This section is related to the introductory part of Feuer's chapter. Here you will listen to a podcast in which you will hear about the differences between live performance and performing for the screen. This section will take you approximately 30 minutes to complete.
Activity 2.1
Listen to this podcast (5:20 mins) in which you will hear about the context of Feuer's key arguments in her introduction to the chapter. In the explanation, a few questions are asked and answered. Listen carefully and take notes in the boxes of the answers provided to those questions.
Now look at a clip from the film Swing Time. While you watch think about the extent to which you are drawn in as a viewer or feel alienated from what is taking place on screen. Make a note of your thoughts in the box below.
Watch the clip: Swing Time (2:27 mins) (opens in a new window)