Elements Of Drama

Question 1

Language

Answer 1

In drama feelings and ideas are expressed through verbal and non-verbal language

Question 2

Movement

Answer 2

Movement expresses action, and like language, is dictated by situations, role and relationships. Mood, symbols and morifs can be expressed by body language, which can enrich the dramatic action and create powerful meanings

Question 3

Rhythm

Answer 3

The manipulation of timing through changes of pace or tempo. Rhythms are manipulated according to focus, situation, characters and dramatic tension

Question 4

Dramatic meaning

Answer 4

Is created through the manipulation of the elements of drama which are inter-related and inter-dependent. Dramatic meaning is what is communicated between the audience and the performers

Question 5

Audience engagement

Answer 5

Having a coherent performance that engages the audience

Question 6

Sound

Answer 6

Sound incorporates many aural devices to enhance the performance. Sounds may be as diverse as the use of sound effects to the use of body percusion

Question 7

Role

Answer 7

Embracing a role involves representing a point of view and identifying with a particular set of values and attitudes. When a role is assumed, relationships between people, between people and ideas, between people and the environment

Question 8

Character

Answer 8

Characterisation is the process of developing from a role to build a complex personality and background for a particular character. Intention, status and attitude are important ingredients for a character’s motivation and belief.

Question 9

Tension

Answer 9

Tension is the force which drives all drama. There are 4 major ways of creating and intensifying dramatic tension. Tasks, relationships, surprise and mystery.

Question 10

Time/place/situation

Answer 10

Time-The period in which dramatic action can occur. Place-Settings dictate which characters can occur, and certain places create tension. Situation-circumstances characters are in.

Question 11

Space

Answer 11

Stage/performance space and the spatial design. Awareness of spatial relationships within the design are essential to the realisation of a cohesive performance

Question 12

Structure

Answer 12

Plot lines that carry the dramatic action forward. Drama is comprised of a narrative structure

Question 13

Moment

Answer 13

Moments in drama are fundamental to the pacing of the dramatic action. The tempo, which refer to the management of time in a broad sense, is often punctuated by the moment.

Question 14

Symbols

Answer 14

Can help you understand and focus drama and sum up the meaning of the performance. They can be expressed through the visual imagery of language, movement gesture, objects, design and staging, helping to reinforce the meaning of the whole performance

Question 15

Atmosphere

Answer 15

Atmosphere is the feeling or mood created by dramatic action is’s closely linked to tension.

Question 16

Focus

Answer 16

There are two types-the performer need to be focused and where the dramatic action is focused