Script conventions
What is the synopsis of a play or skit?
a brief description of the characters, the setting
Are comedic moments predictable or unpredictable?
unpredictable
A story that ends with a very sad event or situation involving great loss and misfortune: T___________
tragedy
What are the two key elements of a setting?
time and place
A mocking, cynical, or sneering expression, tone, or form of wit
sarcastic or sardonic
A story with a misunderstanding that ends with the main characters getting married and living happily ever after.
Romance or romantic comedy
In which tense is a synopsis written?
present
Irony is a type of:
A. tragedy
B. comedy
C. melodrama
B. comedy
A story with exaggerated emotions:
A. melodrama
B. hyperdrama
C. superdrama
D. bananarama
A. melodrama
In which case should the names of the characters be written: lower, Title or UPPER?
UPPER
What was the funny timing that we explored in Zootopia?
Flash and Judy are in a hurry, but they are served by a sloth (an animal famous for being slow).
A musical heightens emotion by changing the dialogue to s__________.
songs or singing
Setting description and stage directions are written in which font, inside what type of brackets:
A. normal font, round brackets
B. italics, round brackets
C. italics, square brackets
D. normal font, square brackets
C. italics, square brackets
What are the three elements of comedy?
timing, exaggeration, surprise
French word meaning, meaning "kind," "sort," or "style".
genre