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Year 10 Drama Re-Cap 1
Year 10 Drama Re-Cap 1
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Select the one answer that is not considered to be part of the 'Semiotics' of theatre
Lighting
How props are integrated into the scene
The use of music and sound
How the actors communicates their lines through use of voice
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What does the term 'Naturalism' mean?
A performance where everybody is naked
Drama solely based on current issues in society
A performance in-which the issues explored are all true
A style that aims to create the illusion of reality on stage
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This form of staging can be referred to as...
Single-ended
End On
Thrust
Standard stage
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Proxemics can be described as
Blocking
The distance between actors/characters
Using props/costume to communicate meaning
Clever transitions
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This form of staging is referred to as...
In the Round
Promenade
End On
Thrust
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How would you best describe the 'Exposition' of a piece of Drama?
The resolution - how the characters issues are resolved
Setting the scene, tone and introducing key characters
The condition of the stage before the piece begins
Moving from one scene to the next in a creative way
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What is a non-linear structure?
A beginning, middle and end
A performance with a clear flow
Showing the end at the beginning of the Drama
Presenting scenes in a non-chronological way
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What is the device when you present the audience with visual provocative questions/statements?
Direct Address
Spass
Multimedia video projection
Placards
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Marking the moment is...
Emphasising a significant line from a scene
Making one scene stand out as more important
Drawing an arrow on the forehead of an actor
Highlighting a key moment from a scene
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Click on all the points that best describe Semiotics
Using lighting to create an appropriate atmosphere
Using costume to communicate meaning
Using props to symbolise meaning and themes
Considering the meaning behind transitions
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Brecht created 'Epic Theatre', some key elements include...
The use of song and dance
Referencing social and moral injustices
Minimalistic Props/Costume
Breaking down the fourth wall
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Why did Stanislavski create his system?
To help an actor create a believable character
To help an actor learn their lines and understand the play
To help directors when writing new pieces of work
He was bored one day and had nothing better to do
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Stanislavski believed...
Theatre should portray believable, natural people on stage
An actor should find the truth in their performance
An actor should give an interesting performance
An actor should challenge the audience to think about issues
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What is the best way to describe non-verbal communication?
A performance with no speaking at all
How an actor changes the tone of their voice to communicate
How an actor communicates meaning other than through speech
A funny little dance
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Stanislavski's Imagination technique can be described as...
Putting yourself in the position of your character
Dreaming of fluffy bunnies and candy-floss
Creating a back-story and other details for your character
Identifying the Given Circumstances
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What does UCS mean?
Up centre stage
Underwear can smell
Upper ceiling system
Underneath centre stage
17
If you were say to an actor "move down-stage", what would it mean?
Move towards the front of the stage
Go through a trap-door underneath the stage
Walk towards the back of the stage
"Get off, you're rubbish"
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This form of staging is referred to as...
Traverse
Catwalk
Double-ended
Promenade
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This form of staging can be referred to as...
Thrust
Apron Stage
In the Round
Half-Stage
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Flow is important in Drama and the movements/actions between scenes are described as
Transitions
Blocking
Entrances and Exits
Monologues
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What is the rising action?
A character gradually standing up
The build-up to the climax
Tension in a piece of Drama
Introducing an audience to the characters of a piece
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An actor using the Stan technique of breaking down their characters intentions/motivation is...
Given Circumstances
Units and Objectives
Super-Objective
Mini Intentions
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If you wanted to create a piece of Drama with a non-linear structure you might consider using
Physical Theatre
Thought-Tracking
Cross-Cutting
Montage
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Setting/conditions of a scene, stage directions and character info can be referred to as...
The Magic If
Imagination
A load of old rubbish
Given Circumstances
25
Bertolt Brecht believed... (there is more than one correct answer)
Theatre should be educational
Theatre should be a recreation of real-life on stage
An actors performance should be as realistic as possible
The audience should think about moral and social issues
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How would describe the term Non-Naturalism? (There are two answers)
A performance that is entirely fictional
Fusing a range of styles/genres such as Physical Theatre
Breaking down the fourth wall and alienating the audience
A really boring performance with the energy of a damp cloth
