Drama Dramatic Devices

Choral Voice

Group speaking or singing in unison

Choral movement

Coordinated movement preformed by a group to enhance visual impact

Flashback/ Forward

Interrupting the chronological order to depict a scene from the past or future

Montage

Sequence of short scenes or images in quick succession to convey many things

Still image

Frozen pose created my performers to represent a specific moment

Breaking the 4th wall

Intentional act of a performer acknowledging the audience

Thought tracking

Character briefly pausing to express thoughts, feelings to provide an insight to the characters perspective

Narration

The spoken commentary that provides background information

Cross cutting

The technique of alternating between two or more separate scenes

Song

A musical preformance within a preformance through lyrics and music

Multi media

Integration of media such as video and audio along side the preformance

Physical theatre

Form of preformance that emphasises physicality and movement

Dance

Choreographed movement sequences

Symbolism

Use of objects and actions to represent abstract ideas, themes and concepts

Foreshadow

Use of hints, clues or subtle suggestions in a narrative to anticipate future events

Dramatic irony

Audience have knowledge or awareness that th characters do not know

Multi Rolling

Actors play multiple characters within a single play

Placards

Signs or board that are held up to convey information, messages and opinions directly to audience

Mime

Use of exaggerated physical gestures, facial expressions and movement to convey emotion without dialogue

Puppetry

Use of puppets to portray characters