Drama, its elements and types

1. Drama

2. Drama
•Greek word “dram,” to act or to do
•A form of art that depicts life’s
experiences through the
reenactment of events that take
place in the world or happen in the
mind of the writer
•Performed on stage or in front of the
camera by actors and actresses
under the supervision of the director

3. Elements

4. Literary elements
•Those elements of
drama as a literary art
e.g., setting, plot,
characters, etc

5. Direction
•Overall in charge of the
dramatic performance

6. Acting
•The members of the
cast perform the roles
assigned to them by
the director

7. Editing
•The editor sequences
the scenes to be
presented in such a
way that they make up
a coherent whole

8. Set Design
•Layout of the set
•The designer
determines what to
place as backdrop and
what to put on stage

9. Cinematography
•The cinematographer is
the person who takes
charge of the
photography

10. ProductionDesign
•Overall design for a
drama to be shown on
the small screen or the
wide screen

11. Costume design
•Costume designer
creates the clothes to
be worn by the actors
and actresses

12. Make-up
•Beautifies or “uglifies”
the actors and
actresses based on the
role they portray

13. Properties
•The things which the
actors and actresses
carry or bring with them
as they perform on stage
or in front of the camera
in order to establish their
characters

14. Light/lighting effects
•Determining the
amount and the
sources of light needed
to make scenes realistic
and credible

15. Sound effects
•Determining the amount
and the sources of sound
needed to make the
scenes realistic and
credible

16. Visual effects
•Producing those sights
that are not usually
captured by the camera
in order to make scenes
effective, exciting, and
appealing

17. Theme Song
•Dong composed to
represent or the
subject matter of the
drama

18. Musical Score
•Songs played to set the
mood, to excite the
audience, or keep the
viewers glued to their
seats

19. Story

20. Script
•The dialogue or the
lines to be memorized
by the performers
•Director’s instructions

21. Mediums

22. Stage Play
•Dramatic performers
perform live before an
audience

23. Radio Play
•Dramatic performers
perform live in the
studio and aired over
the radio

24. Television play
•The dramatic
performers tape the
play days before it is
presented on the
television

25. Movie/Film
•Drama shown on a
wide screen
•Takes months or years
before it is presented
to the public

26. Importance of Drama?