Tempo is the steady pace that moves and grounds the drama and timing is how the elements of the drama struggle to fit themselves into that pace. Some settle right into the tempo(engineers, monotone professors, Mondays, a leaky faucet, stale relationships); some rush it; some drag it or themselves just behind. Some complement the tempo; sychopating themselves by nature or guile, they move in their own time. still others don't fit in. The level of tension between timing and tempo fills the space with energy and personality. Think of Pink Floyd's "Money" or the opening scene of "Ironman," the rolling and bobbing tempo, against the timing--the dialogue, background, movement, volume strain to time themselves to the tempo and create order, tension fills the space until the dramatic moment explodes into its dramatic personality.
One of the best examples of a personality born from the timing variations within the constraints of steady tempo emerges in Henry V's delivery of his response to the Dauphin's present of tennis balls.
For your viewing pleasure, I've attached all three video clips.
Hope this helps,
Patty
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