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WHAT’S THE DEAL WITH DRAMA?
DEFINITION
A DRAMA IS… A story told in dialogue form
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Drama Teleplay:
A drama meant for Hollywood
WHAT’S IMPORTANT?
SETTING Since a drama unfolds on stage or
screen, the setting is extremely important.
PLOT EVENTS No narrator Plot unfolds through character’s actions
and speech
CONFLICT There is no story without a conflict. Give the characters something to cope
with Drive the plot through character
actions
CHARACTERS They’re the stars in a drama. We get our information through them.
PAY ATTENTION TO THESE THINGS AS WE READ:
Setting Plot Conflict Characters
READING A TELEPLAY
LIST OF CHARACTERS Allows us to know who’s involved in the
story. We’ll treat it as a cast list and divvy up
the parts.
WHO’S SPEAKING? A character’s name will appear before
his or her lines
SCENE CHANGES Often happen quickly, seamlessly.
CAMERA DIRECTIONS Allow the reader to visualize what the
camera men would be doing in a performance/taping of the story.
Example: An extreme close-up pans to the inside of a telephone receiver. What do you imagine? What’s the effect?
STAGE DIRECTIONS Italicized text Describe
Location of the scene Actions in the play Sounds
Allow readers to visualize what’s happening