Elements of Drama, Theater and Cinema Flashcards
is basically one of the genres of literature that is written primarily to be performed. The performance is done by actors, on stage before a live audience.
Drama
is the over-all structure of the play. It is concerned with what the story is all about.
Plot
The plot progresses through ?
exposition
complication
resolution
is the part that familiarizes the audience with the characters and the situation they are in. This introduces the setting of the story.
Exposition
happens in the middle part of the play which develops the conflict that was started in the exposition.
Complication
is also called the anticlimax or the part where conditions in the story are normalized and the situation becomes stable.
Resolution
is the locale and period in which the story takes place. It includes the scenery, props and costumes used in staging.
Setting
are the persons involved in the story.
Characters
refers to the words uttered by characters in the story.
Dialogue
is what the story means. It is how the individual elements are put together to give the story significance and perspective.
Theme
it is performed live. Its performance is immediate and once performed cannot be undone.
Theater art
role is to work out the plot in terms of the actual actions to be performedand dialogue to be spoken by actors within the limited facilities of the stage.
Playwright’s
The presentation of the playwright’s creativity is called
play
are the ones who portray the characters in a play.
Performers
who works with the playwright to present the play which is interpreted and translated into dramatic action.
Director
includes the scenery, props, make-up, costumes, lights, music, sound and all other special effects used in a theater production.
Production design
is the art of portraying or impersonating a character in the story.
Acting and the Stars
they are the ones that should know the setting of the story and build artificial sets.
Set and Art Directors
is in charge of selecting, composing new songs, writing orchestration, preparing background music, creating musical scores and supervising all recording.
musical director
is indispensable in a motion picture.
Music
___ in the movies is an innovation in cinematography.
color
These people are responsible for applying the specific type of make-up, hairstyle and costume to the actors before they face the camera.
Make-up, Hair and Costume Design.
are responsible for making the dialogue clear and music of fine quality.
Sound technicians
