Body Language Flashcards
What is body language
The communication by movement or postition
What particularly helps body language
Using facial expressions and gestures
Is the body language just signalling 1message
No it can signal many layers to the spoken words
Where does the word drama come from
The Greek word dran
What is improvisation
Making up a play on the stop or with very little prep time
What street form is improvisation based on
Italian-Commedia dell’arte all
What is improvisation used for
To teach us more about a character
To learn about how different characters act in different scenarios
Build acting skills
What is a silent movie
Silent movies have no recorded sound but use facial expressions body language gestures and title cards
What are intertitres
Inter title can be used to set the scene narrate or comment on the action
What is sometimes used to add used to make a silent movie more lively
Live music and or sound affects
What comes first on the history of the theatre
Greek 1200bc-500ad
What is Greek theatre
Greek theatre was always open air and is where the word drama originated dran.
What is a chorus in Greek theatre
They sang and dance commented and wore masks to portray characters
Where did the chorus preform
In the orchestra
What were 3 main types of Greek plays
Tragedies comedies and satires-political point
