Voice and Movement
Revision
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Voice
Write down your understanding
of the following voice definitions
and then check your answers at
the end.
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Voice Revision
What is the term given to
the Way of speaking
used in a local area or
country?
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What is the term for
the stress on a word or
phrase?
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What is the term for the
Loudness or quietness of
the voice?
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What is the term for a
break in speaking; period
of silence?
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What is the term for the
Clearness of the voice?
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What is the term given
to the Speed of
speech?
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What is the term given to
the change of voice to
express emotion?
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What is the term for the
clear pronunciation of
words?
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What is the term for
how high or low the
voice is?
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What does it mean to have
appropriate speech for the
person being spoken to, or for
the situation?
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What is the term given to
natural, flowing speech?
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What is the term given to
the rising and falling of
the voice in speech?
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Movement
Now write down your
understanding of the
following movement
definitions and then check your
answers at the end.
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Movement Revision
What is the term for
messages given by the
position or movement of
the body?
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Movement Revision
What is the name for the act of
looking directly into the eyes of
another person to show feelings,
status or situation?
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What is the term given to
a look on the face which
shows emotion?
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What is the term given to
the position of the body –
how it is held?
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What is the term given to a
movement of the hand or arm
which communicates a meaning or
Emotion?
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Movement Revision
What is the term given to the way you use
the acting area to communicate your
characters feelings, emotions, status or
personality?
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What is the term given to
keeping an even distribution
of weight?
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What is the term given to the
place where somebody is in
relation to other things?
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What is the term given to
how quickly or slowly you
move?
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What is the term given to
speaking, moving or pausing at
exactly the right moment?
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Movement Revision
What is the term given to the attitude
or position of the body?
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What term is given to a position adopted
which is relative to others and usually
used to reflect status, mood, emotions or
situation?
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(Credit term) What is the
term given to movements
which follow a pattern or
beat?
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(Credit term) What is the term given
to the way in which you move e.g.
vertical, horizontal, forward or
backwards etc.?
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Voice and Movement Answers
Now go back through the slides
checking your answers!
At the end you will find some
past paper questions to put your
new knowledge to the test!
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Voice Revision
What is the term given to
the Way of speaking
used in a local area or
country?
Accent
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What is the term for
the stress on a word or
phrase?
Emphasis
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What is the term for the
Loudness or quietness of
the voice?
Volume
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What is the term for a
break in speaking; period
of silence?
Pause
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What is the term for the
Clearness of the voice?
Clarity
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What is the term given
to the Speed of
speech?
Pace
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What is the term given to
the change of voice to
express emotion?
Tone
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What is the term for the
clear pronunciation of
words?
Articulation
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What is the term for
how high or low the
voice is?
Pitch
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What does it mean to have
appropriate speech for the
person being spoken to, or for
the situation?
Register
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What is the term given to
natural, flowing speech?
Fluency
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What is the term given to
the rising and falling of
the voice in speech?
Intonation
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Movement Revision
What is the term for
messages given by the
position or movement of
Body
the
body?
Language
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Movement Revision
What is the name for the act of
looking directly into the eyes of
another person to show feelings,
status or situation?
Eye
contact
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Movement Revision
What is the term given to
a look on the face which
shows emotion?
Facial
Expression
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Movement Revision
What is the term given to
the position of the body –
how it is held?
Posture
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Movement Revision
What is the term given to a
movement of the hand or arm
which communicates a meaning or
Emotion?
Gesture
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Movement Revision
What is the term given to the way you use
the acting area to communicate your
characters feelings, emotions, status or
personality?
Use of space
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What is the term given to
keeping an even distribution
of weight?
Balance
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Movement Revision
What is the term given to the
place where somebody is, in
relation to other things?
Positioning
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What is the term given to
how quickly or slowly you
move?
Speed
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Movement Revision
What is the term given to
speaking, moving or pausing at
exactly the right moment?
Timing
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Movement Revision
What is the term given to the attitude
or position of the body?
Stance
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Movement Revision
What term is given to a position adopted
which is relative to others and usually
used to reflect status, mood, emotions or
situation?
Use of
levels
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Movement Revision
What is the term given to
movements which follow a
pattern or beat?
Rhythm
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Movement Revision
What is the term given to the way in
which you move e.g. vertical,
horizontal, forward or backwards
etc.?
Use of
direction
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Voice and Movement
Past Paper Revision
Questions
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Questions Section 1
Answer the following questions on paper or in WORD and email to your teacher.
1. Describe the character played by you in a stimulus drama. Mention age, occupation,
personality and any other relevant background information.
2. How did you move and speak as this character? Reflect on the details you have given above.
3. Describe your relationship to another character in your stimulus drama.
4. Describe and give examples of ways voice and movement were used to show this
relationship.
5. What was the most important moment in your drama for your character?
6. Describe how your character spoke and moved at that moment.
7. Think of three ways you did or could have shown an audience that your character is more
important in this scene than any other character.
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Section 2 Questions
1.
Look at the two scene drama given. Describe Joanne’s voice and movement in each scene.
Scene 1
Behind the school building 3.35pm
Joanne is standing with three of her friends.
She is making fun of and picking on a younger pupil, who is alone.
Scene 2
9.30am in the head teachers office.
Joanne is sitting next to her Mother.
The head teacher asks her to explain her actions the day before.
2. Describe how you would use your voice and movement to play someone who was:
a. Old and ill.
b. Young and excited.
c. Confident and happy.
3. .Choose one of the following situations below. How could you use your voice and movement to portray the
character in this situation?
Name: Jack Smith
Age: 48
Occupation: Manager of a company
Time: 9am
Place: His office
Situation: Employee has stolen money.
Name: Amanda Reid
Age: 20
Occupation: Student
Time: 10:00pm
Place: Bus stop
Situation: Missed her bus.
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More detailed Section 1 Questions
1. Compare and describe the status of your character with another in your stimulus
drama.
2. How did you or would you communicate this status in performance?
3. How did you change your voice and movement to reflect your characters age?
4. Think of a key moment of interest in your drama. How did your character move
and speak to help make this moment more interesting for the audience?
5. Consider the central relationship for your character. Describe this relationship.
6. Taking each of the following in turn, how could you have used eye contact, use
of space, stance and timing to highlight this relationship?You many find it useful
to give specific examples from your play.
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More detailed Section 2 Questions
1. Look at the stimulus given below. Describe each characters movement in detail in
this scene.
Character A is sitting down stage right (D.S.R.) He/she is opening a small
jewellery box.
Character B is standing up stage right (U.S.R) and is unseen by character A.
Character B is holding a knife.
Character C enters up stage left (U.S.L) and is holding a photograph.
2. Look at the script on the next slide. Write voice and movement directorial notes
for the actors playing the character speaking in this extract.
3. Which of these two characters do you consider to have the higher status,
Elizabeth or Maura?
4. How would you show this difference in status through VOICE and
MOVEMENT?
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Script Stimulus
Maura : You don’t know what the consequences are! The consequences are six month’s jail.
(MAURA has found a bucket and is on her predetermined way out when she is stopped by
ELIZABETH’s bombast.)
ELIZABETH: Six months is not an eternity. I carried him inside me for longer and that’s a
prison too, of a kind.
MAURA: And what would we do when we got out of prison?
ELIZABETH: Please, Maura.
MAURA: Once we were released, then what?
ELIZABETH: You have obviously thought this out.
MAURA: Yes!
ELIZABETH: That was wrong, do you understand?
MAURA: We would have no house. We would have no means of support. We would be
defiled. What would we do then? Say it! Say what we would do!
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Well Done
You have now completed revision on voice and movement. NOW evaluate your
understanding:
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Amber understand some
of this revision
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understand
If you require more help inform your teacher and refer to your Revision Booklet.
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