English 335.001
Performance inventory

Which scene or portion of scene are you discussing (give act, scene and lines #s)?

Which production (give director, date and production company [e.g. BBC or Miramax] of the film you are discussing)?

Instructions: Answer six out of seven of the following questions. You need not answer the question with respect to every moment of the scene (e.g. discussing how every character delivers every line). Pick instead the most interesting or key moments relevant to the particular question.

Actors' physical appearance? What kind of appearance did the production pick for the characters in your scene? Why?

Costumes? What kind of costumes did the production pick? Why? What details in the costumes do you note? Significance?

Props: What are some key props involved in the scene? What props (perhaps not specified in the stage directions) has the production added? Why?

Setting (time, place, details): What setting did the production pick for the play? Why? In addition to time and place, through what physical detail has the setting been developed? Significance?

"Production Values": What notable music, lighting, film technique or "special effects" does the production employ? Why was this or were these chosen?

Blocking: How do the characters move and stand in relationship to one another? Why was this blocking of the characters chosen? Does blocking change at key moments in the scene? What in the script prompts the change? What effect does it have?

Delivery of lines: In what tone is a set of lines delivered? What choice was made with this tone? Are there moments in the delivery when tone distinctively changes? What motivates the change? Were there surprises in the choices an actor or actors made?