1. ROLE PLAY and CHARACTERISATION

2. a means of exploring attitudes and beliefs ROLE PLAY

3. The process of fully developing a character (like you did with the Braid Street) characterisation

4. Part played by an actor/ attitude adopted ROLE

5. LETS FREEZE THE ACTION RIGHT HERE. IF MAXIMUS COULD TALK WHAT WOULD HE SAY? WHAT IS HE THINKING? An aid to characterisation: the character speaks their thoughts out loud THOUGHT TRACKING

6. WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO LEARN AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE ABOUT YOUR CHARACTER?

7. WHAT ARE SOME TECHNIQUES WE COULD USE TO EXPLORE OUR CHARACTER?

8. THOUGHT TUNNEL

9. KILL THEM ALL NORMAN. WE CAN’T HAVE THEM TREAT US LIKE THIS. VOICES IN THE HEAD

10. Questioning a character in role HOT SEATING

11. Dear Katie, I miss you so much since you left me. I can barely eat, I can’t work I can’t talk to anyone at all. Say you love me and come back to me. Please. I beg you. Yours always. Riccardo WRITING IN ROLE

12. ROLE PLAY CAN HELP US DEVELOP A STORY MORE FULLY.

13. Key moment, scene, character, relationship or event in a drama FOCUS

14. Build up of excitement TENSION

15. STATUS LANGUAGE RELATIONSHIPS BACKGROUND SOCIAL LIFE ROLE PLAY will help us investigate

16. WE CAN USE CONVENTIONS TO HELP US BUILD UP TENSION OR FOCUS

17. A stage picture, held without movement TABLEAU

18. COME IN … IF YOU DAAAARE VOICE OVER

19. The action is frozen In time. Allows for a voice in head Or voice over Or a soliloquy FREEZE FRAME

20. KILL THEM ALL NORMAN. WE CAN’T HAVE THEM TREAT US LIKE THIS. VOICES IN THE HEAD

21. ROLE PLAY and CHARACTERISATION will help you be a better actor! and create a better story!

22. PRACTISE QUESTIONS Think back to a character that you successfully portrayed in your Standard Grade Drama Course. Describe that Character. (3marks) List five characterisation techniques you used, or could have used, to develop this character. (5 marks) Choose one from the list above and say how this technique helped you, or might have helped you, to develop a greater understanding of this character (4 marks)

23. Candidates may include standard character card details such as name, age, occupation, personality, appearance, relationships, hobbies/interests etc. 3 marks for a description which summarises the character succinctly but fully. 2 marks for a description which gives basic information but is not fully informative. 1 mark for a brief, unhelpful, fairly superficial description. Techniques listed in the Body of Knowledge are: character cards improvisation role-play hot seating voices in the head writing in role thought tracking thought tunnel. 1 mark for each correct technique. Accept no others. Be alert to inclusions that are not on this list e.g. angel and devil, and to confusion with conventions. Do not give marks for any technique not on the list above. No mark for choice. If more than one is selected, mark the better response. 1 mark for each valid point made about how the chosen technique helped develop a better understanding of the character.