Your drama practical work and Documentary Response will require you to demonstrate a variety of explorative strategies [explorative strategies: Eight individual techniques used in drama work to explore the possibilities of the drama. ] to show that you have fully explored the character, scene or stimuli you've been working on.
This Revision Bite will define the eight explorative strategies you should know.
Video examples of each explorative strategy can be found on each page of this Revision Bite.
Still image/freeze frame
Here are some ways to create a still image:
- one person acts as a sculptor [sculptor: Person responsible for positioning individuals ] and creates images by positioning individuals in the group in relation to one another to create a still image.
- a group can create an image one by one, to show a large group situation, eg after a road accident.
- a piece of action can be stopped at a particular moment, to allow an audience to appreciate what is happening.
Why a still image? What does it add to a drama?
Just like a photograph, a still image can be examined closely, and the audience can note body language [body language: The non-verbal way in which a person communicates their physical and mental state through using facial expressions, gesture and posture ], facial expressions or proxemics [proxemics: The distance between two interacting individuals ] to give clues as to the situation or the people within the situation at that moment.
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