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Knowledge Base: Drama Horror Year 8 | Summer Term 2
3. Drama key vocabulary
3.1
T3
conscience alley
The exploration of multiple sides of a characters choice within a specific dilemma.
3.2
T2
split screen
When two or more scenes are performed at the same time
1. Perform Very Successfully
Physical
1.1
body language
Communication by movement or position, expressions, gestures and proxemics.
1.2 gesture
A defined movement which clearly communicates meaning.
How high or low an actor delivers their lines to convey meaning.
The quality and pace of an actors’ movement.
1.3
facial expression
The physical and facial demonstration of a character’s emotions.
3.4
T2
narration
Providing the audience with background information or commentary on the action of the play.
Vocal 1.4
Spatial 1.7
pitch
speed
3.3 T2
3.5 T1
role play
slow motion
To perform a character different from ourselves.
to reduce the speed at which a drama is enacted.
1.5
pause
When a moment is held or stopped for a short time to create dramatic tension.
1.6
pace
The speed at which lines are delivered. Speed of speech conveys how a character is feeling.
4. Unit Context
The Woman in Black
Arthur Kipps is a young lawyer, sent to Eel Marsh House to sort
out the belongings of Alice Drablow following her death. He sees a woman dressed in black at her funeral, though apparently no one else does. Arthur is haunted by noises and sightings of the woman. Eventually a local man, Sam Daily, reveals the full story of how Alice Drablow’s sister, Jennet, haunts the house. He explains that a child dies each time the woman in black is seen.
Susan Hill, English author
Writer of the novel, the Woman in Black as well as many other ghost stories.
Stephen Mallatratt
Playwright, actor and screenwriter. He adapted the novel for the stage.
1.8
eye contact
When two people look directly into one another’s eyes, or at a fixed position.
1.9
stage presence
the energy, or charisma and appeal, that an artist has whilst performing
2. Unit key vocabulary
2.1 T1
2.2 T1
2.4 T2
suspense
atmosphere
dynamics
The anticipation of the outcome of a plot
The emotional feelings and mood inspired by a performance.
The energy, effort, force or weight applied to movement.
2.3
T2
subtle movement
A small movement or gesture hardly noticed or detected by an observer.
2.5
T2
dramatic climax
The point at which the highest level of emotional response is achieved.
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