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Drama genre Flashcards

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Horror: What to achieve in horror

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.Mood and Atmosphere
.Plot and Structure
.Performance

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Horror : audiences watch horror because…

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.To experience tension through suspense and shock.
. To experience the supernatural.
. To experience a horror plot about a particular relevant personal or cultural theme.

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Horror : what hormone is released

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Adrenaline

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Horror: Four main themes in horror.

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.Isolation
.Fear of the unknown
. Lack of control
. No Escape

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Horror : a director…

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.Manipulates your imagination
.controls your fears
. Creating a scene with tension, mood and atmosphere.

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Comedy: What to achieve in comedy…

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Sun-genres

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What to expect in a musical

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. Songs sung by actors.
.Songs that drive forward individual characters storylines.
.songs that comment on a particular theme or issue.
. Dancing

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Examples of form.

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. Musical
. Mime
. Dance drama
. Monologue

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Define Mime.

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Actors using movement and gestures to tell a story.

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Mime forms

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. Tell a story
. Express emotions
. Explore relationships.

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What is dance drama?

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Movement or dance used to express ideas, themes or emotions.

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Monologue forms?

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A drama with one character who speaks their thoughts aloud.

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Forum theatre forms?

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The audience take part in the drama to suggest changes and affect the play’s outcomes.

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Improvised play forms?

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A drama that is created without a script, which is then rehearsed before performance.

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Drama forms,?

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A drama which has been rehearsed and performed from a script.

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What is form?

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Form is when we consider what an audience will be expecting to see when they watch a play.

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What is genre?

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Genre is the category of the storyline in a performance.

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Examples of drama?

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. Horror
. Comedy
. Tragedy
. Action
. Adventure

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What is structure?

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Structure is how a plot unfolds in a drama.

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What is linear

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When the story travels from begging to end.

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What is non-linear?

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When the narrative jumps around, using the use of flashbacks and flash forwards.

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What is episodic?

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When the performance is split into episodes.

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What are tropes?

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A trope is when something keeps recurring across a genre,that is stereotypical.

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Trope examples?

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. The use of once apon a time in a fairytale.
. A masked murderer in a horror film.
. Lullaby music in a horror film.

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What is style?

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The style is the different between naturalistic or non naturalistic.

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What is naturalistic?

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If the performance appears normal and everyday.

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What is non-naturalistic?

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The performance will appear as stylised and unlike everyday.

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If it’s naturalistic…

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. The drama will appear real and everyday.
. Staging and positioning of actors will appear conventional.
. Voice and movement will appear normal.

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If it’s non-naturalistic…

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. The drama will appear stylised.
. It might use split stage, tableau or stylised positioning.

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Define Acts?

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A section of a play. A typical play will always contain two acts and an interval.

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Define scene?

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A chapter of an act. An act usual has several sections.

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Define characters?

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A specific person in a drama.

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Define dialogue?

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Speech between two or more characters.

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Define stage directions?

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Written or spoken advice on how to improve an act.

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Define spontaneous improvisation?

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A performance with no script, created on the spot.

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Define Rehearsed improvisation?

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A rehearsed performance without a script.

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Four ways to sustain an improvised conversation?

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. 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.

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Define drama conventions?

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Drama conventions are storytelling techniques. They provide alternative ways of
presenting a drama.

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Types of drama conventions?

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. Flashback
. Flash-forward
. Freeze frame
. Tableau
. Monologue
. Mime
. Movement
. Slow motion
. Narration
. Voiceover
. Aside
. Soliloquy
. Split stage

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Flashback?

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acting out an event in the past.

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Flash-forward?

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acting out a real or imagined event in the futUse.

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Freeze frame?

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The action is frozen in time.

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Tableau?

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A frozen picture without movement.

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Slow motion?

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movement performed at a slowed down speed.

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Narration?

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part(s) of the drama are told as a story by a narrator.

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Voiceover?

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Recorded speech played during a drama.

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Aside?

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An actor makes a remark to the audience only.

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Soliloquy?

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A single lengthy speech made to the audience, made when no other
characters are on stage.

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Split stage?

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Action presented in two or more different locations on the same
stage.

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Purposes of drama?

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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.)

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What ways can tension be created

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  • movement
  • shock or surprise
  • silence
  • action
  • conflict and confrontation
  • mystery
  • relationships and status
  • threat or pressure
  • dramatic irony

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