Just wondering where you got a copy of Dark of the Moon as it sounds interesting and I need to find 4 class plays this year? My theatre class just finished a production of Dark of The Moon. Tension is the most important element. Watching the performance, I can now say that tension is very simply two people sharing the same space with different needs or even the same needs.
The problem is one is matter, the other anti-matter. I think it is really that simple. Tempo-rhythm plays a significant role in sending that message to the audience. I need to explain how I used tension in my group performance how do I do that please help it due so soon. Tension, Mystery, Relationship etc. Skip to content. Post navigation Previous Previous.
Next Continue. Similar Posts. Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. Slightly disturbing. Please who can explain the structure and movement of drama. Thank you. Justin Cash- What information would I use to support that though?? I have an essay on this regarding Romeo and Juliet. Many people live at this level of tension. Everything you say is cool, relaxed, probably lacking in credibility. It is what it is. There is nothing more, nothing less.
The right amount. No past or future. You are totally present and aware. It is the state of tension before something happens. Think of a cat sitting comfortably on a wall, ready to leap up if a bird comes near. You move with no story behind your movement. Alert or Curious farce. Look at things. Sit down. Stand up. Think M. Creating a flashback memory of their joyous times together, laughing, and playing with their children contrasts with the present and makes her loss more intense and moving for the audience.
What contrast is being demonstrated by this image? Not only is there a contrast in the physical levels of the people in the image one is lying down and the others are upright , there is also a clear contrast in their situations.
The man lying down is homeless and jobless whilst the other characters look like fairly prosperous people on their way to work. You can use such an image as a springboard or stimulus to creating a scene using a similar contrast between characters.
Cross-cutting moving from one scene to another and back again is also an effective way of exploring contrast in any drama you devise, especially if you are exploring a theme or issue. Conflict can be external or internal — between characters or within a character.
Creating conflict is usually about creating obstacles for your characters to surmount. Consequently, creating audience empathy for a character is another important means of maintaining dramatic tension. Audiences project onto characters and into their situations; they identify and make emotional investments in their dramatic outcomes.
Dramatic irony can also be used to create tension. Dramatic irony happens when the audience knows more than the characters on stage.
It is quite an old device; Shakespeare often used it. However, it continues to be widely employed by contemporary writers. For example, an audience may know a boyfriend has cheated on his girlfriend, but she does not know.
When he is expressing his unwavering love to her on stage, the audience feels outraged on her behalf because of his insincerity.
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