Scribd
Upload
192 views4 pages

Key Elements of Dramatic Scripts

The document outlines the key elements of a dramatic script, including dialogue with character names prefixed, stage directions in present tense, parentheticals for acting instructions, scene/set descriptions, a dramatis personae list of characters, props, costumes, makeup, and optionally a narrator. It also notes scripts are typically divided into acts and scenes and may include exposition or flashbacks to provide background information.

Uploaded by

Chris O'Brien
Copyright
© Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOC, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
192 views4 pages

Key Elements of Dramatic Scripts

The document outlines the key elements of a dramatic script, including dialogue with character names prefixed, stage directions in present tense, parentheticals for acting instructions, scene/set descriptions, a dramatis personae list of characters, props, costumes, makeup, and optionally a narrator. It also notes scripts are typically divided into acts and scenes and may include exposition or flashbacks to provide background information.

Uploaded by

Chris O'Brien
Copyright
© Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOC, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd

Elements of a dramatic script. The writer of a play is called a playwright or a dramatist--not an author.

Dialogue--the lines that the characters speak on stage. The Character name is a prefix before every line of dialogue. Stage Directions: The playwright's instructions to the actors and technical people that say what should be done on stage. Stage directions are written in the present tense. Parentheticals: These describe the way that the actor should deliver the lines: acting instructions. (This sentences is in parentheses). Example of parentheticals (purple) and stage directions (blue): HIGGINS [impatiently] Well, she must talk about something. .[He controls himself and sits down again] Oh, she'll be all right. Scene/set descriptions--describe the set and also the setting: the time, place, situation.

The set: the furniture, walls, etc. that are put on stage by technical people. ("techies") Dramatis Person: (Latin) A list of the "Persons of the Drama" and some description of them. Props--(properties) items that characters carry or handle during the drama. Costumes (wardrobe): The clothing and such that the characters wear. Make-up: the make-up. Narrator: The person who speaks directly to the reader: the storyteller in a novel or story, and often a voice we hear in a movie or drama [Link] Pfn3D9nhLSOvzTWE3QtkaXJWTsZdH2bn4qkFxSu9zgsgl5rzGOWDVUfrdmnJ_Y9GbXXOU6uGf_u4PdR

sy9dkMV5iYwh9Ldi4hJpjbev26H4ruL4CxKV

Costumes (wardrobe): the things the actors wear. Full-length scripts usually are divided into acts (typically 2, 3, or 5 acts) and each act into scenes. I-1 II-5 (Act II Scene 5) illiterate Exposition--The process in which the author or playwright lets the reader/viewer know the background information about the characters and their situation. "Backstory"

"Flashback": a brief scene where we see something that happened to the characters before... How parentheticals can influence the dialogue BILL: Im not going to the party with you, Betsy. I just dont like your parents! BETSY: (understandingly) Thats fine. BILL: Im not going to the party with you, Betsy. I just dont like your parents! BETSY: (angrily) Thats fine. BILL: Im not going to the party with you, Betsy. I just dont like your parents! BETSY: (disappointed) Thats fine.

You might also like