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In today’s class, we will be talking about drama creation and playwright. Enjoy the class!
DRAMA CREATION AND PLAYWRIGHT
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Drama Creation
There are several techniques in the writing of drama. They include:
- script or written guide of something that will be performed (scripted or unscripted).
- performance.
- audience.
Drama techniques
They include:
- Split focus.
- Still image.
- Exaggerated movement.
- Flashback.
- Flash forward.
- Thought tracking.
- Slow-motion.
- Slapstick.
- Hot seating.
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Playwright
A playwright, also known as a dramatist, is someone who writes (builds) theatrical, tv or radio plays. The word ‘playwright’ was borne out of the exceptional and amazing skill of the playwright to build characters in a play, vastly plotted in harmony to a create a sequence of activities for the entertainment of the audience.
Types of playwright
- Live theatre playwright
- Screen playwright
Importance of playwright
- Playwrights are the brain behind the entertainment scene on television and big screens.
- Playwrights keep fresh and vibrant the entertainment and film making industry by writing intriguing stories that have never been told before.
- Reproduction of already told stories of older classical plays is also given life through the mind of the playwright.
- Playwrights use their medium to entertain, pass a message, educate, document history, challenge or correct the ills found in the society.
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