Drama genre Flashcards
Horror: What to achieve in horror
.Mood and Atmosphere
.Plot and Structure
.Performance
Horror : audiences watch horror because…
.To experience tension through suspense and shock.
. To experience the supernatural.
. To experience a horror plot about a particular relevant personal or cultural theme.
Horror : what hormone is released
Adrenaline
Horror: Four main themes in horror.
.Isolation
.Fear of the unknown
. Lack of control
. No Escape
Horror : a director…
.Manipulates your imagination
.controls your fears
. Creating a scene with tension, mood and atmosphere.
Comedy: What to achieve in comedy…
Sun-genres
What to expect in a musical
. Songs sung by actors.
.Songs that drive forward individual characters storylines.
.songs that comment on a particular theme or issue.
. Dancing
Examples of form.
. Musical
. Mime
. Dance drama
. Monologue
Define Mime.
Actors using movement and gestures to tell a story.
Mime forms
. Tell a story
. Express emotions
. Explore relationships.
What is dance drama?
Movement or dance used to express ideas, themes or emotions.
Monologue forms?
A drama with one character who speaks their thoughts aloud.
Forum theatre forms?
The audience take part in the drama to suggest changes and affect the play’s outcomes.
Improvised play forms?
A drama that is created without a script, which is then rehearsed before performance.
Drama forms,?
A drama which has been rehearsed and performed from a script.
What is form?
Form is when we consider what an audience will be expecting to see when they watch a play.
What is genre?
Genre is the category of the storyline in a performance.
Examples of drama?
. Horror
. Comedy
. Tragedy
. Action
. Adventure
What is structure?
Structure is how a plot unfolds in a drama.
What is linear
When the story travels from begging to end.
What is non-linear?
When the narrative jumps around, using the use of flashbacks and flash forwards.
What is episodic?
When the performance is split into episodes.
What are tropes?
A trope is when something keeps recurring across a genre,that is stereotypical.
Trope examples?
. The use of once apon a time in a fairytale.
. A masked murderer in a horror film.
. Lullaby music in a horror film.
What is style?
The style is the different between naturalistic or non naturalistic.
What is naturalistic?
If the performance appears normal and everyday.
What is non-naturalistic?
The performance will appear as stylised and unlike everyday.
If it’s naturalistic…
. The drama will appear real and everyday.
. Staging and positioning of actors will appear conventional.
. Voice and movement will appear normal.
If it’s non-naturalistic…
. The drama will appear stylised.
. It might use split stage, tableau or stylised positioning.
Define Acts?
A section of a play. A typical play will always contain two acts and an interval.
Define scene?
A chapter of an act. An act usual has several sections.
Define characters?
A specific person in a drama.
Define dialogue?
Speech between two or more characters.
Define stage directions?
Written or spoken advice on how to improve an act.
Define spontaneous improvisation?
A performance with no script, created on the spot.
Define Rehearsed improvisation?
A rehearsed performance without a script.
Four ways to sustain an improvised conversation?
. Saying yes/agreeing with what is offered to you in the scene.
. Asking questions of your fellow actors (considering the 5 W’s).
. Speaking in full sentences.
. Treating another character as an expert.
Define drama conventions?
Drama conventions are storytelling techniques. They provide alternative ways of
presenting a drama.
Types of drama conventions?
. Flashback
. Flash-forward
. Freeze frame
. Tableau
. Monologue
. Mime
. Movement
. Slow motion
. Narration
. Voiceover
. Aside
. Soliloquy
. Split stage
Flashback?
acting out an event in the past.
Flash-forward?
acting out a real or imagined event in the futUse.
Freeze frame?
The action is frozen in time.
Tableau?
A frozen picture without movement.
Slow motion?
movement performed at a slowed down speed.
Narration?
part(s) of the drama are told as a story by a narrator.
Voiceover?
Recorded speech played during a drama.
Aside?
An actor makes a remark to the audience only.
Soliloquy?
A single lengthy speech made to the audience, made when no other
characters are on stage.
Split stage?
Action presented in two or more different locations on the same
stage.
Purposes of drama?
A drama can be created and performed for the following purposes:
* To communicate a message
* To entertain
* To tell a story
* To educate
* To explore a theme or issue
* To explore and experience (e.g. through audience participation.)
What ways can tension be created
- movement
- shock or surprise
- silence
- action
- conflict and confrontation
- mystery
- relationships and status
- threat or pressure
- dramatic irony
