Slapstick Techniques

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Slapstick Techniques

• Perfect for Silent Movies

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The Trip

• enter the space

• establish your character

• walk across space

• clock the audience

• trip

• reaction

• clock the audience

• exit the space

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The Slip

• enter the space

• establish your character

• walk across space

• clock the audience

• slip

• reaction

• clock the audience

• exit the space

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The Collision

• enter the space

• establish your character

• back into the space opposite your partner

• clock the audience

• bump into your partner

• reaction

• clock the audience

• exit the space

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Slapstick Performance

• Devise a slapstick scene where you have at least
  one slip, one trip and one collision.
• Establish your character at the start of the
  scene.
• Respond/React to each other using facial
  expressions.
• Clock the audience!
• Use exaggerated movements and exaggerated facial
  expressions.
• Use music to emphasise the mood of your piece