[HPFGU-Movie] upstage-downstage

[artsylynda at aol.com]

Morgan D:

> My graduation in college was Movies, not Theatre, and English is
> (obviously) not my first language. But we did use the term “upstage”.
> Moving “up” meant (in that environment) moving towards the public (or
> camera).
> 
My drama education was in theater, not movies (daggone it!!! but they didn't 
offer that at my college back then).  Downstage was toward the audience.  
Upstage was toward the backdrop.  Moving upstage put you at the back of the 
stage, where the audience could see you and the other actors had to turn 
their backs to the audience to address you directly, hence the term 
"upstaging" -- wonder if it's only a theater term?  Or if terminology has 
changed in the 30+ years since I was in college??


Lynda 
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"Don't let  the Muggles get you down." Ron Weasley PoA


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