Module 8 - Theatre (Drama) and Film
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Activity 1 : : Activity 2 : : Activity 3 : : Activity 4 : : Activity 5
Activity 3: Key Topics, Terms, and Concepts
A. Be able to define the characteristics of the following genres of theatre, know the intent of each of these styles (what they attempt to portray to the world), their structure (do they generally have a happy ending or a sad one), and any major examples found in the textbook that illustrate these genres (King Lear, Oedipus Rex, etc...)
- Tragedy
- Comedy
- Tragicomedy
- Melodrama
- Performance Art
- Musical Theatre
List each of the Theatre genres along with their definitions into your notebooks for reference and further study.
B. Recognize the elements of Theatre/Drama, terms associated with scriptwriting, and the characteristics of each term. (Use the information for defining elements of theatre from Chapter 8 of Humanities through the Arts.)
- Plot (use definitions for the following script terms in Perceiving the Arts, pp. 123 - 126)
- Unity
- Exposition
- Complication
- Climax
- Resolution
- Denouement
- Crisis
- Discovery
- Reversal
- Foreshadowing
- Suspense
- Character
- Symbol
- Protagonist
- Diction
- Monologue
- Soliloquy
- Aside
- Theme
- Spectacle (visual elements)
- Mise-en-scene
- Lighting
- Costumes
- Music (aural elements)
- Sound effects
C. Other key vocabulary terms of Theatre.
- Genre
- Arena Theatre
- Thrust Theatre
- Proscenium Theatre
- Traverse Theatre
- Archetype
- Stereotype
D. Recognize the Elements of Film and the definitions/characteristics of each term.
- Film Shots
- Establishing Shot
- Close-up
- Long shot
- Medium shot
- Following shot
- Point-of-view shot
- Tracking shot
- Crane shot
- Hand-held shot
- Recessional shot
- Camera Position
- Panning
- Tilting
- Point-of-View
- Editing (cutting)
- Continuity cut
- Jump cut
- Cut-in
- Cross cutting
- Dissolve
- Fade
- Wipe
- Graphic Match
- Montage
- Shot, reverse shot
- Whip pan
- Split screen
- Flashback
E. Other key vocabulary terms of Film.
- Absolute Cinema
- Documentary Cinema
- Narrative Cinema
List each of the Elements of film and other definitions into your notebooks for reference and further study.
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