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WorksheetsDrama - Y7 - Silent Movies
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is the definition of "Non-verbal Communication"?
Communicating with the voice without relying on physical skills.
Communicating without the voice and relying on physical skills.
Communicating using only choral speech.
Communicating using only one or two words in a scene.
What is "Mime"?
A form of verbal communication.
The art of portraying a character, mood
and/or story through movement.
Using a variety of vocal skills such as pace, pitch and pause.
A type of exaggerated dance.
What does "Posture" refer to?
How we sit or stand.
How we walk.
How we use our hands.
How we use our facial expressions.
What is "Gait"?
How a person or character walks.
How a person or character sits.
How a person or character uses their hands.
How a person or character uses their face.
What are "Intertitles"?
Captions used in silent movies.
Stage directions.
Exaggerated hand and arm actions.
A large text or font used for headings.
What is a "Stereotype"?
Characters in their most general form, defined, often by one exaggerated trait e.g. ‘Baddie’.
When two scenes take place on stage at the same time.
When two people act together in a scene. Also known as a duologue,
A complex and naturalistic character
What does "Non-contact" mean in the context of silent movies?
Performing a physical action such as a fight but without any physical connection.
Using exaggerated hand and arm actions.
Being aware of the space around you on stage.
Using your face to communicate.
What is "Slapstick"?
A physical kind of comedy based around mild comic violence.
The correct name for theatre make-up.
Charlie Chaplin's nickname.
Exaggerated arm movements to communicate how a character is feeling.
What does "Exaggerated" mean in the context of silent movies?
The act of doing something in an overly dramatic fashion.
Being as realistic as possible.
Repeating a movement over and over again.
Communicating without using your voice.
Which term is being described here? Using your body to communicate what you are feeling and/or what you are doing.
Body Language
Facial Expression
Pace
Posture
Which skill is being described here? Using your face to communicate how your character is feeling.
Facial Expression
Body Language
Posture
Face Language
What does "Levels" refer to in silent movies?
Using heights to show how important you are in a scene or still image.
How high or low your voice is.
How high the set is.
How exaggerated your gestures are.
What does "Status" mean in the context of silent movies?
How important you are, how much power you have.
How big your part is.
How far you are away from the audience.
How believable your character is.
What are "Proxemics"?
Where you are on stage in relation to other characters.
How near you are to the audience.
How many lines you have in a performance.
Stage directions.
What does "Audience Awareness" mean?
Ensuring you communicate effectively with the audience by speaking loudly and making sure that they can see you clearly.
Looking at the audience at ALL times.
Making sure your role is interesting and the audience likes you.
Facing away from the audience and speaking at a quiet volume without clarity.
