1. Higher Drama Section B 20 marks
Dramatic Commentary
Higher Drama Section B
20 marks
CHRYSTON HIGH SCHOOL MISS M

2. Ground Plan Success Criteria
Your ‘Ground Plan’ must clearly show all of the following:
logical staging
a key
positioning of audience is clearly marked
entrances & exits
opening positions for the characters on stage
4 marks awarded if you have all of the above.

3. Dramatic Commentary Success Criteria
Moves & interpretative notes
(What and how?)
7 marks
proxemics
advice on movement
advice on voice
characterisation
advice on relationships
character interaction
important changes in
mood or atmosphere
Justification
(Why?)
Justification needs to correspond with the moves and interpretative notes.
Try to link to:
the themes of the
play
the issues raised
conflicts that arise
Technical effects
2 marks
How lights are at the start of the extract:
a wash of light covering the whole stage...
a pool of light on a specific area of the stage or on a specific character...
colour...
brightness/intensity of the lights...

4. Moves & Interpretative Notes Success Criteria
you must use theatrical terminology
you must give voice and movement direction
aim for a balance between voice and movement direction
aim to have around pieces of direction
avoid repetition
complete the dramatic commentary
don’t leave big gaps in your direction
the quality of your direction not the quantity

5. Moves & Interpretative Notes Success Criteria
Theatrical Terminology
U.S.R.
U.S.C.
U.S.L.
C.S.R.
C.S.
C.S.L.
D.S.R.
D.S.C.
D.S.L.
crosses from ... to ...
sits on the sofa ...
stands by the window ...
kneels in front of ...

6. Moves & Interpretative Notes Success Criteria
VOICE & MOVEMENT TERMINOLOGY
VOICE
MOVEMENT
TONE
FACIAL EXPRESSION
PACE
EYE CONTACT
VOLUME
GESTURE
PAUSE
BODY LANGUAGE
EMPHASIS
POSTURE - STANCE
CLARITY
USE OF SPACE - PROXEMICS
INTONATION
LEVELS