Elements of
Production
Elements of Elements of
Performance
Drama
Creative
Dramatics
Drama
Vocabulary
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The effects an
audience HEARS
during a
performance to
communicate
character, context,
or environment
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sound
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Use of
costumes, wigs,
and body paint
to transform an
actor into a
character
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makeup
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The element of
production
being built in
this picture
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scenery
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Items other
than costume
or scenery used
in the
production
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props
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The character portrayed by an actor in
a dramatic production.
HINT: It
starts with an
r
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role
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The act of
telling a story
in the oral
tradition
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storytelling
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character
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A performer who assumes
the role of a character in a
play, film, or television
show is doing this:
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ACTING
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The storyteller in The
Buzzard and the
Monkey did an
excellent job of using
his voice to portray
each character in the
story. It conveys how
the character feels.
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Vocal Expression
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Every story and dramatic
production has these three
parts:
B, M, E
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Beginning,
Middle, and End
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Dialogue
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A long speech made by ONE
person, often called a soliloquy.
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Monologue
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This is the
storyline of action
in a dramatic
presentation.
HINT: It starts
with a P
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PLOT
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This is the internal or
external struggle
between opposing
forces, ideas, or
interests, that creates
dramatic tension.
You can see this dramatic element in
this scene from The Great Gilly
Hopkins.
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Conflict
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HINT: The act of
telling a story in
the oral tradition
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Storytelling
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The practice of imitating
is called what?
a. Improvisation
b. Storytelling
c. Mimicry
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c. Mimicry
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Improvising movement and dialogue to
put oneself in another’s place in a
particular situation, often to learn
about the person or situation being
improvised.
a. Pantomime
b. Storytelling
c. Role Playing
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c. Role Playing
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Acting
without words
HINT: It starts
with a
p
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Pantomime
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The spontaneous
use of movement
and speech to create
a character or object
in a particular
situation.
Jim Carey is particularly good at it!
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Improvisation
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One of the elements of
performance – the one that
doesn’t allow an actor to just
stand in one place and be a
talking head!
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Movement
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One of the elements of
performance – paying
attention to what is being
said, so you will be ready
to say your lines
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Listening
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Acting, character, vocal expression,
speaking style, listening, acting,
storytelling, and movement are
Elements of __________.
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Elements of
Performance
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Scenery, props, roles,
sound/music, costumes, and
makeup are Elements of ______.
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Elements of
Production
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Beginning, middle, and end,
Dialogue, Monologue,
Plot/Storyline, and Conflict are
a. Dramatic
Elements
b. Creative
Dramatics
c. Elements of
Production
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Dramatic
Elements
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a. Creative
Dramatics
Storytelling, b. Dramatic
Mimicry,
Elements
Pantomime,
c. Elements of
Improvisation,
Production
and Role
Playing are all:
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Creative
Dramatics
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