CONTEMPORARY ARTS IN THE PHILIPPINES

Lesson 3: Contemporary Art Form: Elements and Principles

Jhanna M. Rebojo Grade 11-ABM-Archimedes
ASSESSMENT
Activity 1. Identifying the statement
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2. B.
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4. D.
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6. C.
7. B.
8. A.
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Activity 2. Evaluate
PROSE POETRY
Myth Epic
Legend Proverb
Essay Riddle
Novel Pasyon
Short Story Fable

PERFORMANCE TASK
1. LITERATURE
Types and Elements of Literature
Prose and Poetry
Poetry refers to expressing of feeling or idea with the use of figurative or
symbolic language.
  Meaning. A writer can use idioms, new words, allusion, and
connotations in expressing his feelings or ideas.
 Figurative Language. A writer may use of simile, metaphor, and
other figures of speech in expressing something in a different way
aside from its literal meaning.
 Imagery. This consists of descriptions and details that can trigger
the readers’ senses.
 Sound and Rhythm. Sound is the emphasis on certain words while
rhythm is the position of beats or the sound pattern of the work.
Prose is a literature that is not poetry with two categories: informative
and persuasive, just like an essay.
 Theme or content. This is the general thought or idea of the
composition.
 Style. This refers to the choices or words and sentence structures
used to convey the message.
 Form and structure. This is the sequence of topic and transitions
that make the whole essay.
 Plot or story line. This is the sequence of events in the story that
gives the flow of the narrative.
 Characters. This can be a person, an animal or even thing who
takes part in the story.
 Setting. This is the time and place where the story happened.
 Theme. This is the central thought of the story.
 Language and style. Style is the choices of words which includes
the sentence structures and figurative language that affect the
mood of the story.
 Point of view. The narrator may present the author himself for the
third-person point of view. The narrator can also be one of the
characters in the story for the first-person point of view.
Examples of Literature
 Folk song. A song that is transmitted orally from one generation to
another and known as awiting bayan in Tagalog.
  Riddles. This describes an object in a different manner or in a way
that is not easily understood and may be a question for someone
to discover the meaning.
 Myth. This is a story that explains the origin of the world and its
first inhabitants.
1. MUSIC
Elements of Music
 Melody. This is succession of consecutive notes or tones changing
in pitch and duration.
 Rhythm. It has three qualities: tempo which describes how fast or
slow is the music; meter which refers to the unit of time that is
made up of beats or pulses; and rhythmic pattern.
 Harmony. This is a combination of different tones or pitches played
sung together at the same time.
 Texture. This is the relationship of melodic and harmonic lines in
music.
 Dynamics. This is the degree of softness and loudness of music.
 Timbre. Also known as tone color which is the quality of sound
generated.
 Form. This refers to how the elements of music are organized.
Examples of Music
 Ballad. A song that explains an event occurring in a community.
 Chant. A song with an unaccompanied melody and variable rhythm.
 Song debate. A song involving male and female singers who try to
outsmart each other about a certain topic.
1. DANCE
Elements of Dance
 Body element. This is how the body of the dancer moves, what part
of the body moves, what actions are performed, and how the body
support itself.
 Space. This focuses on the area where the dance is performed.
  Time. This is the accent, beat, duration, meter, rhythm, and
acceleration.
 Energy. This is referred to as dynamics. This element describes how
energy is directed through the body, and how the body releases it.
 Relationship. This is how the person relates to the stage and to
production elements.
Examples of Dance
 Folk Dance. This is a dance that are developed and performed
together by ordinary people. This includes ceremonial, combative,
courtship, exorcism, funeral, game, comic, and religious dances.
 Ballet. This is a theatrical dance presentation in which a plot is
integrated with dancing, music, and stage design.
 Modern Dance. A dance form that emerged during the 20 th century
and still considered theatrical but it veers away from the technique
and style of Ballet.
1. THEATER
Elements of Theater
 Performers. These are the persons who are on stage and portray
their characters for the audience.
 Audience. They serves as the witness of the performance and
energy given by the performers.
 Director. Serves as an overseer to the entire production and
ensures that the performers do their job well and the design works
well.
 Performance space. This refer to the space in which the actors can
perform and space for te audience to stand.
 Design. This is essential in placing the overall feel of the production
which includes lighting, set, costumes, and sound.
 Text. This is the script to be presented in a play or production.
Examples of Theater
 Dulang Pahiyang. Theater is not viewed as a separate activity, but as
part of life.
  Dulambayan. Also known as people’s theater and considered
“theater in the context of social movements”
 Theatrong Pansimbahan. This is concerned with spirituality and
usually performed depending on the events in the church calendar.
1. FILM
Elements of Film
 Time. This is considered as the most significant element of cinema.
 Techniques of cinema.
o Cutting or editing. Involves one shot with another, making
sure that these two shot are connected.
o Camera movement. This is done in order to have a smoother
change of view.
o Framing. This helps bringing balance to the film as it is being
viewed.
Examples of Film
 Animation. A film that involves creating illustrations or inanimate
images and bringing them to life.
 Bomba. A film that depicts nudity and sex byt is different from X-
rated pornography.
 Drama. This is a motion picture that dwells on personal problems
and conflicts which draws sentiment and emotion.