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Lesson 5: Drama Glossary, key words and terminologyGlossaries for drama, performance, director, and design roles: PART 2TASK: Research the definitions of the key words below writing in your own words. You could use the following website to help you research your answer: You can also use the Glossary pdf file to helpEXTENSION: To stretch and challenge yourself, once you have completed the DEFINITION column, see if you can use the highlighted TERM in a sentence. Once the ones highlighted TERMS have been done, see if you can do them all!TERM DEFINITION EXTENSION: Use in a sentenceblockingformrefers to the shape of each individual section or scene e.g. movement/mime-based ensemble scene, duologue, advert, moments of thought-tracking.conflictcontrastformironyan implied discrepancy between what is said and what is meant. When the audience perceives something that a character does not know, that is dramatic irony.naturalism resolution role satire a play in which sarcasm, irony, and ridicule are used to expose or attack folly or pretension in society.suspense tempo tension anxiety felt by the audience due to a threat to character(s)in the play. theatre maker tragedy turning pointPerformance glossaryTerm Definition EXTENSION: Use in a sentenceacting style mirroring copying the movement and/or expression or look of another performer exactly. performance skills rhythm timbre the distinctive character or quality of a musical or vocal sound apart from its pitch or intensity, such as in a nasal voice quality. Costumebreaking downcolour can be used symbolically to suggest character, emotion, theme.fittings mock-up a full-scale model of a costume, used as a test-run. personal props wardrobe the general name for the costume department, its staff, and the accommodation they occupy. Lightingblackout a lighting cue where all stage lights go off simultaneously. cross-fade Soundsoundscape sound that runs under a scene, to help establish the world of the play, to immerse the audience in that world and/or to heighten emotion. This can be created using recorded and or live sound. feedback Setcyclorama a fabric drop hung from a curved or segmented batten, or a curved wall at the back of the stage, upon which light can be cast to create effects (cyc for short). rostrum ................
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