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  2. Prop - Wikipedia

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    A prop, formally known as a (theatrical) property, [1] is an object actors use on stage or screen during a performance or screen production. [2]

  3. Staging (theatre, film, television) - Wikipedia

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    This can include such things as positions of actors on stage (often referred to as blocking), their gestures and movements (also called stage business), the scenic background, the props and costumes, lighting, and sound effects. Besides costume, any physical object that appears in a play has the potential to become an important dramatic symbol.

  4. Outline of theatre - Wikipedia

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    Historic Outdoor Forest Theater in Carmel, California, at sunset. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to theatre: . Theatre – the generic term for the performing arts and a usually collaborative form of fine art involving live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event (such as a story) through acting, singing, and/or dancing before a ...

  5. Scenic design - Wikipedia

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    Scenic design involves several key elements: Set Pieces: These are physical structures, such as platforms, walls, and furniture, that define the spatial environment of the performance. Props: Objects used by actors during a performance, which help to establish the setting and enhance the narrative.

  6. Act (drama) - Wikipedia

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    An act is a major division of a theatre work, including a play, film, opera, ballet, or musical theatre, consisting of one or more scenes. [1] [2] The term can either refer to a conscious division placed within a work by a playwright (usually itself made up of multiple scenes) [3] or a unit of analysis for dividing a dramatic work into sequences.

  7. Theatre - Wikipedia

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    It is the oldest form of drama, though live theatre has now been joined by modern recorded forms. Elements of art, such as painted scenery and stagecraft such as lighting are used to enhance the physicality, presence and immediacy of the experience. [1]

  8. Mise-en-scène - Wikipedia

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    Mise-en-scène (French pronunciation: [miz ɑ̃ sɛn] ⓘ; English: "placing on stage" or "what is put into the scene") is the stage design and arrangement of actors in scenes for a theatre or film production, [1] both in the visual arts through storyboarding, visual themes, and cinematography and in narrative-storytelling through directions.

  9. Set construction - Wikipedia

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    Set construction at the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama. In theater, the technical director or production manager is the person responsible for evaluating the finished designs and considering budget and time limitations. They engineer the scenery, has it redrafted for building, budgets time, crew and materials, and liaisons between the designer ...