Year 8 Drama

What is a stimulus?

• A type of acting

• A starting point for a performance idea

• Ways to create performances

• Performance Skills

What is a monologue?

• A script

• A part of a performance where the actor speaks directly to the audience

• Stage design

• A way for the audience to ask questions to actors

What kind of stimulus is a teddy bear?

• Tactile

• Visual

• Auditory

• Ideational

How can a storyboard develop a performance?

• It develops your drawing skills

• It helps you to map out the stages of a performance

• It allows you to see the characters

• It develops your acting

Why are the 5w's important in drama?

• It makes the scene/acting more realistic

• It helps with understanding English

• It sounds good

• It helps the atmosphere of the performance

What does "devise" mean in drama?

• To share ideas

• To listen

• To create

• To perform

Which of the following are features of silent movie? You can select multiple answers

• No talking

• Laughing

• Exaggeration

• Captions

• Props

Who is the most famous silent movie actor?

• Buster Keaton

• Michael Caine

• James Stewart

• Charlie Chaplin

What is slapstick?

• Over the top physical comedy

• Falling over

• A way of moving

• Talking as a certain character

Why did they not use voice in silent movies?

• Microphones weren't invited yet

• They thought it would be more comedic

• They did not have the technology to match up sound with visuals

• The actors didn't like speaking