Rough Theatre

Rough theatre. The Idea of rough theatre reminds me of short films. Stylistically it is different from popular cinema, cheaply made, not very popular and many people won’t see it. So, I can see the use of rough theatre when it comes to filmmaking, because as a film maker you have to use what you have. Especially with our age and experience the use of million dollar set, extravagant props, top of the line software is an impossibility. We have to use what is available and connect to our audience around us which will probably be family, friends, and fellow film students. We have to use trick in order to convey our film. In 6X1 we’ve used plenty of low grade film, with a few tweaks, but for some reason it all worked. The Rough Theatre concept really reminded me of 6X1 creating our Cardboard sets. My group built an office, but making many of the props just wasn’t practical. So, instead we created we created walls and painted objects you’d find in an office on the walls, the only other prop we actually created was a small detective for our main character. Our set wasn’t functional, but it got our point across. We’ve used the camera creatively too. For example, while making a short film in our 201 class we needed a character to just appear. However, we didn’t have the equipment or knowledge. So, we had the camera pan with our main character and freeze on her while the second actor ran on stage while the entrance was out of frame, and panned reviling him just to our main characters right. From what I understand, rough theatre is making something and conveying a message in a minimalistic way and creatively that will connect with your audience.