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DRAMA SKILLS
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Introduction
Welcome to the world of devising!
Devising is a skill that all theatre professionals must learn. In order to
create new work, some companies rely on the devising process
rather than performing published plays. Companies such as Frantic
Assembly, Visible Fictions and DV8 make devising their core work.
In this unit, you will learn how to respond to range of stimuli to
explore form, genre, structure & style in order to create an original
piece of theatre.
How to use this booklet
This booklet is designed to provide you with a range of tasks that will
led to the completion of your folio. You should complete all tasks in
the order that they appear in the booklet. You may write or wordprocess your answers.
If you would prefer to present your folio in a different format, you
are free to do so, but you must ensure that your evidence contains
the same information that your answers to the tasks in the booklet
would contain.
Additional video, photographic and audio evidence is not essential to
pass the unit, however, it is very much encouraged to allow you to
demonstrate your ability to follow the devising process.
If you need any help at all with any tasks, please speak to or email
your class teacher.
Now, let’s get started…
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TASK 1 – RESPONDING TO STIMULI
Look carefully at the three stimuli below. In the boxes provided, please make notes of initial
ideas for dramas that you could create using these stimuli.
Stimulus 1:
“Kiss With A Fist” music & lyrics.
Stimulus 2:
“Men Should Weep” images.
Stimulus 2:
Quotes about dysfunctional relationships.
Initial Ideas for Stimulus 1
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Initial Ideas for Stimulus 2
Initial Ideas for Stimulus 3
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TASK 2 – RESEARCHING YOUR IDEAS
Once you have a range of basic ideas, you should undertake further research to help you
develop them into complex ideas. Some suggestions for your research could be:
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Further research into a theme or issue that you want to explore further
Further research into Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare
Research into people who have benefitted from “The American Dream”
Use the sheets on the following pages to log your research. Be sure to include details of
where you sourced your research from.
What research did you do?
(You should include details of
what specific information you
looked into, where you found
your research and why you were
researching it)
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How did your research help to
develop your ideas for Dramas
that could be created?
(You must use vocabulary from
the lexicon in your answers)
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Task 3: PRESENTING YOUR COMPLEX IDEAS
The next step of the process is to communicate your initial ideas for Dramas that your group
could create. You have the choice of three different ways to present your ideas to your
group:
OPTION 1
Create a poster that provides us with an outline of two complex ideas for Dramas that you
could create from two different stimuli (one for each of the chosen stimuli). The poster must
contain the following information for each idea:
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A brief outline of the plot
A brief overview of the characters in the Drama (Name, Age, brief description of
personality)
The form of the Drama – with justification of your choice (your two ideas must have
different forms)
The structure of the Drama – with justification of your choice
The genre and/or style of the Drama – with justification of your choice
OPTION 2
Create a short Powerpoint presentation which could be used to communicate your complex
ideas for two dramas that could be created from two different stimuli. The Powerpoint
should contain slides that cover the following information:
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A brief outline of the plot
A brief overview of the characters in the Drama (Name, Age, brief description of
personality)
The form of the Drama – with justification of your choice (your two ideas must have
different forms)
The structure of the Drama – with justification of your choice
The genre and/or style of the Drama – with justification of your choice
You can include a CD, USB or DVD with the powerpoint file or you can print off the
powerpoint slides and include them.
OPTION 3
Complete the worksheets on the following pages
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Complex IDEAS WORKSHEET
IDEA 1
1. What stimulus have you chosen to develop for this idea?
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2. Briefly describe the plot (basic storyline) of the drama you wish to develop.
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3. Briefly describe the characters that could appear in this Drama. Give details such as
their names, ages and a brief description of their personality.
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4. From the list below, circle the form that your Drama will take.
SCRIPTED PLAY
IMPROVISED PLAY
DANCE-DRAMA
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PHYSICAL THEATRE
MIME
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RADIO PLAY
VERBATIM THEATRE
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Why would this form suit your Drama?
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5. From the list below, circle the genre that most suits your Drama.
COMEDY
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ROMANCE
POLITICAL THEATRE
DOCU-DRAMA
HORROR
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THRILLER
FARCE
MELODRAMA
COMMEDIA DELL’ARTE
How would this genre help to communicate your Drama to your audience?
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6. Circle the structure that your Drama would take.
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Why would this structure suit your Drama?
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7. Circle the style that your Drama would take.
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Why would this style suit your Drama?
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IDEA 2
1. What stimulus have you chosen to develop for this idea? (This should be different
from your first idea)
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2. Briefly describe the plot (basic storyline) of the drama you wish to develop.
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3. Briefly describe the characters that could appear in this Drama. Give details such as
their names, ages and a brief description of their personality.
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4. From the list below, circle the form that your Drama will take. (This should be
different to the form of your first idea)
SCRIPTED PLAY
IMPROVISED PLAY
DANCE-DRAMA
MONOLOGUE
PANTOMIME
PHYSICAL THEATRE
MIME
FORUM THEATRE
RADIO PLAY
VERBATIM THEATRE
MUSICAL
Why would this form suit your Drama?
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5. From the list below, circle the genre that most suits your Drama.
COMEDY
TRAGEDY
SATIRE
ROMANCE
DOCU-DRAMA
POLITICAL THEATRE
HORROR
TRAGICOMEDY
THRILLER
FARCE
MELODRAMA
COMMEDIA DELL’ARTE
How would this genre help to communicate your Drama to your audience?
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6. Circle the structure that your Drama would take.
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NON-LINEAR
Why would this structure suit your Drama?
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7. Circle the style that your Drama would take.
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Why would this style suit your Drama?
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Task 4: SELECTING THE GROUP IDEA
The next step of the process is to discuss with your group and agree on an idea to develop
further. Use the worksheet below to record this step of the process.
1. Who are the other members of your group?
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2. Give two examples of ideas offered by two other members of the group.
EXAMPLE IDEA 1
OFFERED BY:
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EXAMPLE IDEA 2
OFFERED BY:
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3. What idea did you decide to develop further as a group?
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4. Why did you choose this idea to develop?
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5. What is the message of the Drama you wish to create?
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6. List the themes/issues that your Drama will include.
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7. What two forms will you choose to explore to tell this story? (circle)
SCRIPTED PLAY
IMPROVISED PLAY
DANCE-DRAMA
MONOLOGUE
PANTOMIME
PHYSICAL THEATRE
MIME
FORUM THEATRE
RADIO PLAY
VERBATIM THEATRE
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8. What scene/section(s) will you take responsibility for in your Drama?
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Task 5: DRAMA SKILL 1 – VOICE
The first Drama Skill you will develop in this unit is “Voice.”
As an actor, you will develop your voice skills to portray your character on the stage
effectively. The following skills can be developed when working with voice:
ACCENT
PACE
VOLUME
PITCH
TONE
INTONATION
REGISTER
ARTICULATION
PAUSE
FLUENCY
CLARITY
EMPHASIS
Choose at least four voice skills you wish to explore and complete the worksheet below to
explain how you intend to use these skills to portray your character. Remember to justify
your decisions.
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How would you use it?
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Voice Skill 2: ________________________
How would you use it?
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Voice Skill 3: ________________________
How would you use it?
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Voice Skill 4: ________________________
How would you use it?
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Use the space below if you wish to add more than four voice skills:
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Task 6: DRAMA SKILL 2 – MOVEMENT
The second Drama Skill you will develop in this unit is “Movement.”
As an actor, you will develop your movement skills to portray your character on the stage
effectively. The following skills can be developed when working with voice:
NATURALISTIC MOVEMENT
BODY LANGUAGE
FACIAL EXPRESSION
GESTURE
EYE CONTACT
MANNERISMS
POSTURE
BALANCE
TIMING
USE OF LEVELS
POSITIONING
SPEED
USE OF SPACE
RHYTHM
STANCE
USE OF DIRECTION
STYLISED MOVEMENT
Choose at least four movement skills you wish to explore and complete the worksheet
below to explain how you intend to use these skills to portray your character. Remember to
justify your decisions.
Movement Skill 1: ________________________
How would you use it?
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Movement Skill 2: ________________________
How would you use it?
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Movement Skill 3: ________________________
How would you use it?
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Movement Skill 4: ________________________
How would you use it?
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Task 7: DRAMA SKILL 3 – CHARACTERISATION
The third Drama Skill you will develop is “Characterisation.”
In order to develop your character you should undertake at least three characterisation
techniques. You should read the “Character Development” booklet on the National Drama
Wikispace to find out more information on different techniques.
If you wish to log your evidence yourself, it is important to state how each technique helped
to develop your ideas for using voice and movement to portray your character.
Alternatively, you could fill out the three characterisation worksheets on the following
pages.
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CHARACTERISATION WORKSHEET 1 – CHARACTER CARD
NAME: ________________________________________
AGE: _______________
OCCUPATION: ___________________________________________________________
PHYSICAL APPEARANCE:
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FAMILY BACKGROUND:
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How DID CREATING THIS CHARACTER
CARD HELP TO DEVELOP YOUR IDEAS FOR USING VOICE AND MOVEMENT SKILLS TO
PORTRAY YOUR CHARACTER:
VOICE
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CHARACTERISATION WORKSHEET 2 – WRITING IN ROLE
Using the space below, write a diary entry for either the night before, or the night after your
performance extract takes place in the play. You should include details of your character’s
thoughts and feelings towards the events that take place in the play extract.
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How DID writing in role HELP TO DEVELOP YOUR IDEAS FOR how your character might
react to the events that happen in your play extract?
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CHARACTERISATION
WORKSHEET 3 – Hot Seating
You should carry out a Hot-Seating exercise during a rehearsal and answer the questions
below at the end of the session.
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List five examples of useful questions that you were asked whilst being hotseated.
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What new information did you find out about your character as a result of being
hot-seated?
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How DOES THIS NEW INFORMATION AFFECT YOUR PORTRAYAL OF YOUR
CHARACTER? You should mention voice skills, movement skills, your character’s
interaction with others and their reactions to events in the play extract.
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Task 8: Annotated script
When you are being blocked by your director or are directing other actors, you should take
notes on your script to remind yourself of where actors will stand & move and how to use
their voice & movement to deliver their lines. This process is called “annotating the script.”
You must include a copy of an annotated script for your section of the drama.
The annotated script must contain the following information:
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Voice Notes (using vocabulary from the lexicon)
Movement Notes (using vocabulary from the lexicon)
Areas of the Stage where you character is standing/moving to. The areas of the stage
are outlined below:
Up-Stage Right
(USR)
Up-Stage
Centre
Up-Stage Left
(USL)
(USC)
Centre-Stage
Right
(CSR)
Down-Stage
Right
(DSR)
Centre Stage
(CS)
Down-Stage
Centre
(DSC)
Centre-Stage
Left
(CSL)
Down-Stage
Left
(DSL)
AUDIENCE
REMEMBER – The areas of the stage are decided by taking the ACTOR’S PERSPECTIVE when
they are looking at the audience i.e. it is the Actors’ right and left, not the audience’s.
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Task 9: REHEARSAL LOGS
In order to demonstrate your ability to rehearse effectively, using acting skills, you must
include rehearsal logs from your process. You must include at least four Rehearsal Logs in
your evidence. These rehearsal logs should cover various stages of rehearsal including:
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The beginning of the process i.e. Blocking stage
A rehearsal from the early stages of the process
A rehearsal from the middle of the process
A rehearsal from the final stages of the process e.g. dress rehearsal
You should use the template on the National Drama Wikispace, or alternatively, you can use
the worksheets on the following pages.
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Rehearsal Log 1
Name:
Date:
Location of rehearsal:
Rehearsal Targets/Purpose:
What we did:
What went well? Why?
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What challenges did we come across? How did we overcome these?
What are our next steps?
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Rehearsal Log 2
Name:
Date:
Location of rehearsal:
Rehearsal Targets/Purpose:
What we did:
What went well? Why?
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What challenges did we come across? How did we overcome these?
What are our next steps?
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Rehearsal Log 3
Name:
Date:
Location of rehearsal:
Rehearsal Targets/Purpose:
What we did:
What went well? Why?
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What challenges did we come across? How did we overcome these?
What are our next steps?
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Rehearsal Log 4
Name:
Date:
Location of rehearsal:
Rehearsal Targets/Purpose:
What we did:
What went well? Why?
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What challenges did we come across? How did we overcome these?
What are our next steps?
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Task 10: FINAL EVALUATION
Now that you have performed your extract, it is time to complete your final evaluation. You
should write in detail, with use of vocabulary from the lexicon where necessary.
1. What was the title of you devised drama?
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2. What was the message of your devised drama?
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3. Who were the target audience of your devised drama? Why?
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4. What stimulus did your group choose to devise from?
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5. Summarise why you chose this stimulus for this performance.
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6. Describe two problems or challenges you faced when creating your character and
the solutions you found. You should include decisions made regarding your
character’s voice and movement.
Problem Challenge 1:
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Solution 1:
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7. Briefly describe your performance concept. What were you trying to communicate
to the audience? (This answer may include a description of your character’s
personality & relationships and how you wanted to use voice and movement to
portray them).
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8. How successful were you at communicating this concept? Justify your answer.
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9. Thinking about your final performance of your devised drama. Describe two areas of
strength with regards to your acting. You should include voice and/or movement
skills in your answer
Area of strength 1:
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10. Describe two areas for improvement in your final acting performance. You should
mention voice and/or movement skills in your answer.
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11. Think about the performance of one other actor in the final performance. Describe
one strength and one area for development in that actor’s performance. You should
mention voice and/or movement skills in your answer.
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ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE (OPTIONAL)
Use the space on the next few pages to stick in any photographs
or additional evidence of your process.
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