Y8 - Mime and Melodrama - 3

What is 'clocking'?

• Looking down

• Looking up

• Looking at the audience for comic effect

• Looking at other actors on stage

What is 'passing focus'?

• Changing what the audience look at

• Changing what the actors look at

What is the most important rule of mask work?

• Not turning your head away from the audience

• Not speaking

• Taking your mask off where the audience can see your face

Who originally wore masks in performance?

• Germans

• Romans

• Italians

• Greeks

Tick all the important features of mime:

• Over-exaggerated gestures

• No words

• Low volume of voice

• Clear body language