Key Elements of Pantomime
• Simplicity-Simplicity of the story will help the
audience understand what is happening. Don’t
cloud the story with too many details.
• Accuracy-Makes the presentation believable and
precise.
• Consistency-Keep all the items in pantomime the
same size, shape, weight and in the same place.
• Exaggeration-Make the action in pantomime bigger
than life, helping the audience see your action with
more clarity.
Creating an object
Creating an object in pantomime requires several steps. Using
all five steps below helps us to cleanly, believably create
objects that the audience can “see.”
1. *Focus (Visualize) the object. See it in your mind.
2. *Reach (Approach) the object. Move toward it.
3. *Take (Establish space) the object. Make contact with
the object. Tell the audience its location, size, shape,
weight, etc.
4. *Accent Do something with it.
5. *Release (let go of) the object. Take your hand away
from the object – let go.