Flashcards: Creative arts. Drama definitions

How someone positions their body when standing or sitting

Tension in the body that is not needed

Correct positioning of the body to reduce stress and fatigue on muscles and joints

Free the body of unnecessary tension

Pattern of inhalation and exhalation in which most of the work is done by the diaphragm

The amount of breath inhaled or exhaled

The ability to control the exhalation of breath

Human energy is usually created through muscular activity

Basic components of drama

The creating and building of a character

Created through conflict in a drama piece

The variation of language used dependent on the purpose

The arrangement of the drama piece

The way you speak depends on where you are, who you are, who you are talking to and what you are talking about

To subject or allow someone to be subjected to an action, influence or condition

To cause to continue indefinitely

A dramatic solo performance

A commonly held, fixed belief about a particular group of people

An actor becomes so strongly identified with a specific character that they are not believable in any other role

Changes in the voice

A break in speech

The rate of speech

The pattern of falling or rising inflections

Emphasis of a word

The highness or lowness of the voice

The emotional quality of a word

The variations in pitch

Why a play is created

The intended viewers of the olay

Refers to light; sound set; costume

Stage areas and the way we use the stage

A unit of action in a particular setting

Text for a drama or play

To create a mental image

Artificially created or recorded sounds used in radio, film or television