Definition First
A person, figure, or animal in a story
A character
What is the definition of conflict?
A problem in the story
What is scoring a script?
To mark a script up to make specific choices about the way you are going to perform or design a character / annotate a script
What is the setting of the Diary of Anne Frank?
The Annex/ The attic/ Holland/ Amsterdam
A story can progress without conflict. True or false?
False
A character's goal, what they want more than anything
Objective
What is a monologue?
A speech given by a character to another character or the audience
Why does an actor have to score a script?
To create a character that is justified by the script / that the story needs
In the Diary of Anne Frank, Peter has a cat. What is the cat's name?
Mouschi
There are two ways to identify stage directions in a script. Name both things.
They are in parentheses and italics.
The way a character moves or walks
Physicality
What is a ground plan?
the design of a stage as seen from above
Why does a set designer need to score a script?
So they create a set design that matches what the playwright intended / story needs
In 10 Ways to Survive the Zombie Apocalypse, the survivors are trying to outrun zombies. What category of conflict is this an example of?
Person vs. Supernatural
There are nine sections of the stage. Name 4.
Upstage, Downstage, Center, Stage Left, Stage Right, Upstage Left, Upstage Right, Downstage Left, Downstage Right
The strategies a character uses to achieve their objective
A tactic
What is person vs. self?
A type of conflict that is a character's struggle against their own internal feelings, emotions, or thoughts
With the text you have been given, give us two lines that tell us as readers that there is conflict happening.
Suddenly everything else is forgotten as they hear the sound of an automobile coming to a screeching stop in the street below. They are tense, motionless in their terror. The car starts away. A wave of relief sweeps over them.
In the Diary of Anne Frank, the Frank family is hiding from the Nazis who are persecuting Jewish people for their religion. What category of conflict is this an example of?
Person vs. society
There are three components to a setting. Name all three.
1. Time of day
2. Time period
3. Location
Creating a character’s personality, physicality, and goals based on the script
Character Development
What is action analysis?
The sequence of events in a story or a character's journey
With the text you have been given, pick two sentences that tell us about Anne and explain what it tells us about her.
"Anne flings open the door of Peter’s room, making a dramatic entrance. She is dressed in Peter’s clothes."
Based on what we know about the Annex, how many rooms are apart of the set?
4 - The loft, two bedrooms, and a kitchen.
Name all seven categories of conflict.
1. Person vs. self
2. Person vs. person
3. Person vs. nature
4. Person vs. Fate/God
5. Person vs. supernatural
6. Person vs. technology
7. Person vs. society