Name ………………………………………………………………………………………………
National 5 Vocab Revision Sheets – VOICE
· Identify which vocab word is missing. Some are easier than others.
1. “My play is about a group of people from Ireland who arrive in New York from Dublin in the late 1800s. In order to portray my character effectively I will use a southern Irish …………………………... This shows my character is not originally from the location the play is set in”
2. “There are certain comedy moments in my drama when other characters don’t understand what my character is saying due to her accent. I would deliberately use an overly slow ………………………. so other characters understand me. I also made sure I ………………………………… my words so it was clear what I was saying.
3. “My character is quite self important and so ………………………………………… ‘I’ when she speaks.”
4. “When my character is lying I used poor …………………………….. to show she is making up what she is saying on the spot”
5. “My character has a temper and can speak quite abruptly to most characters and so I was conscious of my use of ………………………… in the scene when she is speaking to her boss. I wanted my audience to know she respects him so I made sure I used appropriate language when speaking to him”
6. “A key moment in my Drama is when my character confesses to the murder. She whispers this to another character and so despite whispering I had to ensure I was using ……………………. so my audience could hear my confession. I also used ……………….. to build tension before I admitted to the murder.
7. “The first night my character spends in New York she finds a rat in her bed. I used a high ……………………. scream when this happens, which wakes all of her neighbours up”
8. “One of the problems I found during rehearsals was when I was using my accent I fell into the same pattern of ………………………………, with my voice going up at the end of every sentence which made it seem like my character was always asking questions!
9. I sometimes deliberately made poor use of ……………………………… and …………………………….. when I was speaking under my breath as I wanted my audience to wonder what it was I was actually saying about the other characters.
National 5 Vocab Revision Sheets – MOVEMENT
1. “When my character injured his ankle I changed the way I walked by putting more weight on one leg”
This is an example of …………………………………
2. “During an interview my character doesn’t want to be there. I sat slouched in my chair to show he is bored”
This is an example of ……………………………………
3. “My character cracks his knuckles quite a lot when he is getting angry”
This is an example of ………………………………………..
4. “When my character is getting into trouble I avoided looking at the other character to show I didn’t care what he had to say.
This is an example of ………………………………………….. (or rather it not being used deliberately)
5. “I wanted my plot and character to be a realistic as possible so audience members could relate to them”
This is an example of a …………………………………….. performance
6. “For the boxing match scene I had to work with another actor in rehearsals on getting our …………………… right to ensure neither of us actually got hit”
7. “When my character sees the friend he has fallen out with I stayed as far away from them on stage as possible, to show I didn’t want them to notice me”. This is an example of…………………………………………………….
8. “In scene 4 I used ……………………………… to show my character has the higher status. I stood behind the other character who was sitting on the floor and looked down on them when I was speaking, to show I had more authority.”
9. “I used ……………………………………………. at the end of the performance to show the change in my character. At the beginning of the play he is confident and outgoing, but at the end of the play I used a slouched ………………………………… and kept my head down with my arms crossed over my body to almost create a barrier between me and everyone else. I also moved my feet quite a lot so I wasn’t standing still, to show I wasn’t comfortable.”
National 5 Vocab Revision Sheet – LIGHTING
FRESNEL PROFILE SPOT FLOOD
1. Which one of the above lanterns gives you –
a) A hard edged beam of light - ……………………………………………….
b) An even wash of light - …………………………………………………
c) A soft edged beam of light - ……………………………………………
2. a) What are these?......
a. b) What are they used for?......
3. A gobo is used for……………………………………………………………………………………………………....
4. A gobo and gel can be used together. TRUE FALSE
5. You can use a black gobo to symbolise a dark/eerie/ depressing atmosphere TRUE FALSE
6. To change from one lighting state to another with no blackout between is called a……………………………………………..
7. What are the three types of black out. Give their names and definitions:
a. a)……………………………… - ………………………………………………………………….....
b. b)……………………………… - ………………………………………………………………………
c. c)…………………………….. - ………………………………………………………………………
8. Stage fireworks are called………………………………………………………………..
9. Using dark lighting and light shadows can help you create contrasts in lighting during your performance
TRUE FALSE
National 5 Vocab Revision Sheets – STAGING AND SET
1) Where would your audience be if you used the following staging?
a) Theatre in the Round - ……………………………………………………………………………
b) Proscenium Arch - ………………………………………………………………………………….
c) Thrust - …………………………………………………………………………………………………..
d) Avenue - …………………………………………………………………………………………………
e) Promenade - …………………………………………………………………………………………..
f) End on - ………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2) Complete the following grid for the areas of the stage –
CS3) What would you use Rostra for when creating set?…………………………………………………….
4) Occasionally you may choose to use a projection to set a scene instead of using set. What would you project on to? ………………………………………………………..
5) What is the name of the see through material on stage which cannot be seen through when lit from the front, but becomes see through when lit from behind? ……………………………………………………………………………………...
6) Read the following passage of script –
Unlocking a door in the old mansion reveals a room that has not been stepped in for over 60 years. Beside the window, in the corner of the room a grandfather clock still ticks steadily. In the opposite corner stands a grand piano, the sheet music still open as if waiting for somebody to return to playing it. In the centre of the room there is a large oval dining room table, covered in a thick layer of dust. The flowers in the vase carefully placed in the centre of the table have long since died, the petals lying shrivelled in the dust. There are eight chairs surrounding the table, the material of the chairs faded and worn. The table is still set for dinner, the many plates and pieces of cutlery almost hidden under the dust. A huge bookcase, almost the length of the wall, contains an assortment of books, the titles almost hidden by a thick layer of grey. Beside the bookcase is an ancient armchair, the leather cracked and peeling. After taking in his surroundings Albert walks slowly into the room…
Write below everything you would need to provide in terms of SETNational 5 Vocab Revision – COSTUME AND PROPS
1) Give the definitions of the following props
a) Personal Prop – ……………………………………………………………………………………………
b) Hand Prop – …………………………………………………………………………………………………
c) Dress Prop (set dressing) - ……………………………………………………………………………
2) Read the passage of script. Identify what is costume, personal prop, hand prop and dress prop.
After taking in his surroundings Albert walks slowly into the room. He places his briefcase on the dusty dining room table and walks over to the bookcase, slowly and carefully selecting an assortment of books from the shelves. He sits in the armchair after taking off his coat and opens a book. He removes his glasses and wiping the lenses clear appears deep in thought. Evelyn enters the room quietly, leaning heavily on her walking stick. She wears a large shawl pulled tightly around her to keep out the bitter cold. As she passes the table Albert motions for her to bring him the briefcase, which she passes to him. He opens the case and takes out a sealed envelope……
Costume / Personal Prop / Hand Prop / Dress Prop3) Wigs are the responsibility of the costume department
TRUE FALSE (IT IS MAKEUPS RESPONSIBILITY)
4) What is a period costume?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5) When not in use where should hand props (and sometimes personal if not being used in every scene) be stored?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
National 5 Revision – CONVENTIONS
1) “I want my audience to be able to see my characters past at the beginning of the drama, however at the end of my drama I would like them to see my characters future”.
Which conventions should this person use? ………………………………….. and ………………………………
2) “To highlight the key moment of the accident in my drama I would like all my actors to freeze before it happens, while a news reporter talks about the accident over the top”.
Which conventions should this person use? ……………………… and ……………………………….
3) “My drama starts with a tableau”.
What would the audience see at the start of the drama?......
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4) “During my scene with another character they tell the audience something about my character. Although we are standing next to each other I pretend not to notice.”
Which convention is this person talking about?......
5) “When I went to see Macbeth I thought the actor playing Macbeth used his voice effectively. During his long speech when he was alone on stage he made excellent use of………”
Which convention is this person talking about?......
6) “During my drama I would have somebody on stage telling the story and having my actors perform alongside them.”
What convention is being used?......
7) “At one point in my drama I have two different locations on stage at the same time”
What convention is being used?......
8) “At the end of my drama my character speaks their thoughts out loud to the audience, while the rest of the actors continue to perform with no dialogue around them.”
Which conventions are being used? …………………………………………… and ……………………………
National 5 Vocab Revision Sheets – MOVEMENT (2)
1) “I play a very posh character and so when I walk and sit I keep a very upright ……………….., to give the impression she was of a high status”.
2) “My character always keeps her hands folded on her lap when she sits.”
This is an example of ………………………………………………
3) “When my character enters a room she walks slowly to ensure everyone notices her”.
This is an example of ………………………………………………..
4) “My character doesn’t feel she needs to speak to her servants and so often just dismisses them with a ………………………………………………..”
5) “My character is very self confident and so uses a lot of …………………………. when having conversations with others.”
6) “My character doesn’t like people being in her personal space and so will often choose to sit away from others.”
This is an example of …………………………………………………………
7) During the scene where the audience get to see my characters nightmare the characters involved moved in a very unnatural and abstract way, to create a contrast between the real and dream world.
This is an example of ……………………………………………………………………..
8) When my character is waiting for the letter to arrive she sits by the door and taps her fingernails in time with the tick of the clock.
This is an example of ……………………………………………………………..
9) “When my character opens her letter there is a split stage between her and another character who is also opening a letter. As we are back to back and the action should take place simultaneously we spent a lot of time in rehearsals getting our ……………………………… right.”
10) At the start of the drama my characters are all on stage. As a director I have deliberately placed them in order of their social hierarchy.
This is an example of ……………………………………………………………….
National 5 Vocab Revision Sheets – STRUCTURE AND STYLE
1) There are two types of structure, linear and non linear. Give the definition of both -
LINEAR ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
NON LINEAR ………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
2) Give the definitions are the following conventions –
FLASHBACK ………………………………………………………………………………………………......
FLASHFORWARD…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3) You can flashforward to the present day from a flashback TRUE FALSE
You can flashback to the present day from a flashforward TRUE FALSE
You cannot ‘flash’ to the present day, either forward or backward TRUE FALSE
4) My drama is set in 2016, present day. There is a flashforward to see events that take place in 2022. There is then a flashback to the present day.
Is this an appropriate use of flashback and/or flashforward? YES NO
My drama is set in 1955. There is then a flashback to 1922 where we see how our main character grew up. At the end of the play there is a flashforward to 1970.
Is this an appropriate use of flashback and/or flashforward? YES NO
My drama is set in 2222. There is a flashforward to 2500 followed by a flashback to 2000. We then flashforward to the present day.
Is this an appropriate use of flashback and/or flashforward? YES NO
My drama is set in 2050. There is a flashforward at the end of the play to 2051 with a flashback to 2049 during the play.
Is this an appropriate use of flashback and/or flashforward? YES NO
5) There are two styles of drama, naturalistic and stylised. Give the definition of both –
NATURALISTIC………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
STYLISED…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
National 5 Vocab Revision Sheets – CHARACTERISATION
There are a number of techniques you can use in rehearsals that help you with characterisation. Give the definition of the following 4 exercises and give an example of how they could help you in developing your character –