DRAMA Knowledge Organiser Yr7.pdf

DRAMA Knowledge Organiser Year 7 CREATING Definition: PERFORMING Key Term: Definition: Still-Image A frozen moment (Like a photograph). It is created Pace The...

DRAMA Knowledge Organiser Year 7 CREATING Definition: PERFORMING Key Term: Definition: Still-Image A frozen moment (Like a photograph). It is created Pace The speed the dialogue is delivered to the audience. by posing still bodies and used to crystallise a Voice moment, idea or theme. It is effectively performed The highness or lowness of the voice. Generally male voices have a through use of facial expression and gesture, Pitch lower pitch and female voices are higher pitched. incorporating use of space, levels and focus. Thought-Tracking You can be stopped during an in-role activity and Projection Using the voice loudly and clearly to ensure the dialogue is heard by asked to reveal the character’s inner thoughts at the audience. that particular moment. Role-Play You pretend to be someone else by putting yourself Tone The way the words are spoken to demonstrate the emotion behind in a similar position and imagining what the person their meaning. might say, think and feel. Narration One or more actors provide a spoken commentary Emphasis Pronouncing a word to stress its meaning. The stress given to a that accompanies stage action, or a story being told word or words when speaking to indicate particular importance. by a character. Hot-Seating Used to help deepen your understanding of a role. Volume How loud or soft the voice is used to engage and interest the The actor sits in the ‘hot-seat’ and has questions audience. fired at them that they then answer from the point of view of their character. Slow-Motion Using your body, facial expression and movement Movement The way you move can help to show a character’s age or how they with full focus and control to magnify a moment of Physicality are feeling. e.g; If a character limps, walks slowly, and has trouble action and bend the audience’s perception of time. lifting things, this may indicate that they are old, or that they have been injured. Mime You tell a story through body-movement, gesture Body- Using your body to say things without words. e.g; to show that and facial expression (usually without words). you are shy; you might clench up your body, cross your arms in front Language of you and lower your head. Multi-Roling When an actor plays more than one character Gesture A lot of the time it means to move your hands in a dramatic way. onstage. The differences in character are marked by e.g; if your character is really angry, you might tightly clench your changing voice, movement, gesture and body fists and shake them. language but the audience can clearly see that the same actor has taken on more than one role. Mask Using masks encourages you to focus on your Facial How you use your face can help to convey a character’s emotions or movement, body-language and gesture to show thoughts. e.g; a downturned mouth and sunken eyes to show character emotions or tell a story without words. expression sadness or gritted teeth and intense eyes to show anger. Physical Theatre A form of theatre which emphasises the use of Posture The position in which the actor holds their body when standing or physical movement, putting the human body at the sitting, to convey the age and attitude of a character. centre of the storytelling process. Stimulus A resource used as a starting point for creating Gait A manner of walking or moving on foot to convey a character. original drama; such as a photograph, prop, poem, script or piece of music.  Staging Positions Right Left Wing Wing Audience