Drama Flashcards
Tone
The emotion given to us by the speakers voice
Pitch
How high or low your voice sounds
Pace
How fast or slow you read at specific point
Projection
How loud your voice is
Physical characterization
The use of body language and facial expressions to tell a/the story
Pronunciation
Saying words in a proper manner
Pause
Taking a small break from reading at commas,fullstops and between lines in poems
Preparation
Practicising and memorising your lines using methods like talking to yourself in the mirror and talking to your dog
Atmosphere
The interaction between the audience and the mood of a drama performance
Audience
The body of people invited or otherwise to view a drama activity, rehearsal or event.
Audience
The body of people invited or otherwise to view a drama activity, rehearsal or event. Audience includes the patterns in the composition of the audience(e.g age,gender,cultural background and drama experience.
Dialogue
Characters talking to each other in a performance is dialogue. This also refers to spoken word in a play.
Drama
Drama is the creation of imaginative Worlds and human experiences using the elements of drama
Dramatic tension
Drives the drama and keeps the audience interested the tension comes when the opposing characters, dramatic action, ideas ,attitude values, emotions and desires are in Conflict creating a problem that needs to be resolved or unresolved through drama.
Dramatic action
Dramatic action occurs when a situation is presented, explored and resolved or brought to conclusion.
Gesture
Gesture involves movement of the body parts to communicate meaning.
It often involves use of body parts e.g shrugging, waving ,pointing winking,etc.
Language
This refers to the use of spoken or written words that observe particular conventions and registers that communicate ideas ,feelings and other associations.
Text
Text refers to the use of published text, online materials and other compositions ,the reference of, which ads meaning to the drama
Metaphor
A metaphor is creating an image or idea of one thing by saying it is something else. For example “he is a lion of a man”
Mood
the mood is the emotional impact intended by the the creative team
Plot
Plot is the events that make up the story of the play
Props
This term is short for properties and refers to objects that are character uses. It is split into two categories hard props(table) and soft(tablecloth)props.
Role
A Performer can present in performance a role that represents an abstract concept, stereotyped figure or person reduced to a particular dominant trait.
Scene
Seen is a section of a play that occurs in a particular place and time
Set
The stage space constructed to show the place and time of the dramatic action.
Soundscape
A collection of sound effect SFX that are sourced or recorded and then edited to create the ambience or impression of a particular setting such as a factory ,train station or beach
Space
The place where dramatic action is situated .
The stage direction
The instructions in a script that describe where what when and how something is to occur and who is going to do it
What is mime
Mime is a theatrical technique of suggesting actions ,character or emotion using gesture ,expression and movement.
Literal mime
Is primarily used for comedy and story. Usually tells a story through actions and visual design
Abstract mime
Generate feelings thoughts and images about a certain topic or issue there’s usually no plot of central character
How do mimes dress
Light black and white clothing with White facial makeup (unless it’s a contemporary mind)
Mime history
Mimes originate from ancient Greece
The name is taken from a masked dancer called pantomimas Jean Gaspard Debarau
Poetry
Poetry is an imaginative awareness of experience created through meaning, sound and Rhyme language choices to evoke an emotional response
Stanza
A unit of lines grouped together which usually consists of two or more lines of poetry that together form one of the divisions of a poem
Couplets
A stanza of only two lines that usually rhymes
Tercets
Stanzas consisting of three Lines. These three lines may or may not have the same end rhyme. If all three lines rhyme it is called a triplet
Quatrain
Are stanzas of four lines which can be written in any rhyme scheme
Alternating quadrains
A four-line stanza rhyming “abab” quatrains
Envelope stanza
A stanza with the rhyming scheme “ abba “ such as that line two and three are enclosed between the Rhymes of line one and four two of these stanzas make up the octave used in Italian sonnets
7 functions of visual art and drama
Expressive
Financial
Religious/social/political
Aesthetic
Perceptual
Decorative
Advertising
Expressive function
Van Gogh-play;social issues
Financial function
Commercial art-talk show
Religious/social/political function
Icon/portraits/social—passion play,propaganda,ritual drama
Aesthetic function
Matisse–performance art
Perceptual function
Realism–documentary
Decorative function
Interior design – music video;narrative play
Advertising function
Posters–infomercial
Tone/mood
The attitude a poet takes towards his/her subject . E.g Joy,sadness,frustration,anger and puzzlement
Rhyme
The pattern in which the end rhymes
Rhyme scheme
The pattern in which the end rhyme occurs
Theme
This talks about the central idea and the thought behind what the poet wants to convey
Symbolism
The use of symbols to convey feelings, thoughts and ideas
Senses poetry
A poem where the writer uses 1,2 or all of your senses (touch,tastes,sight,hearing and smell)
Imagery
Representation of the five senses.Creates a mental image about the poems subject.
Visual imagery
Visual descriptions so vivid they seem to come to life in the readers mind when they are read
What is soap opera
Soap operas are long running series concerned with everyday life. Atleas one storyline is carried on from one episode to the next so it is potentially endless
3 facts about soap operas
New viewers can join in at any stage
Time in the series reflects real time
Characters age along with viewers
Elements of drama
Plot: the events in a play
Character: people or creatures in a play
Setting: the time and place of a literary work
Dialogue :conversation in a play
Theme: the central thought of a play
Scenery: Various elements that are used to create a particular visual setting for a play.
Character
A person or role in the drama that may have defined personal qualities and/or histories.
