VCE Drama - Play-Making Techniques

In which stage of the play-making process would you document details of ideas, moments, scenes and dialogue which will occur in the performance?

Which of the following is NOT one of the 6 play-making techniques?

• Improvisation

• Rehearsing

• Refining

• Scripting

• Memorising

Which of the following is NOT one of the 6 play-making techniques?

• Performing

• Editing

• Researching

• Improvising

• Brainstorming

What play-making technique is being used in the following scenario: a group of practitioners share their ideas, thoughts and responses to stimulus material and further investigate the dramtic potential using resources such as web and library searches.

Which of the following would be used during the brainstorming phase of play-making?

• Mind Map

• Peer Feedback

• Lighting Plot

• Online Search

The following list of activities are all involved in which play-making stage?

• * Blocking and running of work;

• * trialing ways of presenting expressive and performance skills;

  • * using props and/or set;

• * establishing actor-audience relationship;

• * communicating meaning;

• * building confidence as a performer.

Which of the following is NOT an activity that could be used in the improvisation stage of play-making?

• Role playing

• Hot seating

• Manipulating conventions and/or dramatic elements

• Shaping the narrative