GCSE drama- rehearsal techniques 🎭 Flashcards
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What are rehearsal techniques ?
Hint: develop
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- rehearsal techniques, are strategies which actors and directors use, to develop the performance or their character, in rehearsal.
2
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What are some rehearsal techniques ? [11]
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- hot-seating
- character profiling
- facts and questions
- archetypes [stock characters]
- role on the wall
- zoomorphism
- thought tracking
- elements
- emotion memory
- improvisation
- and, walking the text
3
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What is hot-seating ?
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- hot-seating, is when an actor is interviewed as their character, to investigate their backstory.
- for example, a scene may be paused and the actor may be interviewed in role.
- this rehearsal technique, could allow them to consider their history, and the reasons for their behaviour in the play.
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What’s character profiling ?
Hint: create a document- why ?
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- character profiling, is when actors create a document detailing information about their character. [such as: age, backstory, interests or current occupation]
- although this information may not be included in the final play, it allows an actor to understand, how to play their role.
5
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What’s facts and questions ?
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- factors and questions, is a rehearsal technique developed by Stanislavski
[a Russian theatre practitioner] - facts and questions, enables an actor to understand the given circumstances in their play.
6
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How could an actor, use facts and questions ?
Hint: page by page, analyse
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- to use this rehearsal technique, an actor could read through their script [page by page], and analyse the script.
- asking themselves what they currently know, and what questions they perhaps have, and what questions would they wish to explore, via their acting.
7
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What are archetypes ?
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- also known as stock characters, archetypes are stereotypical characters, which have consistently reoccurred in the history of drama.
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How could an actor, use archetypes?
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- to use this rehearsal technique, an actor would choose an archetype most like their character, to develop how a character’s personality will be shown by the use of their vocal skills or physicality.
- ; archetypes, could also be used to help an actor discover their character’s significant traits.
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What is role on the wall ?
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- role on the wall, is when an actor uses a gingerbread template, to investigate the difference between a character’s internal feelings and outwards perception.
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What can role on the wall, allow an actor to do ?
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- this rehearsal technique, especially allows an actor to consider the feelings a complex character may have, [if their internal feelings and thoughts, are different to their outwards behaviour and perception?]
11
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What’s zoomorphism
Hint: characterisation.
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- typically used in comedia performance zoomorphism, is when animal characteristics, are used to intensify and enhance, a character’s physicality or characterisation.
12
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What is thought tracking ?
Hint: scene is paused- why ?
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- thought tracking, is when a scene is paused, so a character’s inner thoughts can be heard out loud to the audience.
- this rehearsal technique, allows an actor to also investigate the difference between a character’s internal feelings, and outwards perception.
13
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What’s elements ?
Hint: physicality
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- [developed by Jacques Lecoq] elements, is a rehearsal technique where an actor chooses an element, [most appropriate] and then allows it to influence their physicality
14
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Who is Jacques Lecoq ?
Hint: stage actor and coach
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- Jacques Lecoq, is a French stage actor and acting movement coach, who was known for physical theatre
15
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What is emotion memory ?
Hint: similar what they felt
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- emotion memory, is a rehearsal technique, developed by Stanislavski, [a Russian theatre practitioner].
- emotion memory, is when an actor recalls a personal memory of their own, to recall a similar way in which they felt to their character.
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How could an actor, use emotion memory ?
Hint: character’s behaviour
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- this rehearsal technique, allows an actor to consider a situation, where they may have displayed their character’s behaviour.
- This is because, it can then influence their performance [making it more realistic, to the audience]
17
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What’s improvisation ?
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- improvisation, is when actors act spontaneously [it could be, without a script [it’s made up]
- this rehearsal technique, enables actors to explore their character relationships bewteen each other
18
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How else, could improvisation be used ?
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- ; if the improvisation is based in a different setting, it allows actors to question how their characters would behave and feel towards each other, whcoh could then be shown through their acting.
