Drama
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From Poetry to Drama
Watch the difference between poetry and drama:
To turn the recital of a poem into drama one must add
- put emotion in by varying the level of your voice
- vary your speed, speak in a shivering voice
- use gestures and facial expressions
- introduce music to support the mood e.g. slow instrumental
- several actors, representing the victims and the police. The victims are taken away one after the other. One person recites the poem.
- interaction between characters e.g. others passivly watch
- costumes e.g. for the soldiers, police
- images as background
- use a chorus, which speaks certain passanges together
- don't do any of these to keep it minimalistic
- use lighting e.g. spot on one actor
Drama
Drama - a Definition
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" (Classical Greek: δρᾶμα, drama), which is derived from "to do" (Classical Greek: δράω, drao). The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a collective form of reception. The structure of dramatic texts is directly influenced by this collaborative production and collective reception. From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drama
Look at the following webpages and try to sum up/note down the main aspects of drama. Do not use the video examples yet!
Write your answers into your groups section
- Do not just copy and paste!
- Try to shorten and condense!
- If there are no examples e.g. for the effect of a certain element - find simple ones!
- Try to clearly work out what possibilities/effects a certain element/aspect of drama has!
Elements of Drama- as a literary Genre-(1,3,4)
- (Do not use page 2 of this set)
Elements of Drama- as a literary Genre-(5-7)
Aspects of Drama as medium-(1-3)
Aspects of Drama as a medium-(4-6)
