Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
One of the difficulties for VCE Drama teachers and students is that while four conventions are highlighted as essential components of non-naturalistic theatre for students at Year 12 (see below), beyond this there is no finite list of conventions (nor should there necessarily be so). The ability for teachers to compile a list of non-naturalistic conventions for easy digestion by their students in the classroom can sometimes prove difficult. So I have compiled a list from a few sources that may assist some people in seeing it all at a glance:
Non-Naturalistic (Theatrical) Conventions
The essential four in the VCE Drama course require students to demonstrate:
transformation of character
transformation of place
transformation of object (prop/item of costume)
transformation of time (2014 onwards) <currently “disjointed time sequences”>
VCE Drama solo performance examination documents (2007-2013) have included the following conventions to be applied by students in non-naturalistic ways:
stillness and silence
dramatic irony
exaggerated movement
song
caricature
heightened use of language
dramatic metaphor
satire/comedy
pathos
freeze frame
flashback
dramatic metaphor
fatal flaw
lyrical
live sound effects
I would add the following conventions (mostly belonging to Brecht’s epic theatre style):
direct audience address
fragmentary costume
placards and signs
narration
fragmentary set pieces
multimedia