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Script Analysis Proficiency Review
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Instructor: Eric Allgeier
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Introduction to Script Analysis
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-What is the purpose of drama?
-What essential element must be present for a play to have dramatic action? -What are the three basic types of conflict found in western drama?
-Aristotle's Six Elements of Dramatic Structure?
Character
-What are the four plains or levels of dramatic characterization?
-What is a character's spine, or major objective?
-What are the three dramatic techniques a playwright can use to reveal his characters to the audience?
-Character Attributes
-Desire- what a character wants
-Will- how much a character will to do to get what they want.
-Moral stance- what are a characters morals.
-Decorum- how a character physically hold themselves
-Character Hierarchy - Know that a:
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-Principal Character has a polar attitude and is primarily the character in the center of the action
-Second level character has a fair number of lines, but, that the audience does not know as much
about the character as a primary character.
-Third level character has a limited number of lines and we as the audience do not know much
about them.
-Fourth level characters are best exemplified as the chorus in Greek drama or a narrator in a
modern play. They are generally omniscient and know things that are not known by other
characters or tells the audience events that will happen in the future.
Setting and Costumes
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-Elements of a Setting:
-Geographical location
-Climate
-Economic environment
-Political environment
-Social environment
-Religious environment
-Artistic environment
-Scenic Styles/Terms:
-Naturalism- -Realism- -Stylization- -Impressionism- -Expressionism- -Surrealism- -Symbolism- -Principals of Lighting:
-Visibility
-Style
-Focus
-Location and time of day
-Mood
-Principles of Sound:
-Motivate action -Indicate events
-Location and time of day
-Mood
-Character information
-Transition
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Lighting and Sound
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