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OVERVIEW OF BOOKLET  \n2. GENERAL TERMS  \n3. FORM  \n4. GENRE  \n5. STRUCTURE  \n6. STYLE  \n7. CONVENTIONS  \n8. CHARACTERISATION AND REHEARSAL TECHNIQUES  \n9. VOICE  \n10.MOVEMENT  \n11. STAGING AND AREAS OF THE STAGE  \n12. PRODUCTION AREAS (Acting, Directing, Set, Sound, Lighting, Costume, Hair/Make Up and Props)  \nBOOKLET OVERVIEW  \nWhat is this Booklet?  \nThis booklet provides you with a list of Drama terms , which are provided by the SQA for Higher Drama candidates.  \nWhat should I use the Booklet for?  \nYou should use the booklet to help you learn and use Drama terminology in your work, especially in your exam essays. You will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of Drama Terminology through the use of your language in all written exercises.  \n GENERAL DRAMA TERMS  \nBelow is a list of General Drama terms , which you should become familiar with and use to help you to describe and detail points in your essays:  \nGENERAL TERMS  \n\n| TERM | WHAT IT MEANS |\n| --- | --- |\n| Acting Style | The style in which you are acting in, for instance; naturalistic, stylized etc. |\n| Actor-audience relationship | The relationship created between the actor and the audience. |\n| Atmosphere | The feeling and emotion that is created. |\n| Blocking | The moves of the actors on stage. |\n| Central character/complex character/improtant character/ main character/pivotal character | The most important character in the drama or a character key to the drama. |\n| Minor character | A character who is less important to the plot and themes. |\n| Characterisation | The investigation and portrayal of a character . |\n| Character behaviour/\u003Cbr>interaction/relationship | The way a character acts and responds to others. |\n| Climax | The most dramatic point in the play. |\n| Context: dramatic context/ social context / political context / cultural context | The world in which the play is happening in. What is happening in society and culture the characters are living in. |\n| Design Concepts | Ideas for the design of the production; for instance, lighting, costume, set etc. |\n| Dialogue | The spoken word between characters. |\n| Drama Media | Projections , video footage, sound scapes etc. |\n| Drama Process | The steps taken from responding to stimulus or text, to the performance day. |\n| Dramatic Features | These are key areas in a production, such as, Plot and plot twists,themes and issues, dramatic tension, dramatic irony, character motivation, character relationships, key moments, genre, form, purpose, setting, period, style, target audience, mood and atmosphere. |\n| Dramatic tension / points of tension / moments of tension | Tense and exciting moments in the play. |\n| TERM | WHAT IT MEANS |\n\n\n| Dramatic Irony | Actions or remarks whose significance is not realised by all the characters. |\n| --- | --- |\n| Duologues | A conversaiton between two characters. |\n| Eposodic Structure | Series of scenes or stories linking together by acomon theme, character or setting etc. It does not need to link to the same storyline. |\n| Focus | Key moment, scene, character, relationship or event in a drama. |\n| Given Circumstances | Textual information given to an actor about a character or moment (this cannot be altered) . This will help them to play the character and situation true to the text. |\n| Ground Plans | A drawing or image that gives a birds eye view of the set, acting area and audeince position. |\n| Key Scene | One of the most important scenes in the drama. |\n| Key Moment | A moment in the drama which is integral to the plot. |\n| Language | The words used by the characters during the play. This can determine class, personality, feelings etc. |\n| Message | The overall point to be communicated. |\n| Mood | The feeling or emotion of a moment or peice. |\n| Original production / original staging / stage configurations | Orignial production-The first performance of something like Antigone in Greek times. 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