What do these dramatic choices reveal to you about the trial/play/movie?

Theatre is a unique form of art because plays/shows/movies incorporate both acting and technical aspects with traditional storytelling.
Acting elements include character motivation and analysis, dialogue, tone, breath, inflection, projection, gestures, and acting choices.
Technical elements include scenery and set design, costumes, makeup, props, lighting, video, and sound/music.
All of the above elements add to the traditional literary elements of plot, setting, genre, conflict, structure, and character to create a distinctive theatre experience.
Choose one of the trials we discussed/read about this semester and discuss how either acting elements or technical elements help you understand the trial as a piece of theatre. What do these dramatic choices reveal to you about the trial/play/movie? How do they help you understand the main theme(s) and messages of the trial/play/movie/? Your analysis should examine these elements carefully and thoughtfully, with specific examples from throughout the trial/play/movie. You should also, through this analysis, discuss the overall meaning gleaned from the trial-play-movie, and how that meaning is conveyed through the use of theatrical elements.
Example Thesis:
With the use of careful technical elements such as lighting, set/scenery, props, and costuming in 12 Angry Men, Sidney Lumet highlights the jury deliberations in a capital murder trial of an 18-year-old boy in order to reveal the truth and larger societal issues of responsibility, bias, prejudice, fairness, and justice in jury trials

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