National 5 Drama - Performance Concepts

Question 1

What does B.U.G.P.E.F stand for?

Answer 1

B - Body Language, U - Use of Space, G - Gestures, P - Posture, E - Eye Contact, F - Facial Expressions

Question 2

What does P.P.P.V.A.T stand for?

Answer 2

P - Pitch, P - Pause, P - Pace, V - Volume, A - Accent, T - Tone

Question 3

How can BUGPEF be used to show a character of high status?

Answer 3

Body Language: Open body language, Use Of Space: Using a lot of space, Gestures: Large gestures - Confident gestures eg. initiating handshakes, Posture: Upright posture, Eye Contact: Strong eye contact with others, Facial Expressions: (Depending of situation) Generally calm and collected facial expression.

Question 4

How would an actor be able to use their voice to show someone is angry?

Answer 4

Pause: Long pauses to create tension - Interrupt others, Pace: Fast pace to show the rush of intense emotions, Volume: Loud volume, Tone: Angry tone

Question 5

What type of character or emotion could be portrayed using a slouched posture and quiet volume?

Answer 5

Character - Low status, Shy.

Emotion - Sad

Question 6

How would one portray a character feeling nervous?

Answer 6

BUGPEF: Closed body language, using large amounts of space (pacing eg.), biting nails, fidgeting, tapping, slouched posture, erratic eye contact - looking around quickly, biting lips, scrunched face.
Voice: High pitch, fast pace, little number of pauses, loud/varying volume, nervous tone

Question 7

How could performance concepts be used to create a tense atmosphere?

Answer 7

Voice: Loud volume, long pauses, angry tone, low pitch
Movement: Using lots of space, upright posture, closed body language, folding arms, mad expression, pointing, sharp gestures

Question 8

What type of character or emotion could be portrayed with an upright posture, open body language and strong eye contact?

Answer 8

Character - High status, Confident, Kind

Emotion - Happy, Confident, Angry

Question 9

How can fear be shown through voice?

Answer 9

Pitch: High pitch, Pause: Long pause as character realises something, Pace: Fast pace to show the character wants out of the situation, Volume: Loud volume - shows the character is in great distress or quiet volume - shows the character is too scared to make noise, Tone: Scared tone

Question 10

How could performance concepts be used to create a romantic atmosphere?

Answer 10

Movement: Using a lot of space, keeping lovers close together, strong eye contact between lovers, smiling, straight posture, romantic gestures such as holding hands/kissing/touching each others’ face etc.
Voice: Long pause while loving gazes are shared, calm or happy tone of voice.