drama Flashcards
is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance
Drama
The director is the overall in charge of the dramatic performance.
Direction
the members of the cast perform the roles assigned to them by the
director. They read the script, memorize their lines, follow the instructions
given by the director, and give justice to their assigned roles.
Acting
the editor sequences the scenes to be presened in such a way that
they make up a coherent whole.
Editing
is the person who takes charge of the
photography. He looks for the location that fits the story and, with the aid of
the cameramen, shoots the scenes forming part of the drama.
Cinematography
The set designer does the layout of the set. He determines what
to place as backdrop and what to put on stage.
Set design
is tasked to do the overall design for a drama to be shown
on the small screen or the wide screen.
Production design
creates the clothes to be worn by the
actors and actresses. Akin to a fashion designer who comes up with
fashionable clothes appealing to his target market, he sees to it the costumes
suit the characters to be portrayed by the performers.
Costume design
beautifies or uglifies the actors and actresses
based on the roles they portray.
Make up
are the things which the actors
and actresses carry or bring with them as they perform on the stage or in front
of the camera in order to establish their character.
Properties
is in charge of determining the amount
(bright or dark) and the sources (sun, lamp, flashlight or candle) of light
needed to make scene realistic and credible.
Light/lighting effect
is in charge of producing those sights
that are not usually captured by the camera in order to make the scenes
effective
Visual effect
it is the song composed to represent the theme or the subject
matter of the drama.
Theme songs
is in charge of determining the amount
(loud or soft) and the sources (people,animals, objects, etc) of sound needed
to make the scenes realistic and credible.
Sound effect
the theme song is not only song played in drama, whether it
is a comedy, a tragedy, a melodrama, or another genre. There are other songs
played to set the mood, to excite the audience, or keep the viewers glued to
their seats.
Musical score
It is one of the most important aspects of a play fr without it, there
wont be any production.
Story
It is that which contains dialogue or the lines to be memorized by the
performers.
Script
it is a drama in which the hero fails to fulfil his goal or goals. His
failure is attributed to his tragic flaw, a fatal mistake.
Tragedy
it is a drama in which the hero fails with respect to some goals
but succeeds with respect to other goals. It is merely combination of s tragedy
and a comedy.
Tragicomedy
it is a drama in which the hero succeeds in fulfilling his goal or
goals. Sometimes, it is comic all throughout as comedy of manners o a
slapstick comedy such that the viewers laugh and laugh as they watch the
performance.
Comedy
it is a drama written by an author whose intention is to poke fun at
the hero, his subject. The hero, oftentimes symbolizing a public official or
person of authority. The dramatic tone is satirical.
Farce
it is a drama that focuses not on the protagonist, but on the
action or the situation. It is characterized by sensational actions, extravagant
emotions, and a happy endings.
Melodrama
it is a drama that serves to re-enact a biblical event or to
teach a truth or truths pertaining to a religion.
Religious play
it serves to re-enact a historical event that plays an important
role on the lives of the viewers.
historical play
also known as an opera. It is an art form that combines music
and drama. Dealing with any subject, it differ from other plays in as much as
the performers do not say their lives, but sing them
musical play
it is a drama performed on stage and the dramatic performers
perform live before an audience. Example is the Huling El Bimbo
Stage play
it is a drama aired over the radio. The dramatic performers
perform live in the studio but not before the audience. Examples are Dear
MOR and Ito ang Inyong Tiya Dely.
Radio play
it is a drama shown on television and the dramatic
performers tape the play days before it is presented to the public.Examples
are Magpakailanman and Maalalala mo kaya.
Television play
it is a drama shown on the wide screen where the dramatic
performers shoot the film months before it is presented to the public.
Movie or film
was a theatrical culture that flourished in ancient Greece from
600 BC. The city-state of Athens, which became a significant cultural, political, and
military power during this period, was its center, where it was institutionalised as
part of a festival called the Dionysia, which honored the god Dionysus. Tragedy (late
500 BC), comedy (490 BC), and the satyr play were the three dramatic genres to
emerge there. Athens exported the festival to its numerous colonies.
Ancient Greek drama
Romanticism gave way to Realism during the 19th century, paving
the way for the era of contemporary drama in the 20th century. Contemporary drama
shows the influence of all that has come before.
Modern Drama
was heavily influenced by the Greek
tradition. The Roman dramatists tended to adapt and translate from the Greek as
writers in other literary genres did. For example, Seneca’s “Phaedra” was based on
Euripides’ “Hippolytus” and the comedies of Plautus and Terence were direct re
elaborations of Menander’s works. Compared to Greek theatre, Roman theatre was
less influenced by religion and was more aesthetic appeal. Was a more common thing
to appear on stage as opposed to the Green theatre where was more commonly spoken
about.
Roman Drama
is considered the highest point of Filipino folk literature, and
dates back to the pre-colonial period.
Epic poetry
is the leading exponent of Philippine
theater and the resident drama company of the Cultural Center of the Philippines
since its organization in 1987.
Philippine Theater
is a poetic debate presented through song and dance, which
originated from indigenous courtship customs.
Duplo
This is the dramatization of the life and death of Jesus Christ and
is usually presented as a community activity during the Lenten season.
Senakulo
one of the most popular types of theater in the Philippines was
the Moros y Cristianos, which is not surprising for a country that was under
Spanish rule for 300 years.
Moro-moro
With its varied cultures and communities throughout its 7000 islands, the
Philippines has a diverse collection of folk dances. Some of the most popular folk
dances are the Singkil, ___ dance that originated from the Maranao people of
Lake Lanao in Mindanao, from the epic legend Darangen; the Itik-Itik, which
originated as an improvised dance in Surigao del Sur and was discovered by
National Artist for Dance Francisca Reyes-Aquino; and the Tinikling, which is
similar to Singkil with its use of bamboo poles that dancers must weave through.
It is supposed to mimic the movement of the local tikling birds.
Traditional Folk Dance
It sounds like “vaudeville”, and it is. This form of theater was an American
import in the pre-war era, but became uniquely Filipino with the indigenization of
the name.
Bodabil
is a type of melodrama, usually in three acts, that uses
alternately spoken and sung words.
Sarsuwela
began with the introduction of the first moving pictures to the country on August 31,
1897 at the Salón de Pertierra in Manila. following year, local scenes were shot on
film for the first time by a Spaniard, Antonio Ramos, using the Lumiere
Cinematograph.
Philippine Cinema
