Cultural Storytelling 5 (March 4 2011)

Drama.

Last lesson before assessment.

The lesson went like this;

5 mins to write down all they can remember of the drama strategies so far.

Flashbacks/Cross Cutting/Narration/Tableau.

Quick question and answer session of that which you could remember.

Re-cap            tableau – Freeze framing (different levels – to show status/ power/ hierarchy/worth)

                        proxemics                            (character relationships and closeness or distance)

                        tableau also highlights an important moment like tension between characters

Demonstration of Tableau 4 mins to create a successful tableau

Tableaus observed.

Thought Tracking.

Expressing the characters thoughts at that moment to the audience.

Demo of TT during a tableau.

2 mins to prepare the tableau with thought tracking .  If you a tapped on the shoulder you step out of the sence and some me your thought tracking

Every pupils had to do a thought track of their characters point of view to the tableau.

Change the tableau to something from a story we have already looked at, zulu story/Assops fables/fairy tales which will also involve some thought tracking.

Next

Move to various postions t in the room o show your understanding of the straties.

Some areas need to be revisited.