Acting- Crash

Discuss the most significant differences between stage and screen acting.

The most significant differences between stage and screen acting are volume, size, and movement of the scenes.

The vocal level on stage is louder because what you usually talk into is a mike either attached to you or around you either hanging up or on a mike stand. On a screen, you talk normal and the camera or sound recorder can adjust the volume of your voice to the scene.

The volume of the vocal levels for the characters in Crash depended on the mood of the scene. When Sandra Bullocks character became angry (which seemed that way for most of the movie), her voice volume increased.

The size of proportions on stage is normal and usually not close-up. On screen, the camera can zoom in on any part of your body or object. The acting on screen needs to be more specific and perfect than on stage acting. For example, if you scratch your head not thinking about it on screen, the viewers will be able to catch that error easier than if someone scratched their head on stage. The size of the scenes and characters are one size on stage. On screen, size can be converted into smaller or bigger proportions.

In the movie Crash, there are a lot of scenes where the camera zooms in to a "face shot". These scenes are usually the sad and emotional moments. At the end of the movie where Elizabeth is trapped in a car accident and the cop that malested her earlier in the movie is there to help her she refuses until he apologizes. The camera shoots in slow motion and the music is very emotional. Acting for her was very critical in this scene to finish the movie how the director aspired it to be.

Movement is very important in both stage and screen acting. Scenes are marked by borders that the actors and actresses memorize. If a marked area is not on target then the view of the actors and actresses on camera might not be centered. On stage, the characters might block another character or become out of the scene.

The movement in stage and screen acting is I feel the most important factor. If the movement is not precise, the scene the director is trying to portray will not be as desired.