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Performers_and_roles [agentive]
A Performer has a certain Role in a Performance and plays their part by following the directions in the Script for that particular Role.
Margaret Thatcher played Juliet in a school play.
"Pulp Fiction" starred John Travolta and a lot of other big names.
Mel Gibson starred in "Braveheart" as the leader of a Scottish rebellion.
I play the character of Yusuf in this film.
Margaret Thatcher played Juliet in a school play.
"Pulp Fiction" starred John Travolta and a lot of other big names.
Mel Gibson starred in "Braveheart" as the leader of a Scottish rebellion.
I play the character of Yusuf in this film.
Properties
- ID
- #413
- Entry
- frm_performers_and_roles
- Namespace
- Eventive.Agentive
- FrameNet version
- Performers_and_roles (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
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- English name
- Performers_and_roles
Core Frame Elements (10)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Audience |
The Audience experiences the Performance.
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| Medium |
Medium is the physical entity or channel used by the Performer to transmit the Performance to the Audience.
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| Performance |
The Performers generates the Performance which the Audience perceives.
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| Performer |
The Performer provides an experience for the Audience.
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| Performer1 |
The person that performs alongside Performer2.
He co-starred with Matt Perry|Perf1 in Tool 3. |
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| Performer2 |
The person that is also in the Performance, alongside Performer1.
Who co-starred with Glen Close|Perf2 in that space opera thingy? |
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| Role |
Role identifies one of the possible relations that the Performer can have to the Performance. The Role (s) a Performer has in the Performance will determine which parts of the Script should be performed by the Performer, as the Script is written in terms of which Role (s) each set of instructions applies to. In the fields of theater, movies, ballet, and opera, a Role generally corresponds to a character in the story of the Script, while other types of performance may use more general Roles like lead violinist.
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| Score |
The music which may be performed in the Performance, either in isolation or accompanying actions and speech.
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| Script |
The (usually written) directions which instruct the Performers on what actions to perform, when, and how. It has many different names depending on the Type of Performance including script, screenplay, libretto, book, and choreography.
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| Type |
This FE indicates the subtype of Performance, including dance, theater, film, etc.
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FE Core Set(s) and Excludes
Excludes
Performer
Performer1
Performer2
Peripheral Frame Elements (4)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Duration |
How long the Performer is in the Performance.
She starred in Cats for several years|Dur. |
category
duration
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| Manner |
Manner of performing.
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manner
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| Place |
This FE identifies the Place an event occurs.
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locative_relation
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| Time |
This FE identifies the Time when an event occurs.
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time
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (1)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Event_description |
This is an appraisal or description of the performance event.
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Frame-Frame Relations (2)
Using
Lexical Units (16)
| LU | Type | Definition |
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| act.v | — | COD: perform a fictional role in a play or film. |
| appear.v | — | FN: to perform in a play or film |
| as.prep | — | FN: playing in the role of |
| be.v | — | FN: perform in the role of |
| character.n | — | COD: a part played by an actor. |
| co-star.n | — | COD: a performer appearing with another or others of equal importance. |
| co-star.v | — | COD: appear in a production as a co-star. |
| co-star.v | — | COD: include as a co-star. |
| feature.v | — | COD: have as an important actor or participant. |
| lead.n | — | COD: the chief part in a play or film. |
| part.n | — | COD: a role played by an actor or actress. |
| play.v | — | COD: . represent (a character) in a play or film |
| role.n | — | COD: an actor's part in a play, film, etc. |
| star.n | — | FN: an important performer |
| star.v | — | COD: have (someone) as a principal performer. |
| star.v | — | COD: have a principal role in a film, play, etc. |
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