A story that Alexander Green worked on for several years. The first records of this work date back to 1916. To create romantic story The author was inspired by the young girl Assol and Captain Gray by a toy boat with a white silk sail he saw in a store window. Green thought, what would happen if we changed the color of the sail, making it scarlet, so bright and jubilant? And now the writer is working on creating his idea. Published " Scarlet Sails"in 1923, they also have a dedication recipient - Green's second wife, Nina.
2. Genre of the work. Signs of the genre.
The genre of the work is an extravaganza story. Let us prove that “Scarlet Sails” is a story. This is evidenced by the following characteristics: a large volume of the work, an extensive system of images, several storylines. Signs related to this work to the extravaganza are: the triumph of good over evil, magical events, fairy-tale heroes.
3. The title of the work and its meaning.
Scarlet sails are a symbol of a dream, hope for its fulfillment. Traditionally sails white, in the same work they have their own special meaning: the victory of good over evil, the joy and rejoicing of souls who have finally found happiness.
4. On whose behalf is the story being told? Why?
5. Theme and idea of the work. Issues.
If we talk about the theme of this work, we can note several of its ramifications: the author talks about a dream come true, about the ups and downs of life of people who are not like the rest, not like everyone else, different from the crowd, about the choice of life path.
Well main problem This work becomes a confrontation between reality and dreams and, accordingly, the inhabitants of Kaperna and the Longren family, or rather his dreamy daughter Assol.
6. Plot ( storylines) works. Conflict. Key episodes.
The story “Scarlet Sails” begins with a description of childhood main character. The plot of the story is based on the meeting of a girl at the age of eight with the collector of fairy tales, Egl. It is he who makes the prediction, the fulfillment of which Assol awaits throughout his youth.
This same prediction becomes a continuation of the conflict between the residents of Kaperna and the Longren family. it began when the old sailor did not help the innkeeper Menners; his boat was carried away into the open sea in a storm. Now the conflict broke out with renewed vigor: Assol was ridiculed, considered an eccentric, and by some simply crazy.
Key episodes of the story: meeting with the collector of legends, Gray's meeting with the sleeping Assol, the story of the girl in Menners' tavern, a ship with scarlet sails off the coast of Kaperna.
7. The system of images of the work.
The main characters of the story: dreamy, raised by a gloomy and withdrawn father named Longren, captain, a rich heir, who received everything he wanted from his parents and achieved all his goals.
8. Composition of the work.
The story consists of seven chapters, each of which is completed and allows certain conclusions to be drawn.
9. Artistic means, techniques that reveal the idea of the work.
We see the idea of the work in the fulfillment of a dream. The author shows how faith helps and leads to what you want. And most importantly artistic medium, reflecting it, becomes the symbolic image of scarlet sails.
10. My reader's perception of the work.
The story does not leave you indifferent. It allows you to understand that dreams can come true if you believe strongly, wait, don’t doubt and don’t pay attention to others.
A. Green's works are filled with sincerity, wisdom and observation. WITH early childhood In the memory of every person live stories that at one time enriched the soul of each of us, instilled a sense of hope and faith in a dream.
“Scarlet Sails” is an amazing work that shapes the inner consciousness of people, making it more humane, open to new impressions and emotions. It is full of striking contrasts between the worldview of society and an individual person who was able to preserve in his soul what was long ago lost by others.
What is the story “Scarlet Sails” about?
The callous, spiritually poor inhabitants of a small seaside town are opposed by the girl Assol, who, due to life circumstances, has become an outcast of this society. Asol had no friends; she could only share her experiences, dreams and thoughts with her father.
It was the father who revealed all the mysterious mysteries of nature to the girl, talked about sea voyages, and the intricacies of human relationships. Assol absorbed what her father taught her and acquired her own worldview, which separated her even further from society.
But the negativity of society did not affect the girl, since she clearly understood that her own opinion was more important to her than the biased attitude of the “blind” crowd. Assol believed that one day the person who would completely understand her would come to her, and with him she would find true happiness.
One day, while walking, Assol met Egl, famous storyteller and collector of legends. He told the girl that one morning a majestic ship with scarlet sails would enter the harbor. It will produce a handsome, brave prince, who is already looking for Assol and will take her with him to his kingdom, where they will live for a long time loving each other.
Assol sincerely believed Egl and began to wait for her prince. This became another reason for people to make fun of the girl. They teased her as a dreamer, did not take her words and gloated that the years went by, and Assol remained waiting for her fantastic prince.
But the girl, in spite of everything, believed that one day this would happen. And one day fate rewarded her for this: Egle’s prophecy came true, and she met her prince.
She met a young man who, having learned about her dream and how this dream was perceived in society, bought the most expensive scarlet sails for his ship. He left the ship to meet the girl, thus making her dreams come true.
Belief in beauty and the dream of happiness
The heroine Assol teaches us to believe in something that, at first glance, is absolutely impossible to achieve. After all, the power of human desire, supported by faith and hope, has no limits.
The main thing is to keep kindness and sincerity in your heart, which sooner or later will lead to the fulfillment of your dreams. “Scarlet Sails” should under no circumstances be perceived as a fairy tale, because a miracle can happen in the life of every person if he is open to it.
You should not be afraid to confront false and low social morals, but boldly go towards your dreams, despite difficulties and obstacles. But you should also remember about your loved ones, because each of us can fulfill them cherished dreams, the main thing is to just try to learn about them.
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Reply from Yozuli Aliyev[newbie]
Arthur Gray was born a captain, wanted to be one and became one. He is kind, self-willed and fair. At the age of 20, Arthur fulfilled his dream by purchasing a schooner called the Secret. Gray's ship passed through the ocean and ended up not far from Kaperna, the place where Assol lived. One day Gray, walking along the shore, saw a sleeping girl who struck him with her beauty. “The Wizard,” as Egle called himself, told her that after a while a prince would come for her on a ship with scarlet sails. The girl believed it and told her father about it. He once did not help Longren’s wife, who was trying to save little Assol from hunger. Mary had to go to the city in bad weather to pawn the ring, after which she fell ill and died. This was the reason that Longren, who was on the shore, did not help the drowning innkeeper. This incident deepened the alienation of those around him and created a lasting mutual hatred between him and his daughter. The girl grew up without friends. Inspired by adults, the children chased Assol, threw dirt at her and teased her that her father ate human flesh and was now making counterfeit money.
Reply from Dinara Ismoilova[newbie]
Almost a hundred years ago, Alexander Green wrote a wonderful book, “Scarlet Sails.” The time was difficult then: the revolution, Civil war, devastation and hunger. But "Scarlet Sails" - romantic poem, after all, in hard times people need faith in a dream, in the fact that dreams come true. There is nothing fabulous about “Scarlet Sails” - real people, real difficulties. The secret of magic lies in the “strange flying souls” of the author and his heroes. The dull world remains outside when you know how to love and create a miracle yourself, whether you are a galliot captain, or a writer, or a sensitive reader.
Test how well you know this book by answering our questions and comparing with our answers - and your world will become brighter.
Reply from Darina Yarkaya[newbie]
Alexander Stepanovich Green
Main characters: Assol, Arthur Gray.
A. Green's story "Scarlet Sails" is filled with dreams of a "dazzling incident" and the joy of the little girl Assol.
Longren, a former sailor, lived with his daughter Assol on funds from the sale of sailboats and boats he made. His fellow countrymen did not like him. They considered Longren guilty of the death of the innkeeper Menners. He once did not help Longren’s wife, who was trying to save little Assol from hunger. Mary had to go to the city in bad weather to pawn the ring, after which she fell ill and died. This was the reason that Longren, who was on the shore, did not help the drowning innkeeper. This incident deepened the alienation of those around him and created a lasting mutual hatred between him and his daughter. The girl grew up without friends. Inspired by adults, the children chased Assol, threw dirt at her and teased her that her father ate human flesh and was now making counterfeit money. Her attempts to get closer ended in bitter crying, bruises and scratches. Finally, she stopped paying attention to slander and insults.
One day, Assol’s father sent her to the city with goods. While playing, the girl launched a yacht with scarlet sails. The stream picked up the toy and carried it downstream. The little girl ran for a long time, not losing sight of the yacht, but she couldn’t catch up.
A meeting on the seashore with a collector of legends, songs, fairy tales and tales miraculously changed Assol’s life. “The Wizard,” as Egle called himself, told her that after a while a prince would come for her on a ship with scarlet sails. The girl believed it and told her father about it.
Arthur Gray was born a captain, wanted to be one and became one. He is kind, self-willed and fair. At the age of 20, Arthur fulfilled his dream by purchasing a schooner called the Secret. Gray's ship passed through the ocean and ended up not far from Kaperna, the place where Assol lived. One day Gray, walking along the shore, saw a sleeping girl who struck him with her beauty. He put the ring on her finger.
In the tavern of the deceased Menners, where his son was in charge of business, Gray heard a story about a madwoman who was waiting for the prince on a ship with scarlet sails. The coal miner, kicked out of the tavern, told Gray that Assol was not crazy at all. This girl has a rich and interesting inner world. Amazed by the story, the young captain bought scarlet silk and hired musicians. The “Secret” rounded the cape off the coast of Kaperna. All the residents gathered on the shore to look at the wonderful ship with scarlet sails. Assol also ran there. Gray met her in a boat moored to the shore. He took the girl, shocked by the fulfillment of her prediction, to the “Secret”. The next day they were already far from Kaperna.
What I liked most was the moment when Assol and Gray met.
“But the oar splashed sharply near her; she raised her head. Gray bent down...
After reading “Scarlet Sails” I realized that a fairy tale is needed not only by children, but also by adults. It causes excitement, does not allow you to calm down and always shows new sparkling distances, a different life, it disturbs and makes you passionately desire this life. This captivating book by A. Green is shone through, like the morning sun, with love for life, for spiritual youth and the belief that a person, in a rush to happiness, is capable of performing miracles with his own hands. In this I see the value of this work and the charm that the main character Assol had on me, who managed to carry through a painful existence the gift of a powerful imagination, purity of feelings and a shy smile.
Reply from NIKOLAY GORBATENKO[newbie]
Almost a hundred years ago, Alexander Green wrote a wonderful book, “Scarlet Sails.” It was a difficult time then: revolution, civil war, devastation and famine. But “Scarlet Sails” is a romantic poem, because even in difficult times, people need faith in a dream, in the fact that dreams come true. There is nothing fabulous about “Scarlet Sails” - real people, real difficulties. The secret of magic lies in the “strange flying souls” of the author and his heroes. The dull world remains outside when you know how to love and create a miracle yourself, whether you are a galliot captain, or a writer, or a sensitive reader.
Test how well you know this book by answering our questions and comparing with our answers - and your world will become brighter.
Alexander Green created Scarlet Sails in those years when the world order around him was collapsing. He wrote a fairy tale about a poor, offended and seemingly homeless girl, when he himself was almost poor and hungry.
The writer took the notebook with the manuscript of this book with him to the front when he, a thirty-nine-year-old, sick, exhausted man, was called up to fight the White Poles (1919). He carried the treasured notebook with him to hospitals and typhoid barracks. And despite everything, he believed that “Scarlet Sails” would take place. The story itself is permeated with this faith.
Her idea was born back in 1916, seemingly by accident. From a childhood dream (the sea) and a random impression (a toy boat with a sail, seen in a store window), Greene gave birth to the main images of the story, which he called “an extravaganza.” This is what they usually call theatrical performance fabulous content. But “Scarlet Sails” is not a play or a fairy tale, but the real truth. After all, villages like Kaperna are not at all uncommon. The heroes of the story are not like those in fairy tales, even those like Egle, only little Assol could mistake him for a wizard. And yet, despite the realism of the characters and paintings, “Scarlet Sails” is an extravaganza.
The image of Assol in the story “Scarlet Sails”
The main characters are Assol and Gray. First, the author introduces Assol. The unusual nature of the girl is indicated by her name - Assol. It has no "literal meaning". But “it’s good that it’s so strange,” Egle will say.
Assol’s “strangeness” is not only in his name, but also in his words and behavior. This is especially noticeable against the background of the inhabitants of Kaperna. They lived ordinary life- traded, fished, delivered coal, slandered, drank. But, as Egle noted, they “tell no tales... do not sing songs.” “Scarlet Sails” were mentioned by them only as a “mockery” of the one who believed in them. And when they saw real scarlet sails, they looked at them “with nervous and gloomy anxiety, with evil fear,” “the dumbfounded women flared up with a snake hiss,” and “poison crept into their heads.” It is noteworthy that not only adults became embittered, but also children... This means that anger and cruelty are not traits of individual people, but a disease that affects everyone, regardless of age.
Assol was completely different... She is a stranger in Kapern. The girl could go at night to the seashore, “where... she looked out for a ship with scarlet sails.” In nature she felt like she belonged.
And it was also filled with love. “I would love him,” said little Assol to Eglu, who predicted scarlet sails and a prince for her. She loves her father and consoles him with her feelings. Love separated her from the inhabitants of Kaperna, united by anger and poverty of soul.
The image of Gray in the story “Scarlet Sails”
Gray's story also begins in childhood. His surroundings are his parents and ancestors, who are present, however, only in portraits. Gray was supposed to live according to a “pre-drawn plan.” The logic and course of his life were predetermined by his family. Actually, like Assol’s life. The only difference was that he was ordered to flourish, and she was to vegetate in an atmosphere of rejection and even hatred of the people around her. But the life program drawn up for Gray failed very early. It did not take into account his lively and independent character.
It all started with the fact that Gray wanted to choose the role of “knight”, “seeker” and “miracle worker” in life. In childhood, this role manifested itself in a childish way. Gray covered up the nails in the painting of the crucified Christ. Then, in order to feel the pain of the maid who scalded her hand, he scalded his own hand. He slipped her his piggy bank, supposedly from Robin Hood, so that she could get married. The picture on the library wall and his rich imagination helped Gray decide on his future. He decided that he should become a captain. Green gave Gray his dream.
Thus, both Assol and Gray saw their future in childhood. Only Assol simply waited patiently, and Gray immediately began to act. At the age of fifteen, he secretly leaves home and enters the unknown life of a sailor. The contrast between home and sea life striking. There is a mother’s love, indulgence in all his whims, and here there is rudeness, physical activity. But Gray “silently endured ridicule, mockery and inevitable abuse until he became captain.”
This hero is a subtle nature. He is able to understand the signs of fate. When he first saw sleeping Assol, “everything moved, everything smiled in him.” And he put the ring on the finger of the sleeping Assol.
After hearing her story, Gray already knew what he would do. Green in more detail describes how he selects silk for sails to show how important what he is about to do is to him.
Why did Assol and Gray, so distant from each other both by distance and position, still manage to meet? Fate? Yes, definitely. And Gray admits this: “How closely fate, will and character traits are intertwined here.” He put “Fate” first. But there are patterns in their history. All Gray’s actions after he learned about the prediction for Assol are absolutely in character: “I understood one simple truth. It’s about doing so-called miracles with your own hands.”
Of course, A. Green embellished life. He showed what he would like to see in her, and not what is. But his tale supports our faith in miracles that happen in life. And already for many people.
Scarlet sails are a symbol of hope, with which it all began...
Main features of the story “Scarlet Sails”:
- genre: extravaganza story;
- plot: prediction and its fulfillment;
- contrast of “worlds”: the “brilliant world” of Assol and Gray and the everyday world of Kaperna and the sailors;
- perfect hero at the center of the story;
- presence of symbols;
- the concept of a “miracle” created with one’s own hands;
- the meeting of two spiritually close people as the semantic center of the extravaganza.
Introduction
Every person has the ability to dream. If this opportunity is taken away from him, then one of the most powerful motivating reasons that gives rise to culture, art, creativity, science and the desire to fight for a bright future will go away. That is why it will always be relevant for young people to turn to the work of writers who know how to dream. The world in which Greene's heroes live may seem unreal and artificial only to a person poor in spirit and imagination. Green can and should be read not only by children, but also by adults. His works evoke excitement and emotion - a source of high human passions. The writer’s creativity does not allow one to calm down and always shows new, sparkling distances, another life; it excites and makes one passionately desire this life. For this reason, in our time it is necessary to read the works of A. Green. And if you forget about the dream and stop dreaming about it, then life will become completely uninteresting and sad. There will be nothing to strive for, and people will become completely different - gloomy, boring, stingy at heart.
My goals qualifying work:
1. Staging a play based on A. Green’s story “Scarlet Sails”.
2. Testing in practice your knowledge of the skills of an actor, director and teacher.
Objectives of my qualifying work:
2. Conduct a director's analysis of the play.
3. Find the theme, idea and conflict of the play.
4. Determine the super task, the end-to-end action and the “grain” of the performance.
5. Find artistic image performance.
6. Determine the genre and style of the performance.
7. Select the director's means of expression.
8. Select the actor’s means of expression.
I. Director's analysis of A. Green's story “Scarlet Sails”
First impression of reading the play
Injustice
Vulnerability
Philosophy
Fabulousness
Envy
Callousness
Cruelty
Thoughtfully
colorfulness
Romance
Determination
Red
Hope
The story “Scarlet Sails” is very inspiring, it gives flight of fantasy and the reality of dreams. It helps you believe that you can and should fight for your dream, and not betray either yourself or it. Follow her to the end without abandoning her no matter what. Man is the creator of his own happiness and this should not be forgotten.
Justification for choosing the play
Greene should be read thoughtfully and meaningfully, otherwise the chest of secrets and mysteries will remain closed to the reader. Responding to the concerns of his contemporary, Greene also wrote for the future. The work I chose is one of the most important for a writer. The world of “scarlet sails” is bright, alluringly sparkling. Green uses large number colors to describe heroes, nature and the surrounding world. Interest in color images, the purity of the main character, the flight of dreams and fantasies of this work influenced my choice.
Few writers actively work with color, multi-colored images, revealing the world of their heroes with their help. A. Green is exactly the person who skillfully, without fear of overdoing it, uses colors in all his works. Research, dedicated to creativity There are quite a lot of this author and his story “Scarlet Sails” - E. Aleksanyan, E. Pestryaev, V. Amlinsky. In the literature there are quite a lot of analytical comments about the works of A.S. Green by famous, talented Russian writers– K.G. Paustovsky, V. Kataev, Y. Kazakov, E. Bagritsky and others. These works talk about genre features the story, the romantic basis of A. Green's works, the artistic means of embodying the author's idea. The use of color images - very little attention has been paid to this issue; unfortunately, this topic has not been systematically studied. From this, we can conclude that this kind of topic has been little studied and is eagerly awaiting its researchers. The fact that colorful, multi-colored images can become a bright artistic means of embodying the author’s idea, about color symbolism we have known for a long time. The works of art historians - Yu. Menner, literary critics - Yu. Lotman, B. Uspensky, psychologists - L. Vygotsky, etc. are devoted to this.
The brightness of the images, the variety of colors, the pure idea and sincere dream of the story pushed me towards choosing this story-fiery
Plot retelling plays
Longren is a man who has closed himself off and has no desire to make contact with people. He lived by making and selling models of sailing ships and steamships. Fellow countrymen were wary of the former sailor, especially after one incident.
One day, during a raging storm, the shopkeeper and innkeeper Menners was carried away in his boat far out to sea. The father of the main character turned out to be one and only witness to the accident. He stood calmly and smoked his pipe, watching as Menners vainly cried out to him for help. Only when it became obvious that he could no longer be saved, Longren shouted to him that in the same way his Mary asked a fellow villager for help, but did not receive it, as a result of which she died.
The shopkeeper, a little less than a week later, was picked up among the waves by a steamer, and before his death he told the story of the culprit of his tragedy.
The only thing he didn’t talk about was how five and a half years ago Longren’s wife asked him for a little loan. After all, she had just given birth to baby Assol, the birth was quite difficult, and a large amount of money was spent on treatment, and her husband at that time did not return from sea travel. Menners then advised not to be hard to touch, and only on such conditions was he ready to help. Of course, she did not agree and the exhausted woman went to the city in rainy weather to pawn the ring. After such a hike, she caught a cold and died of pneumonia. So Longren remained a widower with a baby in his arms and could no longer afford to go to sea.
The news of such a demonstrably inactive Longren struck the villagers more than if he had drowned a man with his own hands. The attitude of the residents turned into hatred and also transferred to the innocent Assol, who grew up alone with her fantasies and dreams. And it seemed as if she didn’t need either peers or friends. Her father replaced everything and everyone for her: her mother, her friends and her fellow countrymen.
Some time later, when Assol grew up, her father sent her to the city with new products for sale, among which was a miniature yacht with scarlet silk sails. She got bored and on the way through the forest she decided to play with the boat and lowered it into the stream. The stream carried him and carried the girl with it. And then, the girl saw the toy in the hands of a stranger, his name was Egle - a collector of legends and fairy tales. He gave the toy to Assol and told the secret that years would pass and a prince would sail for her on the same ship under scarlet sails and take her to beautiful distances.
To celebrate, she told her father about this, but the beggar insidiously overheard this conversation and spread this tender secret throughout Caperna. And every child in the village tried to offend her with more and more offensive words. From that moment on, she was considered crazy
Arthur Gray, the king's only son. He grew up in wealth and did not need anything. But he was a guy with a bright soul and a kind, real heart. He took his desires seriously and with the intention of making them come true. He grew up a fearless and determined guy.
Arthur was responsive to other people and was always willing to provide his selfless help.
Gray secretly left home from everyone and joined the schooner Anselm. Captain Gop was a good-natured man, but a strict sailor. He's like smart man immediately appreciated the merits of the young guy and Gop decided to make him captain. At twenty, Gray bought his own three-masted galliot, the Secret, and sailed on it for four years. Fate brought him to a neighboring village not far from Kaperna.
Arriving on land, Arthur and his sailor Letika decided to go fishing. As soon as they found a suitable place for fishing, they immediately stopped and lit a fire. In the morning, Gray decided to take a walk and saw Assol sleeping on the grass. He was stunned by her beauty. He looked at her for a long time, and when he decided to leave, he took his ring off his finger and put it on her little finger.
Then he and Letika got to Menners's tavern, where young Hin Menners was now in charge. He said that Assol is crazy, dreaming of a prince on a ship with scarlet sails. He said that her father was responsible for the death of the elder Menners and scary man who raised such a child. Arthur did not believe the first person he met and doubted the innkeeper’s words. Doubts intensified when a drunken visitor assured that the narrator was lying. Gray, even without outside help, was able to understand and discern something in this extraordinary girl. She seemed to know more than others. She made discoveries that were incomprehensible and unnecessary to the residents of Kaperna. Nobody understood her. Her pure imagination and wonderful heart.
The captain was in many ways the same himself, a little out of this world. He went in search of scarlet silk for the sails of his ship. He decided to make dear Assol's fairy tale come true. In the city he met his old acquaintance, the traveling musician Zimmer, and out of old friendship asked him to come to the “Secret” with his orchestra in the evening.
The scarlet silk sails that Gray ordered to be replaced surprised the crew, as did the order to advance to Caperna. Under clear guidance, in the morning, the “Secret” set out under silken sails and, closer to lunchtime, was already in sight of Kaperna.
Assol was joyfully surprised that at first she doubted what she saw. The sight of a white ship with scarlet sails, from the deck of which music flowed, was unique and magical. She ran towards the ship. The residents of Kaperna parted to make way for Assol. A boat departed from the ship in which her dream was, where Arthur was. After a short time, she was already on the ship itself, and she was already looking at the villagers from the sea. People no longer had words or gossip. There was nothing bright and honest. And Assol, with happiness inside, illuminating everything around, set off into the brilliant distances. And everything happened exactly as the old man talked about and at which the whole village laughed so badly.
On the same day, on Gray's orders, a barrel of hundred-year-old wine was opened, the same one that no one had ever drunk before. And in the morning the ship was already far from Kaperna, carrying away the crew, stunned by Gray’s wonderful wine. Only Zimmer kept his eyes open. He played his cello quietly and thought about happiness.
Composition of the play
The performance is an artistic whole. However, its integrity clearly contains parts, certain pieces. Disconnection can be noticed when watching even the most ideal performance, and this happens because the performance is analyzed and digested in parts, the pieces of the whole are glued together gradually. This process is called construction, or more precisely the composition of the performance.
The composition of the performance depends on the structure of the play. It is important for the director to find his own solution, to give his own interpretation in creating the artistic and aesthetic integrity of the performance. The director's vision must be embodied in the composition of the performance. Often, a performance becomes valuable in itself thanks to the director’s concept, which does not depend on the composition of the play, by identifying new accents in the content of the play and new semantic interpretations of it.
Linear- composition. This can be said to be the most common type of composition. It is characterized by the fact that in it the parts of the composition follow sequentially, one after another. The play “Scarlet Sails” has a linear composition.
Exposition - from the beginning of the performance to the moment of the meeting of Assol and Egle.
The beginning- from the moment of the meeting of Assol and Aigle until the arrival of the ship with the “Scarlet Sails” in Kaperna.
Climax- from the arrival of the ship with “Scarlet Sails” in Kaperna to the opening of a barrel of hundred-year-old wine.
Denouement (final)- opening a barrel of hundred-year-old wine before the ship sails.
The principle of mise-en-scene
Mise-en-scène (from the French mise en scène - placement on stage) is one of the main visual means of creating theater, part of the director's plan, which is the arrangement of actors on stage at a specific moment in the performance or in the production in general.
Mise-en-scene, speaking in the language of cinema, is how the viewer sees the frame (scene) or from the viewer's side. In the theater, stages should be properly arranged so that everyone from their seat can see a certain composition of actors and scenery. Mise-en-scène includes all the actors’ actions on stage, their exits from behind the scenes, transitions, changes of places, as well as interaction with the audience.
Mise-en-scene is inseparable from direction and set design. The nature of its construction embodies the genre and style of the performance. It creates a certain plastic form of production and therefore, in its creation with the actors, both the director and the designer of the performance (in cinema - the cameraman), and sometimes the choreographer, and sometimes the choreographer, participate in its creation, for example, as in the Theater of Nations performance “Shakespeare’s Sonnets”.
Each mise-en-scène in a modern theater must be psychologically justified by the actors and arise naturally, naturally and organically. The mise-en-scene sometimes becomes more important than the actors themselves, because modern theater strives for visuality and entertainment.
Through mise-en-scène, the director influences the interpretation of the action.
The following types of mise-en-scène are known:
Planar;
Deep;
Horizontal;
Vertical;
Diagonal;
Frontal;
Straight-line
Parallel;
Cross;
Zigzag;
Circular;
Spiral;
Symmetrical;
Asymmetrical.
The principle of mise-en-scene in the play based on A. Green’s story “Scarlet Sails” is as follows:
Planar
Deep
Horizontal
Symmetrical
Atmosphere in the performance
It is this atmosphere that gives inspiration and strength for the future. In a good atmosphere, which is filled with the right energy, the actor feels as needed for the role. It is filled not only internally, but also the external atmosphere supports its image. The state of anger or joy, sadness or happiness: all this is read, one might say, by the skin. The viewer feels it just like the actor himself. Therefore, the atmosphere of the performance also plays a big role and it needs to be created no less insinuatingly.
The actors feel like artists, even when the auditorium is empty and silence has engulfed the night stage.
And not only the theater, but also concert hall, and the circus, and the booth, and the fair are filled with a magical atmosphere. All elements are very important; they influence our sensitivity and create for us this or that image, an atmosphere in which the viewer or participant feels the way the director planned. Receives one or another emotion that was intended by the creator. It excites both the actor and the viewer equally. Don’t the public, especially the young, often go to the theater just to be in this atmosphere of unreality or a forgotten era of another time.
The concept of atmosphere came to the theater from life. We can often come across this word and concept anywhere, at home in the family, at work and even in line; we sometimes feel the tense state of people without words. And in life it accompanies us every minute, at every step.
The atmosphere is an all too human phenomenon, because at its center there is a person who is partially peering into the world, acting, thinking, feeling, searching. A complex synthesis of relationships with our surroundings real world. The world of our thoughts, emotions, wants, moods, dreams, fantasies, without which our existence is impossible, this is what we call the atmosphere of life. Without it, our life would remind us of a robotic machine through which red blood does not flow, facial expressions do not move, eyes do not glow and eyebrows do not frown.
Every person's life has its own atmosphere. It is changing, there is a struggle between different values. This is normal: in everyone’s life there is a “struggle of atmospheres”, different people carry different atmospheres, our personal can be subordinated to the public, etc.
The atmosphere in the play “Scarlet Sails” is a clean, lively, real atmosphere, unsullied, no matter how hard those around you try, with dirt and despair. A sparkling dream reigns, devotion to fantasy, the flight of a magical dream, but not an easy dream, and where the characters overcome difficulties on the way to their cherished goal.
Tempo of the performance
Tempo is the degree of speed of an action performed. We can act slowly, measuredly, quickly, etc., which will require different amounts of energy from us, but will not necessarily have a significant impact on the internal state. Thus, the young director, wanting to raise the tone of the performance, asks the actors to act faster, but only external, physical acceleration does not yet give rise to internal activity.
Another thing is the rhythm of internal action and behavior. If it is said, for example, that “the performance is not in the right rhythm,” then this means not just speed, but the intensity of the actions and experiences of the actors, that is, the internal emotional intensity in which stage events take place. In addition, the concept of “rhythm” also includes rhythm, that is, one or another dimension of action, its organization in time and space.
Thus, the term “rhythm” means both the intensity and regularity of the action performed. With the same fast pace, actions can be completely different in character and, therefore, have different rhythms.
Rhythm and tempo are inseparable from each other, since they characterize one unit of action taken over one elemental unit of stage time. Rhythm determines the tempo, but changes in tempo (while maintaining the structure of the rhythmic unit) entail changes in the nature of the rhythm. Therefore, both phenomena practically exist simultaneously, constituting together a single concept of tempo-rhythm.
The development of the tempo-rhythm of a performance is a wave-like process, where rises and falls are the sum of the tempo-rhythms of actions, episodes, and scenes. In general, the tempo-rhythm of the performance is an indicator of the intensity of its end-to-end action. K.S. Stanislavsky stated: “The tempo-rhythm of the entire play is the tempo-rhythm of its through action and subtext.”
The tempo of the performance based on A. Green’s play “Scarlet Sails” is divided into several parts:
The tempo is set by the active scene with the drowning Menners
Then the tempo calms down from the moment Assol appears
After the meeting of Assol and Egel, the tempo increases
The pace reaches its peak when the ship with scarlet sails enters the harbor.
Light-color solution
Light on stage is one of the important artistic and production means. Light helps to reproduce the place and setting of the action, perspective, and create the necessary mood; Sometimes in modern performances light is almost the only means of decoration.
Various types of decoration require special lighting techniques. Planar scenic decorations require general uniform lighting, which is created by general lighting devices (spotlights, ramps, portable devices). Performances that feature voluminous scenery require local (spotlight) lighting, which creates light contrasts that emphasize the volume of the design.
Theater light - This is the art of illuminating the theatrical space: the space where the audience arrives and where the theatrical action takes place. Lighting task auditorium, not so related to directing, is usually part of an architectural project.
Light is varied in its use, so you need to see not only where the light should be, but also how it should illuminate a particular scene, surface, action, a specific character or a certain element.
In the play based on A. Green’s story “Scarlet Sails,” the atmosphere of a fabulous, non-existent place is created with the help of light. The main color of the light is white, like a blank canvas on which any fantasy or memory can arise. Occasionally, the color red breaks through as a symbol of dawn, love and tenderness.
Costume, props, props
White screen
Red screens
Toy ship with scarlet sails
Toy figures of various seafaring vessels
Artificial flowers
Red fabric, like an imitation of scarlet sails
Rack with glasses and cups
Towel
Black trousers
White shirt
Sundresses
Multi-colored knee socks
Marine vest
White frill
Men's shoes
Women's Czech shoes
Women's shoes
APPLICATION
Appendix 1
Sound-noise score
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