VCE DRAMA

How many Dramatic Elements are there?

• 7

• 8

• 9

• 10

Which Dramatic Element? ________ is the overall feeling or emotion that a performance may evoke.

• Tension

• Climax

• Conflict

• Mood

Which Dramatic Element? _______ is the most significant moment of tension or conflict in a drama and often occurs towards the end of the

plot.

• Climax

• Conflict

• Tension

• Space

Which Dramatic Element? ________ involves the way the performance area is used to communicate meaning, to define settings, to represent status and to create actor–audience relationships.

• Tension

• Rhythm

• Space

• Mood

How many Expressive Skills are there?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

Which Dramatic Element? ________ is a regular pattern of words, sounds or actions.

• Space

• Rhythm

• Tension

• Contrast

Which Dramatic Element? _________ presents the dissimilar, or opposite, in order to highlight or emphasise difference.

• Climax

• Contrast

• Conflict

• Rhythm

Which Expressive Skill includes: gait, stance and posture?

• Voice

• Facial Expression

• Gesture

• Movement

Conventions are techniques or devices incorporated into the style of a performance. Which is not a convention in VCE DRAMA?

• Transformation of character (changing characters in front of the audience).

• Actor–audience relationship ( Performing without an audience is a rehearsal and is therefore part of the development process.)

• Transformation of place (changing place in front of the audience).

• Transformation of time (changing time in front of the audience).

• Application of symbol (creating meaning that is not literal).

How many Performance Skills are there?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6