Storytime
The background, time, and place of where the action of a story, play, movie, or show takes place. It's the where and when of a story.
What is SETTING?
The VISUAL BACKGROUND on a stage that tells you where the action is taking place.
What is the SCENERY or SET?
The art of speaking and moving to create characters in plays, movie, and TV. It is an actor PRETENDING to look, feel, and think like different characters.
What is ACTING?
The act of COPYING something or someone. Doing exactly what someone else does.
What is MIMICRY?
A fake beard, a wig, and clothes from another time and place are examples of this.
What are COSTUMES?
It's WHO the story is about. It can be people or animals.
What are CHARACTERS?
It's something that actors WEAR to LOOK LIKE their characters and to make themselves as more believable as those characters.
What are COSTUMES and/or MAKE-UP?
VOCAL expression, projection, style, and diction are all forms of this performance element.
What is SPEAKING?
A type of acting that is COMPLETELY SILENT. These kinds of actors use only nonverbal expression - body movements to communicate everything.
What is Pantomime?
It is the actor's ability to SPEAK OUT to the whole audience without having to shout.
What is PROJECTION?
The SERIES OF EVENTS of a story; the BEGINNING, MIDDLE, and END.
What is PLOT?
Anything the actors touches or uses during a play.
What is a PROP?
Actors use these with, and sometimes without, speaking to help convey messages or emotions. Sometimes these are done with the body (such as nodding, waving, or shrugging) but also with facial expressions (such as smiling or frowning).
What is NONVERBAL EXPRESSION or GESTURES?
This is often used to help people understand ROLES or what it's like "to be another's shoes". Actors act like someone else to help others or themselves understand the person they are acting like.
What is ROLE-PLAYING?
A glass of water, a sword, or a phone are examples of this.
What are PROPS?
It is the written version of a play, movie, or show. Actors learn their lines from this and it tells them what to do and say. It describes all the details about the story.
What is a SCRIPT?
This is SOMETHING WE HEAR that is sometimes used in plays, movies, or shows TO CREATE A CERTAIN MOOD OR FEELING (such as suspense or fear).
What is SOUND and/or MUSIC?
A conversation between two or more characters.
What is DIALOGUE?
This is when someone shares words, images, and sounds that bring the plot of a story to life. All cultures have some form of this special art.
What is STORYTELLING?
A character is someone who the story is about but this is the PERSON who is pretending to be that character.
What is an ACTOR or ACTRESS?
A STRUGGLE OR PROBLEM a character must solve by the end of the story or play. It is usually someone or something that tests, or challenges, a character.
What is CONFLICT?
*Scenery/Set *Costumes/make-up *Props *Sound/Music These are all this type of drama ELEMENTS.
What are TECHNICAL ELEMENTS?
A speech made by ONE character who speaks to a silent listener or an audience.
What is a MONOLOGUE?
This is the most common form of drama.
What is a PLAY?
A form of drama that includes acting, music, singing, and dancing.
What is a MUSICAL?