expressive and performance skills

Question 1

facial expressions

Answer 1

used to express and realize a character

Question 2

gesture

Answer 2

Gesture, for example using the body or body parts, usually the hands, to create symbols and meaning.

Question 3

movement

Answer 3

Movement, for example gait, posture and stance.

Question 4

voice

Answer 4

Voice, for example diction, pitch, pace, tone, resonance, muscularity and vocal sounds.

Question 5

focus

Answer 5

focus is the ability of the actor to commit to their performance and to use concentration to sustain characters

Question 6

timing

Answer 6

Timing is used to control or regulate the pace of a performance. Timing may be manipulated in drama to build dramatic tension

Question 7

energy

Answer 7

Energy is the intensity an actor brings to a performance. At different times, an actor will use different levels of energy to create different performance dynamics

Question 8

actor-audience relationship

Answer 8

the actor considers what impact they intend their performance to have on the audience. The actor–audience relationship is the way in which an actor deliberately manipulates the audience’s moods, emotions and responses to the action.