Language In “The Homecoming” Pinter uses the language shown in the play as a way of it not to be trusted‚ however what they are thinking to themselves is what should be trusted. Thinking past what is actually being said and the meaning behind it‚ will uncover what the character is trying to say. The language throughout the play is a game being played by the characters using it to get at each other. The way they are polite to one other is their version of taunting and being horrible to the other
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FINAL PERIOD ELEMENTS OF DRAMA Drama comes from Greek words meaning "to do" or "to act." A play is a story acted out. It shows people going through some eventful period in their lives‚ seriously or humorously. The speech and action of a play recreate the flow of human life. A play comes fully to life only on the stage. On the stage it combines many arts those of the author‚ director‚ actor‚ designer‚ and others. Dramatic performance involves an intricate process of rehearsal based upon imagery
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Drama 122 Week One August 19‚ 2013 Reviewed syllabus and exercises • Teacher’s name is Douglas Dildine • Teacher’s contact information • Required to attend DVC Drama Fall Productions: Zombie Prom and The Children’s Hour • Purchase before shows or get season pass • Course description • Scanning exercise is basis of everything an actor does on stage • Take written word and give it life and flesh so audience will believe • If audience doesn’t believe‚ why should
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Exploration Notes Vocal awareness: 205 words In the play ‘Blood Wedding’ the character; the Moon has very evil‚ chilling and blood thirsty characteristics. To make an impact‚ I entered the stage reciting the line‚ singing in a high pitched voice. I projected from my throat to create a croaky tone of voice and elongated the words as if we are singing a nursery rhyme. This created a spooky and eyrie entrance. One effective technique we used was to speak in unison‚ for dramatic effect. “They shall
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Exploration Notes 1) Discuss and compare the exploration of characterisation in Metamorphosis by Steven Berkoff and (A Doll’s House). Draw your own practical understanding of the skills used including use of language and voice to portray character. In our practical sessions of Modelling Gregor in “Metamorphosis”‚ we thought about how we would physically see Gregor. To do this‚ we had to individually create the shape of Gregor with our bodies. We all started off thinking about it really
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Our Country’s Good by Timberlake Wertenbaker "Our Country’s Good‚" a play by Timberlake Wertenbaker‚ is about a group of English convicts bound for Australia by sea in 1788. In the first scene‚ Sideways‚ a convict on board the ship‚ is being brutally whipped and we are introduced to the constant‚ overwhelming fear‚ hunger and despair that the convicts are going through. We are also introduced to all the officials on board. They are debating the punishment of hanging that three of the convicts
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English -Explain why it is a metaphor and example of it being used‚ its affect -Write in the form of the passage analysis Paper 1: Passage analysis from either a prose or poem -2 hour Paper 2: Comparative study -2 hours Look up literary and drama terms in all plays Stage directions and McCarthyism Sample Questions: “In plays‚ no one arrives on or leaves from the stage without contributing in some way to the complexity of the play.” Considering two or three plays you have studied
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Drama AS supporting notes section 1 Our Chosen Practitioner‚ Katie Mitchell has taken some inspiration from Stanislavski’s System of Realism. She believes in researching and developing characters as deeply as possible as to portray a very realistic character so the audience can feel involved and feel part of the character life. To do this Katie Mitchell suggests making a list of actions‚ events and questions of what happens before the extract whether specified in the script or improvised by the
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As part of our GCSE Drama course‚ we read and studied ‘Bouncers’ by John Godber. During our practical exploration of the text we used drama mediums‚ elements and explorative strategies to enhance our understanding and appreciation of the play. We used the strategies: still image‚ mime‚ hot-seating‚ marking the moment‚ narration‚ role play‚ thought tracking and forum theatre. We also used the mediums of space‚ levels‚ movement‚ mime‚ voice and speech. During our workshops we were also given the opportunity
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Drama In the 1580s Philip Sidney complained that English playwrights were ignoring the principles of drama; he meant the classical principles exemplified by the tragedies of Seneca and the comedies of Plautus‚ Ben Jonson published his own plays in a grandiose format‚ and with a title (The Works of Benjamin Jonson)‚ that invited comparison with the editions of these same dramatists. The prologue to the first play in this collection‚ Every Man In His Humour*‚ announces that its author ’hath
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