drama notes Flashcards
What does evaluate mean?
Review and Reflect
What are some conventions?
Flashbacks, flashfoward, tableau, voice over
Form
The style/type of your drama (scripted/ improvised)
Monolouge
Long speech
Structure
Linear or Non linear
Style
Naturalistic (could happen irl)
Stylised (Wouldnt happen irl)
Target audience
Who the drama is aimed for
Message
What your drama is trying to inform the audience about
Purpose
The purpose of your drama is either to
-Inform
- Entertain
- Educate
Genre
The theme of a drama can be romance, action, thriller ect.
Status of character
How important they are compared to other characters
Key moments
An important moment you cannot take out of the drama or else it wouldnt make sense
Moment of tension
A moment of tension (akward, scared)
Mood and atmosphere
Mood is the internal feeling and atmosphere is the external feeling (always talk about both)
Types of staging
- End on (audience on one side)
- Traverse (audience on both sides)
- Thrust staging (audience on both sides)
- Theatre in the round ( audience is surrounding the stage)
- Promanand (the audience follow the actors)
- Preceniumaran (The audience is on one side whilst the stage has an apron)
