark. He would be waring shoes that look like they have been made of fur and this should show that it happened 100 years ago before proper warm shoes were made. Hanging from the ceiling of the room I would have an old fashioned chandelier with room for four candles in it. While Frankenstein is asking Clerval if he is going to stay up there all night I would have him put his hands on his hips and look angry. He would also be wearing thick black boots very similar to Captain Waltons.
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