Physical and Vocal skills

Question 1

Ways to describe voice (8p)

Answer 1

• pitch
• pace
• pause
• volume
  -tone
  -emphasis
  -accent
  -intonation

Question 2

pitch

Answer 2

how high or low your voice is

Question 3

pace

Answer 3

how quickly you speak

Question 4

Pause

Answer 4

stopping whilst speaking

Question 5

Pause uses

Answer 5

to show hesitation or being overcome with emotion

Question 6

Pace uses

Answer 6

• quick pace to show distress

Question 7

volume

Answer 7

how loud your voice is

Question 8

volume uses

Answer 8

to communicate a range of emotions and situations

Question 9

tone

Answer 9

emotional sound of the voice

Question 10

emphasis

Answer 10

used to change the meaning of what is being said

Question 11

accent

Answer 11

to tell where someone is from

Question 12

received pronunciation

Answer 12

no accent but everything is said clearly

Question 13

intonation (2p)

Answer 13

• rising intonation= voice rising at the end
• falling intonation= voice falling at the end

Question 14

Physical skills (8p)

Answer 14

• Energy
• Eye contact
• Expressions
• Interaction
  -Gait
  -Gesture
• Proxemics
  -Posture

Question 15

Energy

Answer 15

energy in th=e body to show how a character is feeling

Question 16

Energy example

Answer 16

• can be used to show tension: leg tapping, shaking etc.

Question 17

eye contact example

Answer 17

Fleeting eye contact- to show you’re lying

Question 18

eye contact

Answer 18

used to show relationships between characters

Question 19

expressions

Answer 19

• used to show your emotional state

Question 20

expressions examples (2p)

Answer 20

• wide eyes
• flared nostrils

Question 21

Interaction

Answer 21

the way characters act and respond to each other

Question 22

gait

Answer 22

they way someone walks

Question 23

gait examples (3p)

Answer 23

• strut
  -hobble
  -limp

Question 24

gesture

Answer 24

communication with body and hands

Question 25

gesture examples (2p)

Answer 25

anger= shaking fists nervous= nail biting

Question 26

proxemics

Answer 26

- How close the characters are to each other

Question 27

posture

Answer 27

- the position you hold your body eg. slumped, straight