WorksheetsVCE Drama - Dramatic Elements
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 18mins
Which of the following is NOT a Dramatic Element in VCE?
Contrast
Voice
Mood
Rhythm
Dramatic Elements - definition
Dramatic elements are essential features of every performance. Actors manipulate dramatic elements to shape and enhance meaning.
(VCE Drama Study Design)
Actors (a) dramatic elements to shape and enhance meaning.
The most significant moment of tension or conflict in a drama performance is called the...
Contrast
Fight scene
Climax
Action
If you wanted to highlight or emphasise difference in a performance which of the following dramatic elements would be best to use?
Contrast
Mood
Rhythm
Sound
Voice, body percussion and objects can be used individually
or in combination to create sonic effects in performance and to enhance meaning. (a) may include silence or the deliberate absence sound.
The Dramatic Elements in VCE Drama are...
Climax, Conflict, Contrast, Mood, Rhythm, Sound, Space, Tension
Voice, Movement, Gesture, Facial Expression
Focus, Timing, Energy, Actor-Audience Relationship
Researching, Brainstorming, Improviding, Scripting, Editing, Rehearsing, Refining
Definition: Mood is the the overall feeling or emotion that a performance may evoke. This may be achieved through manipulation of acting, conventions or production areas.
The director wants a scene between two actors to convey a feeling of eerie mystery to the audience. Which of the following choices in lighting would be the best choice to help evoke this feeling?
Bright golden light washing over the whole stage
Both actors are in a white spotlight. The rest off the stage is lit with pink.
The lights are dimmed and blue, casting deliberate shadows across one actors face.
TRUE OR FALSE?
The sound of rain being played through the theatres' PA system is an example of the dramatic element of sound
TRUE
FALSE
What are the 3 main components of space?
Volume
Depth
Proximity
Contrast
Levels
Tension is the suspense that holds an audience’s (a) as a performance unfolds. The release of tension may have a comic or a dramatic effect.
Conflict generally occurs when a character cannot achieve an (a) due to an obstacle.
The action of a drama usually unravels after this dramatic element has transpired.
Conflict
Contrast
Conventions
Climax
TRUE OR FALSE?
Performances have their own rhythm that may be influenced by the emotional nature of the plot, the pace of line delivery, the dialogue (long and/or short lines), the pace of scene transitions and the length of scenes.
TRUE
FALSE
Sound is created (a) , by the actor, in the performance.
Which of the following is the more obvious example of tension?
An actor uses a prop hat as a hat and then as a bowl of pasta.
The moment when the audience knows a character has made a bad decision but the character themselves doesn't realise.
2 actors use different physical levels whilst simultaneously delivering the same dialogue
Which of the following is NOT a Dramatic Element?
Tension
Space
Symbol
Rhythm
TRUE or FALSE: Rhythm is an irregular occurance of words sounds or actions.
TRUE
FALSE
The costumes and makeup of these 2 characters, Elphaba and Galinda from the musical Wicked, shows which of the following Dramatic elements?
Rhythm
Conflict
Contrast
Space
In blocking this scene, which dramatic element has the director manipulated to bring focus to the central character, Gaston?
Space
Sound
Conflict
Tension
Lengthy scene transitions can disrupt the (a) of a performance.
