Creative Arts June exam Flashcards
What is an improvisation?
An improvisation is performing without having written a script and sometimes can be without having any time to prepare at all
What are the key elements of a drama?
Time, space, structure, character, language, dramatic tension
What are the three types of dramatic tension?
Tension within a character, tension between characters, tension between the character/characters and the environment
What is a flashback?
When the audience is shown a scene from the past, it is non-linear because the order of the story is mixed up.
What is a linear narrative?
A story that runs from beginning to end
What should you consider in terms of space when creating your performance?
Whether your drama takes place inside or outside, what your setting tells you about how space should be used and where does your audience lie in relation to your performance.
What does structure mean in a drama?
Structure is whether the story has a beginning middle and end or whether is contains flashbacks
How do actors create and portray their character in a drama?
By using their voice and actions and body positions
What should you consider in terms of language when creating a drama?
How do the characters speak and how does the story and setting of your drama influence the way your characters should speak
Give an example of tension between characters
Characters having different ideas or competing against one another
Give an example of tension between characters and the environment
Characters having to safely escape a storm or desert
Give an example of tension within a character
A character having to choose which action to take or which side to take in a conflict
What should you consider in terms of time when creating a drama?
When does your story take place and what time period does the story span over
What should you decide after you have decided on a theme for your improvisation?
Setting, characters, plot
What is phonation?
Phonation is the sound your voice makes when air passes through your vocal chords.
What is resonance?
Resonance is what happens when the voice passes through or vibrates in an open space. We have direct resonators in our body being the mouth nose and pharynx.
What is a dramatized prose?
A dramatized prose is a novel or short story that has been turned into something that can be performed. It is how many movies are made.
Name 4 different ways people are stereotyped
Age, gender, class, culture
Give an example of people being stereotyped by gender
Women are better at cooking than men
Give an example of people being stereotyped by age
All young people are disrespectful
Give an example of people being stereotyped by class
All people from middle and lower classes have a negative attitude towards people in higher classes
Give an example of people being stereotyped by culture
All black people are fast
Definition of represent
To show or portray
Definition of a stereotype
An oversimplified judgement of a group of people
