GCSE- OCR- Drama- Things I know to be true- notes

Things I know to be true 

Essay structure 

• Paragraph 1- Introduction

• Paragraph 2/3/4 etc. - make a point, evidence, practical skills, explain

• Final paragraph- Conclusion

Possible question types

1. Evaluate the visual impact a live production had on you as an audience member.

1. Evaluate the impact that the characterisation of an actor from the live production had on you as an audience member. 

1. Evaluate how an actor’s vocal skills in a live production have impacted the audience

1. Evaluate how an actor’s physical skills in a live production have impacted the audience

1. Evaluate how the live productions genre impacted you as an audience member.

1. Evaluate how the live productions style impacted you as an audience member.

1. Evaluate how the technical aspects within the live performance impacted you as an audience member.

1. Evaluate the impact Costume within a live production had on you as an audience member 

1. Evaluate the impact Lighting within a live production had on you as an audience member 

1. Evaluate the impact Sound within a live production had on you as an audience member

1. Evaluate the opening scene of the live production and its impact on the audience

1. Evaluate the final scene of the live production and its impact on the audience 

1. Evaluate a key scene of the live production and its impact on the audience

1. Evaluate how the choices in staging impacted the audience of the live production

1. Evaluate the semiotics of a live production and their impact on the audience

1. Evaluate how successfully the artistic intention was communicated to you in the live performance

Terminology 

Vocal skills 

• Pitch

• Tone

• Pause

• Accent

• Clarity

• Rhythm, pace & tempo

Physical skills 

• Body language

• Facial expression

• Gesture / action

• Proxemics

• Pace 

• Movement

Question plans: 

Visual 

• lights 

• Set 

• Acting and stage design 

• Costumes 

Characterisation

• 3 effective moments - bob 

Genre and style 

• emotional tragic family drama combining impactful physical theatre 

• 1. Choose an emotional scene (Bob v Ben)

• 2. Physical theatre (Rosie opening monologue)

• 3. Physical theatre (dancing ) 

Technical- lights and sound 

• Opening Rosie monologue- stars- floating 

• Mark in the rain- rain coming down 

• Bob phone call- Bob on a harness- shadowing his back

• phone ringing- echoing- cyclical structure 

• Music- Fran and Bob dancing 

• Opening music 

Costume

• Rosie opening outfit (free and young)

• Mark packing his male outfit 

• Dressing bob (sad) 

Key scene 

• Bob screaming - mini monologues- dressing bob 

Opening scene

• Bob on harness- phone ringing- Rosie monologue 

Set 

• proscenium arch- break the fourth wall in monologues 

• She’d scene- mark in rain- smoking (pip & fran) 

• Rose bushes- metaphorical family- loses his whole world  

• Table and chairs 

Semiotics 

• Costumes 

• Lighting 

• Sound 

• Props

Artistic intention 

• Emotional tragic family drama combining impactful  physical theatre 

• How everything makes you feel

• Emotional drama

• Physical theatre 

  • Scott Graham 

  • Hymns and hands 

  • Learning to fly 

  • Round by through 

• Bob v Ben

• Fran and Bob dancing- proxemics and music

• Rosie's monologue

Key moments 

Opening monologue- physical theatre  

In Rosie’s monologue- when being introduced to her family- through her dream, she's speaking about her past experiences…