Cultural Forms
Contributors of Ring Games to the Caribbean
Who are the Europeans, Indians, and Africans?
The source of colours for lanterns
What is gel?
Background noise that sets the scene of the action
Used to hang scenery, lights and curtains.
What is a batten?
A starting point for a piece of work.
What is stimulus
Physical elements of Kumina.
What are Drums, Food, Costume?
A function of light direct the audience to a specific point in the scene.
manufactured sounds that don’t occur naturally
What are audio effects?
A curtain that opens from the centre to either side?
What is bi-parting drape?
Too much action in the scene which results in not finding a suitable ending.
What is Information Overload?
To Commemorate the ancestors.
A function of Kumina?
The control of light in terms of the level of brightness of the lanterns.
What is light intensity?
A type of performance in which only the voice is used to represent characters or provide narration.
What is voiceover?
A curtain used to define the top limit of the stage
What is border curtain?
In improvisation, what the scene is about.
What is point of concentration?
Riva Mumma, Annie Palmer, Rolling Calf, Anansi
Who are characters in Jamaican storytelling?
Profile spot and Frensel
What are examples of lanterns?
Reproductions of everyday sounds added in post-production to make a scene feel more natural or exaggerated
What is foley?
Used to define the visual limits of a performance area.
What are masking curtains?
Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, denouement
What is the dramatic structure?
the behaviours, beliefs, values, and symbols that are handed down through generations.
What is culture
Using lighting control systems to ensure light moves around the stage consistent with the style and pace of the show.
What is flow?
Microphones, Computer and digital audio workstations
What are sound equipment?
The areas of view of what can be seen on stage from the location of the audience.
What are sightlines?
The act of changing voice, body language and other features when in role
What is characterisation?