Arts 7-8

• Elements of arts and principles of design applied in theater

  • Costume
  • Rhythm
  • Gestures
  • Balance
  • Spectacle
  • Makeup
  • Harmony
  • Music and Sound
  • Proportion
  • Dance
  • Emphasis
• Costume


  An outfit, including accessories and undergarments worn by an actor in a production
• Rhythm


  Encompass the rhythm of dialogue and speeches in a play
• Rhythm


  The principle that leads the eye easily and smoothly from one part of a design to another
• Balance


  The sense of stability that results from the distribution of the parts that make up the total picture
• Gestures


  Act as transforming agents in communicating the mysterious director's and actor's unconscious and conscious intentions
• Gestures


  Performers communicate information, relationships and emotions primarily through movement such as traditional mime, forms of dance, sign language, or the circus arts
• Dance


  Refers to human movement, typically rhythmic and to music
• Spectacle


  Involve all of the aspects of scenery, costumes, and special effects in a production
• Makeup


  Used to make someone's face look more attractive
• Three categories in applying makeup

  • Basic makeup
  • Corrective makeup
  • Character makeup
• Harmony


  Creates the impression of unity
• Balance


  May be symmetrical or asymmetrical
• Proportion


  Involves the relationship between the parts of individual elements as well as the relationship among all parts that make up the total picture
• Emphasis


  The focal point, focus of attention on what they consider most important and to subordinate the things of lesser importance
• Ways to achieve emphasis

  • Line
  • Mass
  • Color
  • Texture
  • Ornamentation
  • Contrast
  • Movement