Welcome to Year 9 Drama! This term we will be focusing on Frankenstein.
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Our lineup this week is:
1. Brief intro to Year 9 Drama
2. Drama Process Journal
3. Access Managebac
4. Warm-up - Three Things in Common: designed to help people get to know each other better (ice breaker)
March 15
5. Intro to Unit - Frankenstein
6. Write Criterion B (Developing Skills) reflection (include date of warm-up)
Name of warm-up
Purpose of warm-up
What did you learn?
How can this help you with your acting?
7. Distribute and discuss Film Study Worksheet (Criterion A)
8. Let's watch the film: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994)
1. Let's look at the camera link and practice Work in your play groups
1 person from each group should go to the Library to get a camera.
Work in your group to explore the following:
Long shot - helps put the scene in context
Medium shot - (an all-purpose shot) used in dialogue sequences, and they allow the viewer to pick up on the character's movements and gestures. Closeup - useful for showing detail and emotion (or lack of it) Over the shoulder - the camera is positioned behind a
subject’s shoulder and is usually used for filming conversations between
two actors. This popular method helps the audience to really be drawn
into the conversation and helps to focus in on one speaker at a time. High angle shot - it aims to portray the subject as submissive, inferior or vulnerable in some way.
March 9 Monologues
1) Watch the monologue. Write a brief analysis (What did you like? What could be changed? Was the actress believable? What worked?)
2) Research monologues for students. Find one that you will perform next week.
