Directing Macbeth Essay -- Drama

Directing MacbethSCENE 1It begins in a smoke-filled h on the whole dark lighting and shadows be all you cansee. A CD player is going at full volume in the dorsumground. We sweepacross the dirty floor until a fly the coop guitar, (not dearly-won but reallywell used), lays at the feet of a handsome five-year-old boy of about 16. Hehas thick black haircloth, just lotion his striking blue eyes and perfectskin. We spread out a bit and see Macbeths best friend, Banquosshadowy face. Ginger curly hair shows up in the near darkness underhis blue fishermans hat. A BCU on Banquos face shows us that he hasb advanced green eyes. In these eyes, we see the doorsillframe and a shard oflight as the door vindicateds. We spin round as light and noise of the carsoutside streams in. some otherwise group walk in past the other three masssitting on the floor with Macbeth.This is the first time we birth seen these people, dickens other boys andone young lady all about the very(prenominal) age. This girl is Lady Macbeth. She iswearing a red tight top and a lot of make-up. The red top is to showthe blood that she will hurl and the make-up is to show the mask thatshe puts on later in the film. We have a view of the other groupslegs and as they walk past, Macbeths group looks prehensile and cruel.The cd is turned off and Macbeth and Banquo scowl at each other, theyare jealous of the other bands good favour with the record manager.There was some other band here before and their record deal is calledKing.The lead guitarist is called Duncan. A white piece of fabric is pulledout of the still open door, as if on a dress. Macbeths face is stillin this shot, in the foreground but very much out of commission. Childrenslaughter is perceive and Macbeth turns his head just as the door slamsshut. We now speed with the smoke to a clipboard on a desk betweentwo pairs of suitable shoulders. Here is written Thaine of Glamis withMacbeths name written on it and a paragraph of writi ng, Thaine ofCawdor with Freddie written next to it and also a paragraph ofwriting. At the very top of the page King is written with Duncannext to it. We now focus on the face of one of the two pairs ofshoulders. He is beaming at the band who are playing and as theyfinish, he goes up to the lead singer and embraces him. He is largeand fat with a bald mail service on the back of his head. The other pair ofshoulders is his secretary ... ...s side, unnoticed. Banquo laughs at himwith the other two witches, goes to his side and functions his speechgood sir why do you start and seem to fear, affaires that do sound sofair, to Macbeth. Banquo thinks that this is a game, some thing madeup by these young children and he starts to play along, that he seemsrapt withal- to me you speak not. He continues in this way, eggingMacbeth on, piece the witches group unneurotic again. Macbeth isstanding alone by himself. The witches hold hands in a circle aroundBanquo and skip. They say these last few lines in the same tune fromRingaringroses they turn to run away after this but Macbeth says digest you imperfect speakers all the way to Speak I Charge you.They all sing ring a ring a roses (the original words) while standingin the places they stopped, spread out on the green yon girlslaughter comes and goes.At they all fall DOWN we have a close up of the main witches eyes accordingly of Macbeth eyes then of the main witch, when Down is shoutedthe witches suddenly vanish leaving the boys back in the roadside andthe noise of the cars and guitar bass again is Deafening. We zoomright out matrix style.