greek word “dram” – to act or to do
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GREEK WORD “DRAM” – TO ACT OR TO DO. ELEMENTS OF PLAY PRODUCTION. LITERARY ELEMENTS (ELEMENTS OF PROSE) DIRECTION ACTING EDITING SET DESIGN CINEMATOGRAPHY PRODUCTION DESIGN COSTUME DESIGN MAKE-UP PROPERTIES (PROPS) LIGHT & LIGHTING EFFECTS 12) SOUND EFFECTS 13) VISUAL EFFECTS - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
GREEK WORD “DRAM” – TO ACT OR TO DO
1) LITERARY ELEMENTS (ELEMENTS OF PROSE)
2) DIRECTION3) ACTING4) EDITING5) SET DESIGN6) CINEMATOGRAPH
Y7) PRODUCTION
DESIGN 8) COSTUME DESIGN9) MAKE-UP10)PROPERTIES
(PROPS)11)LIGHT &
LIGHTING
EFFECTS
12) SOUND EFFECTS13) VISUAL EFFECTS14) THEME SONG15) MUSICAL SCORE16) STORY17) SCRIPT
(DIALOGUE)
ELEMENTS OF PLAY PRODUCTION
1) SETTING2) CHARACTE
RS3) THEME4) PLOT5) CONFLICT6) POINT OF
VIEW
7) TONE 8) ATMOSPHE
RE
LITERARY ELEMENTS (ELEMENTS OF PROSE
SETTING
Titanic was a British passenger liner that sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on 15 April 1912 after colliding with an iceberg during her voyage from Southampton, UK to New York City, US.
The sinking of Titanic caused the deaths of more than 1,500 people
MOVEMENTS:Dynamic:
change their traits as the story progressesStatic:
remain the same throughout the story REVELATION OF TRAITS:
By their speech and actionsBy the author’s descriptionsBy what other characters say about themBy their juxtaposition with other characters
4 LEVELS OF CHARACTERIZATION:PHYSICAL: gender, age, size, color, raceSOCIAL: economic status, profession, trade, religion,
family, language, and social environmentPSYCHOLOGICAL: mindsets, attitudes, behaviors MORAL: dilemma faced by the character
CHARACTERS (persons who appear in the play)
CHARACTERS (persons who appear in the play)
PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS:PROTAGONISTmain character around whom the story revolves
PRIMARY ANTAGONISTcharacter who opposes the protagonist.
SUPPORTING CHARACTERS:SUPPORTING ANTAGONISTS
Supports the primary antagonistCONFIDANTsupporting character upon whom the protagonist confides.
FOILcontrast to the hero but does not necessarily oppose him.
BACKGROUND CHARACTER provides reality to the story by their mere presence
UNSEEN CHARACTERcharacter who, even in his absence affects the development
of the story
10. Man vs Nature9. Man vs Himself8. Loss of Innocence7. Revenge6. Death as a Part of Life5. The Battle4. Individual vs. Society3. Triumph over Adversity2. Love Conquers All1. Good vs. Evil
THEME (central concept)
SOCIAL CONFLICT (man vs. man)protagonist and the antagonist are opposed
to each other.PHYSICAL CONFLICT (man vs. nature)
protagonist struggles against the physical forces such as natural calamities, illnesses, and the like.
METAPHYSICAL CONFLICT (man vs. supernatural)protagonist fights supernatural beings such as
gods and goddesses, vampires, werewolves, elves, fairies, and the like.
PERSONAL OR INTERNAL OR PSYCHOLOGICAL CONFLICTcharacter experiences a dilemma
CONFLICT (OPPOSITION: clash of actions & ideas)
AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL POINT OF VIEWfirst person or the “I” point of view
OMNISCIENT THIRD-PERSON POINT OF VIEWnarrator does not take part in the story, but
as an all-knowing (omniscient) observer.OBJECTIVE THIRD-PERSON POINT OF
VIEWnarrator does not take part in the story, but
reports objectively the events in the story.SELECTIVE THIRD-PERSON POINT OF
VIEWnarrator does not take part in the story,
but he knows the speech, actions, thoughts, and emotions of some characters and reports them
POINT OF VIEW (angle of narration: 1st or 3rd person)
1) SETTING2) CHARACTE
RS3) THEME4) PLOT5) CONFLICT6) POINT OF
VIEW
7) TONE 8) ATMOSPHE
RE
LITERARY ELEMENTS (ELEMENTS OF PROSE
emotional climate inherent in the story
tragic, angry, pathetic, condemning, condescending, accusing, satirical, cynical, romantic, sympathetic
TONE
predominant tone or mood of the literary piece.
ATMOSPHERE