ELEMENTS OF THEATER Flashcards
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DISSECTING THEATER
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describe what you see, associate what they produce, select meaning and relation, then synthesize an argument
2
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FUNCTIONS OF SETS
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- Establish an interpretive frame through which the action should be read
- Define location(s):
- utility, class, place/culture
- entrances and exits, significant blocking, create mood(s)
3
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SET & COSTUME VARIABLES
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-style, line, and shape, colour, texture and pattern, balance
4
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FUNCTIONS OF COSTUME
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- position actors/characters in relation to the audience
- establish period, location, character
- clarify the social expectations of the fictional
- establish relationships of characters to the fictional environment
- groupings of characters in relation to each other
- characters in relation to set
5
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LIGHTING VARIABLES
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- direction, shape and size, quality (Sharpe, diffused), character (texture, pattern)
- intensity, movement, colour or lack of it
6
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FUNCTIONS OF LIGHTS
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-focus attention, create perspective, mood, contribute to rhythm, change of location
7
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SOUND VARIABLES
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- speech, music, noise (sound effects)
- Volume: loud, quiet -Pitch: high, low -length: sustained, staccato -attack: hard, soft -pace: fast, slow -rhythm: -melody: a tune or not -harmony
8
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FUNCTIONS OF SOUND
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- mood, rhythm, directing/diffusing attention, developing action and environment.
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ACTING VARIABLES
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- relationship with audience, address or ignore, blocking, location on stage, patterns of motion, vocal delivery, pitch, loudness, timbre, movement, acting style
10
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FUNCTIONS OF ACTING
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- creating a world through actions:
- relationships, environment, conveying action, mood, attention
11
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OUTREACH VARIABLES
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- posters, press release, media advertising, trailers
12
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FUNCTIONS OF OUTREACH
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- why we think a work of art is important, suggesting an interpretive frame for the piece
