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Voice and Movement
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Voice
Write down your understanding of the
following voice definitions and then check your answers at the end.
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What is the term given to the Way of speaking used in a local area or country?
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What is the term for the stress on a word or phrase?
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What is the term for the Loudness or quietness of the voice?
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What is the term for a break in speaking; period of silence?
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What is the term for the Clearness of the voice?
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What is the term given to the Speed of speech?
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What is the term given to the change of voice to express emotion?
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What is the term for the clear pronunciation of words?
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What is the term for how high or low the voice is?
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What does it mean to have appropriate speech for the person being spoken to, or for the situation?
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What is the term given to natural, flowing speech?
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What is the term given to the rising and falling of the voice in speech?
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Movement
Now write down your understanding of the following movement definitions and then
check your answers at the end.
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Movement Revision
What is the term for messages given by the position or movement of the body?
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What is the name for the act of looking directly into the eyes of another person to show feelings, status or situation?
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What is the term given to a look on the face which shows emotion?
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What is the term given to the position of the body – how it is held?
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What is the term given to a movement of the hand or arm which communicates a meaning orEmotion?
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What is the term given to the way you use the acting area to communicate your characters feelings, emotions, status or personality?
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What is the term given to keeping an even distribution of weight?
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What is the term given to the place where somebody is in relation to other things?
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What is the term given to how quickly or slowly you move?
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What is the term given to speaking, moving or pausing at exactly the right moment?
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What is the term given to the attitude or position of the body?
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What term is given to a position adopted which is relative to others and usually used to reflect status, mood, emotions or situation?
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(Credit term) What is the term given to movements which follow a pattern or beat?
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(Credit term) What is the term given to the way in which you move e.g. vertical, horizontal, forward or backwards etc.?
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Voice and Movement Answers
Now go back through the slides checking your answers!
At the end you will find some past paper questions to put your new knowledge to the
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Voice Revision
What is the term given to the Way of speaking used in a local area or country? Accent
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What is the term for the stress on a word or phrase? Emphasis
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What is the term for the Loudness or quietness of the voice?
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What is the term for a break in speaking; period of silence?
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What is the term for the Clearness of the voice?Clarity
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What is the term given to the Speed of speech?Pace
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What is the term given to the change of voice to express emotion?
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What is the term for the clear pronunciation of words?
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What is the term for how high or low the voice is?Pitch
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What does it mean to have appropriate speech for the person being spoken to, or for the situation?Register
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What is the term given to natural, flowing speech?
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What is the term given to the rising and falling of the voice in speech?Intonation
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What is the term for messages given by the position or movement of the body?Body Language
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What is the name for the act of looking directly into the eyes of another person to show feelings, status or situation?Eye contact
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What is the term given to a look on the face which shows emotion?Facial
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What is the term given to the position of the body – how it is held?Posture
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What is the term given to a movement of the hand or arm which communicates a meaning orEmotion?Gesture
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What is the term given to the way you use the acting area to communicate your characters feelings, emotions, status or personality?
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What is the term given to keeping an even distribution of weight?
Balance
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What is the term given to the place where somebody is, in relation to other things?
Positioning
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What is the term given to how quickly or slowly you move?
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What is the term given to speaking, moving or pausing at exactly the right moment?
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What is the term given to the attitude or position of the body?
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What term is given to a position adopted which is relative to others and usually used to reflect status, mood, emotions or situation?
Use of levels
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What is the term given to movements which follow a pattern or beat?Rhythm
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What is the term given to the way in which you move e.g. vertical, horizontal, forward or backwards etc.? Use of direction
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Voice and Movement
Past Paper Revision Questions
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Questions Section 1
Answer the following questions on paper or in WORD and email to your teacher.
1. Describe the character played by you in a stimulus drama. Mention age, occupation, personality and any other relevant background information.
2. How did you move and speak as this character? Reflect on the details you have given above.
3. Describe your relationship to another character in your stimulus drama.
4. Describe and give examples of ways voice and movement were used to show this relationship.
5. What was the most important moment in your drama for your character?
6. Describe how your character spoke and moved at that moment.
7. Think of three ways you did or could have shown an audience that your character is more important in this scene than any other character.
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Section 2 Questions
1. Look at the two scene drama given. Describe Joanne’s voice and movement in each scene.
Scene 1 Behind the school building 3.35pmJoanne is standing with three of her friends. She is making fun of and picking on a younger pupil, who is alone.
Scene 2 9.30am in the head teachers office.
Joanne is sitting next to her Mother.The head teacher asks her to explain her actions the day before.
2. Describe how you would use your voice and movement to play someone who was: a. Old and ill.b. Young and excited.c. Confident and happy.
3. .Choose one of the following situations below. How could you use your voice and movement to portray the character in this situation?
Name: Jack Smith Name: Amanda ReidAge: 48 Age: 20Occupation: Manager of a company Occupation: StudentTime: 9am Time: 10:00pmPlace: His office Place: Bus stopSituation: Employee has stolen money. Situation: Missed her bus.
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More detailed Section 1 Questions
1. Compare and describe the status of your character with another in your stimulus drama.
2. How did you or would you communicate this status in performance?
3. How did you change your voice and movement to reflect your characters age?
4. Think of a key moment of interest in your drama. How did your character move and speak to help make this moment more interesting for the audience?
5. Consider the central relationship for your character. Describe this relationship.
6. Taking each of the following in turn, how could you have used eye contact, use of space, stance and timing to highlight this relationship?You many find it useful to give specific examples from your play.
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More detailed Section 2 Questions1. Look at the stimulus given below. Describe each characters movement in detail in this scene.
Character A is sitting down stage right (D.S.R.) He/she is opening a small jewellery box.Character B is standing up stage right (U.S.R) and is unseen by character A.Character B is holding a knife.Character C enters up stage left (U.S.L) and is holding a photograph.
2. Look at the script on the next slide. Write voice and movement directorial notes for the actors playing the character speaking in this extract.
3. Which of these two characters do you consider to have the higher status, Elizabeth or Maura?4. How would you show this difference in status through VOICE and MOVEMENT?
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Script Stimulus
Maura : You don’t know what the consequences are! The consequences are
six month’s jail.
(MAURA has found a bucket and is on her predetermined way out when she
is stopped by ELIZABETH’s bombast.)
ELIZABETH: Six months is not an eternity. I carried him inside me for longer
and that’s a prison too, of a kind.
MAURA: And what would we do when we got out of prison?
ELIZABETH: Please, Maura.
MAURA: Once we were released, then what?
ELIZABETH: You have obviously thought this out.
MAURA: Yes!
ELIZABETH: That was wrong, do you understand?
MAURA: We would have no house. We would have no means of support. We
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Well DoneYou have now completed revision on voice and movement. NOW evaluate your understanding:
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