Elements of Drama
Cinematic Scenes
Cinematic Transitions
Scriptwriting
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100

control of movement within the performance space as well as audience space

Spatial Awareness

100

written text projected within a scene.

Cinematic Message

100

a voice over or a character directly addresses the audience

Narration

100
purpose of character lists

To describe a character's role, personality and physical characteristics

100

types of tension

Task

Relationship

Mystery

Surprise


200

appropriate use of body on stage

Physical Awareness

200

projections that actors engage with onstage

Interactive Environment

200

collection of images, text and video that is pieced together to explore a key theme

Montage

200

words spoken by characters in a script

dialogue

200

what is blocking?

staging of actor movement

300

Commitment to their performance and the ability to sustain character through the use of concentration

Focus

300

video or images that reference the real location in which the scene takes place

Actual place

300

explores the backstory to a particular scene or event and are useful in providing a context

Flashback

300

what goes inside brackets

how something is to be said and character actions

300

a rule of improvisation

1.) Don't deny or block

2.) Don't ask open ended questions

3.) You don't have to be funny

4.) You look good when you can make your partner look good. 

5.) Tell us a story

400

intensity an actor brings to a performance

Energy

400

people presented in as scene via video

Cinematic Character

400

allow you to show other parts of a story that may occur in a different place or time from the onstage action

Multiple Narrative

400

multiple scenes are within this

an Act

400

how do you communicate your role?

through voice and movement

500

is made up of SAP

Role

500

A type of cinematic message

  1. Real
  2. Metaphorical
  3. Didactic
  4. Political
500

transitions that show a character's journey to and from the scene

Segue

500

the most basic cinematic convention to include in your script

Actual place

500

Three types of relationships 

character v character

character v environment

character v object

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