Transcript Dramatic Commentary - Chryston High School

Dramatic Commentary
HIGHER DRAMA
SECTION B
20 MARKS
CHRYSTON HIGH SCHOOL MISS M
Ground Plan Success Criteria
Your ‘Ground Plan’ must clearly show all of
the following:
 logical staging
 a key
 positioning of audience is clearly marked
 entrances & exits
 opening positions for the characters on stage
4 marks awarded if you have all of the above.
Dramatic Commentary
Success
Criteria
Moves &
Justification
interpretative notes (Why?)
Technical effects
(What and how?)
7 marks
7 marks
2 marks
• proxemics
Justification needs to
correspond with the
moves and interpretative
notes.
How lights are at the
start of the extract:
•a wash of light covering
the whole stage...
•a pool of light on a
specific area of the stage
or on a specific
character...
•colour...
•brightness/intensity of
the lights...
• advice on movement
• advice on voice
• characterisation
• advice on relationships
• character interaction
• important changes in
mood or atmosphere
• proxemics
Try to link to:
• the themes of the
play
• the issues raised
• conflicts that arise
Moves & Interpretative Notes
Success
Criteria
 you must use theatrical terminology
 you must give voice and movement direction
 aim for a balance between voice and movement
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direction
aim to have around 15-20 pieces of direction
avoid repetition
complete the dramatic commentary
don’t leave big gaps in your direction
the quality of your direction not the quantity
Moves & Interpretative Notes
Success
Criteria
Theatrical Terminology
U.S.R.
C.S.R.
U.S.C.
C.S.
U.S.L.
C.S.L.
D.S.R.
D.S.C.
D.S.L.
crosses from ... to ...
sits on the sofa ...
stands by the window ...
kneels in front of ...
Moves & Interpretative Notes
Success
Criteria
VOICE & MOVEMENT TERMINOLOGY
VOICE
MOVEMENT
TONE
FACIAL EXPRESSION
PACE
EYE CONTACT
VOLUME
GESTURE
PAUSE
BODY LANGUAGE
EMPHASIS
POSTURE - STANCE
CLARITY
USE OF SPACE - PROXEMICS
INTONATION
LEVELS