Conventions, forms, strategies, techniques Flashcards

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A day in the life (of a character)

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A genome of storytelling in Whitchurch the events occurring in the life of the subject or subjects are those occurring in a single day of their life

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Action

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the movement or development of the plot or story in a play

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Alter ego

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a secondary sel

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Back story

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a set of events invented for a plot, presented as preceding and leading up to that plot

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Chair duets

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when you sit next to a partner and use a series of improvised contact movements

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Chorus/chorus work

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those who perform vocally in a group as opposed to those who perform singly

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College

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Combinations of a number of performing styles and conventions

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Communal voice

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the group operates as commentator on the action while speaking from the same perspective

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Conscience corridor

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sometimes referred to as a Decision Alley or Thought Tunnel For example, Macbeth could walk through a Conscience Alley when wavering about whether to murder Duncan. The character’s voiced thoughts may come directly from a script or might be inferred from it

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Dialogue

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the exchange of spoken words between two or more characters in a book

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Emotion memory

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when the actor finds a real past experience where they felt a similar emotion to that demanded by the role they are playing

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Flashback

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a scene that takes place before a story begins

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Flight paths

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a multi-media production that combined movement, music, narrative and creative audio description using new sound technology

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Forum theatre

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Using theatre to achieve social aims

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Frame distancing

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provides a way of thinking about the different functions or points of view of roles

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Freeze frame

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a form of still image that is achieved by simply freezing action

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Hot seating

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The actors are interviewed by the rest of the group.

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Improvisation

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A form of theatre that is usually unplanned or unscripted

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Mime

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theatrical technique of suggesting action, character or emotion without words

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Monologue

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A speech given by a character to only the audience

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Narration

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adding a spoken commentary for the audience about the action onstage.

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Objective

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A goal that the character wants to achieve

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Off text improvisation

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A script that has grown out of improvisation. Improving a bad text by improvising. Work based upon an existing script

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Pace

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the speed at which someone speaks

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Pause
a beat or two of silence with no dialogue and little or no music/background sound
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Pitch
speaking in a high, low or natural voice
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Rehearsal techniques
Method of Physical Action. The actor performs an action to create an emotional response in themselves
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Reporting the action
revealed from what certain characters say but unseen by the audience
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Role on the wall
a strategy that invites students to infer meaning about a character and to visually map
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Role reversal
a psychotherapeutic technique in psychodrama that demonstrates a protagonist's intrapersonal conflicts deeply and explicitly on the stage
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Role transfer
one person begins acting-out a character or role which they pass on to another person to develop, imitate or alter
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Round by through
involves your body movements only and being able to portray your emotions as an actor to the audience without using
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Soliloquy
in which a character expresses his thoughts or feelings aloud while either alone upon the stage or with the other actors keeping silent
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Sound scape
that create a setting or suggest a scene. Sounds could range from wind, to creaking boards, to laughter. Gestures are optional
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Split screen
where two scenes are intercut to establish continuity
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Spontaneous improvisation
is completely unplanned can generate dialogue or scenarios that you feel work for the piece you are creating
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Still image
a frozen picture which communicates meaning
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Tableau(x)
a static scene containing one or more actors or models
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Tempo
the changing rates of the dramatic action
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Tempo rhythm
defines the character's pace and cadence and has an affect on movement, emotions, motivations, and thought processes
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Thoughts in the head or thought tracking
the teacher invites a student in a scene or frozen image to voice a character's inner thoughts
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Tickle and slap
the audience into a false sense of security and then hit them with something shocking
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Transporting a character
Experiment with how characters react in different locations