Dramatic Element: Time

Time is a dramatic element that...

• provides a location and era for drama

• sets the overall atmosphere

• the process of characterisation

Time refers to...

• time frames

• how time passes

• rhythm of performance

Dramatic action move freely between different time frames

• True

• False

Why is 'past time' an effective use of time frame in performance?

• helps illuminate our own lives

• it provides an interesting perspective on the present

• because you can dress up in cool costumes

Why is 'present time' an effective use of time frame in performance?

• helps illuminate our own lives

• it provides an interesting perspective on the present

• presents imagined possibilities for our world

Why is 'future time' an effective use of time frame in performance?

• helps illuminate our own lives

• it's set in outer space

• presents imagined possibilities for our world

'Real time' is...

• that is set in the future

• the time frame of a drama

• drama that takes place in actual time

'Selective time' is...

• when action can jump ahead days, weeks or years to show significant moments.

• mainly uses flashbacks to show characters life

• drama that takes place in actual time

'Flexible time' is...

• when action can jump ahead days, weeks or years to show significant moments.

• mainly uses flashbacks to show characters life

• drama that takes place in actual time

Time is an element of drama

• True

• False