cip lesson 2 Flashcards
A unit of theatre; not a thing but an event taking place in real time and real space.
Play
What are the types of play according to duration?
full lengths and short play (or one-act play)
usual duration of full length play
2-4 hours
usual duration of short play/one-act play
20 mins - 1 hour
two one-acts played back to back
twin bill
three one-acts played back to back
trilogy
why are one-act plays played back to back
para hindi mabitin ang audience and hindi ma-dissatisfy
during the ________ and ___________, its possible na yung plays nila are between lunch and dinner
greek and shakespearean theatre
greek words that means ode or song
tragos
during greek theatre plays dati, usually the characters are the mc and villain, while the rest are ___________.
storytellers / chanters / singing the narration
a genre that usually ends with death
tragedy
this genre shows the downfall of a character
tragedy
what are examples (4) of tragedy plays?
prometheus bound, oedipus rex, medea, oresteia
who wrote the play prometheus bound
aeschylus
who wrote oedipus rex?
sophocles
who wrote medea?
euripides
who wrote the trilogy oresteia
aeschylus
the oresteia trilogy consists of what 3 plays?
agamemnon, the libation bearers, & the eumenides
greek word meaning “merry-making”
komoros
light toned stories. where it usually has happy ending
comedy
what are examples of comedy plays
lysistrata, the birds, the frogs, the cloud
it’s about a woman who convinces all the women of Greece to abstain from sex until the Peloponnesian War ends
lysistrata
who usually dies in tragedy plays?
mc, villain, love interest of mc
because art is a continuing evolution, it deliberately attempts to bridge the two original genres. lightens tragedy.
tragicomedy
dark comedy can also be called as ?
comedy of manners
farces can also be called as?
slapsticks or low comedy
genre that ends in irony, sarcasm, or very strange
dark comedy
what is an example of a dark comedy
mr. bean
mother of teleserye / soapdramas
melodramas
genre wherein its usual plot is about revenge
melodramas
physical comedy. pure farce motto is: laugh til you cry
farces
authentic evidence based on facts and research used as basis for portraying relatively recent historical events
documentary
what is the difference between musical and a straight play (acting and dialogues)
kinakanta lang yung dialogues sa musical
a book that provides the script, songs, music sheets, notes, dialogue
libretto
those who write the lyrics, dialogue, music, etc
librettist
what is the difference between story, narrative, and plot
- story - kwento/story itself
- narrative - story behind the story; meaning
- plot - how you tell the story; sequence of events
in the freytag pyramid, the turning point can be called ________
conflict
the falling action or resolution of conflict
denouement
catharsis of emotion, where audience are hanged in suspense
climax
in the freytag pyramid, this is where the characters, plot, and conflict are introduced
exposition
what is the hardest conflict trope (ex. man vs man) and why
man vs nature because it is inevitable
what are the two types of conflict
internal and external
conflict is fragment-by-fragment; building up the conflict
static
presentation of conflict wherein it’s building a concrete idea; conflict is jumping; mostly used in psychological movies.
jumping
presentation of conflict wherein it’s a continuous build up
dynamic
presentation of conflict wherein: ending-beginning-middle-ending
abrupt
what are the 4 ways of ending
victory, defeat, stalemate, open ended
people or animals; human figures and/or the impersonated presence (fables) who undertake the actions of the plot.
characters
character na nagbabago yung personality if naresolve na yung problem.
dynamic
character na hindi nagbabago yung personality kahit naresolve na yung conflict.
static
type of character na if naresolve man or hindi yung conflict, nagbabago parin character niya throughout.
round
type of character na no resolution, kung ano yung character niya from the beginning, yun parin character niya hanggang huli
flat
stereotype characters
stock
examples of stock characters
nerds, mga kasambahay, dumb blondes, thirdwheels, comedic best friend
a hero but in a non desirable way. lacks conventional nobility of mind
anti-hero
character that reveals the true intentions / personality of the main character
foil
characters that bare symbolisms; character whose very existence represents some major idea or aspect of society
symbolic
why is it important to reveal ang character
to better understand the character, and para umusad ang plot
central idea or message; overall statement
theme
pronunciation of spoken dialogue.
diction or language
visual aspects “wow factors” sensorial (sense factors). overall look
spectacle
where does the audience gather
front-of-house
order of play
gathering the audience, transition, exposition, conflict, climax, denouement, aftermath
actors go back to the stage and do a bow; way to release the characters traits and give thanks to the audience for watching
curtain call
input about the story, acting & directing
critique
audience ask questions about the story, directors & actors
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