Tension, mood, contrast and dramatic focus

What this note covers

1. Tension is the pressure of unresolved dramatic action
2. Mood is the atmosphere created for an audience
3. Contrast makes difference perceptible
4. Dramatic focus controls what receives attention
5. Elements combine to shape a key moment
6. Evaluate two elements in relation to one convention
7. Worked tension graph: the sealed ballot box
8. Worked focus experiment: three versions of an interrupted assembly

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