Production Elements of Drama

This lesson, we went to the drama studio and we learned about the production elements of Drama. They are the lighting, the sound, the position of standing, and the background of the settings.
The Lighting
First, we were shown the lighting desk that controls all the lighting lamp in the drama studio. Mr. Evans showed how the each switch every individual lamp. After I was shown the lighting controller, I thought of how the lighting crew in theatres might work through the performances. Also, it shows how important the lighting desk is; without it the performance would not be able to continue.

After we looked at the lighting desk, we looked at the bulb inside the lamp. 

Later we looked at the lighting filters that could be put on the lamps of the studio to change the colour of the lighting. The filters can be easily placed in the lamp, this could be used to create different settings for the performance. 

For example, the blue lighting filter could be used to create an underwater setting, or a dream setting, etc. The lighting filter can impact the theatre effects a lot. It creates an atmosphere that tells the audience immediately what the setting of the play is. I think that the lighting filters are very useful for theatrical effects, and they could be controlled through the lighting desk, which would make a change of setting during the play possible. The lighting filters can change the look of the setting a lot. For example: 

This shows that lighting filters can be very important and useful as a production element. 

Next we looked at the sound aspect of the production elements of Drama. 

We first looked at the sound system that wires the speakers in the drama studio.

Although the sound desk looked very complicated, but after seeing how each speaker is wired the specific channel, it was easier to understand. The sound desk could control the sound of the speakers very well, and I thought the sound system in the drama studio was very good. The sound system as an aspect of drama is very important, because in theatre you not only need to deliver information through visual effects, but also you need to use the hearing sense to create the theatrical effects that is needed. Therefore, sound systems are also very important as a production element. 

After this, we looked at the how the position standing in the light could change the visual presentation of the character during the performance. For example:

In these two pictures, it shows the difference the position where Sonny was standing changes the perspective of him from the audience. This change could be used as a way to show the change of the mood or a setting during a theatrical performance. Therefore, this is also very important for bringing theatrical effects to the audience. 

Lastly, we saw the different backgrounds in the drama studio and also we were shown of the space we could play around with as the theatrical space. 

This was one of the backgrounds in the studio that we were shown. After being showed all the different kind of spaces and backgrounds in the studio where we could use, I thought that about how there could be many different kinds of performances held in the same space, without actually using the same plot of theatre arrangement. I thought that this was also a major production element in drama. 

After being showed all the different production elements, I understood more about how the dfferent elements could bring different theatrical effects to the audience.