characterisation
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CHARACTERISATION
Part played by an actor/attitude adopted
i.e. The witch
ROLE
The process of fullyDeveloping a Character
= characterisation
CHARACTERISATIONKnowing your character inside and out
will help you be a better actor!
YOU MUSTConsider and Decide
EVERY POSSIBLE DETAIL ABOUT
YOUR CHARACTER.told to you by the script or not
STATUS
LANGUAGE
RELATIONSHIPS
BACKGROUND
SOCIAL LIFE
characterisationwill help us investigate
The following are Characterisation
Techniques
Character card
• Name• Age
• nationality• occupation• personality• appearance• relationships
• hobbies/interests
“I wonder what type of relationship the Evil Queen had
with her parents? Let’s re-enact her 6th birthday
to see what that was like.”
Improvisation
a means of exploring attitudes
and beliefs
ROLE PLAY
Like you did with the magic book
Questioning a character in role
HOT SEATING
VOICES IN THE HEAD
Dear Anna,I miss you so much since you left me. I can barely eat, I can’t work I can’t talk to anyone at all. Say you love me and come back to me. Please. I beg you.Yours always. Ricardo
WRITING IN ROLE
LETS FREEZE THE ACTION RIGHT HERE.
MAXIMUS IS SAYING LET’S FIGHTBut
LET’S ASK HIM WHAT IS HE THINKING?
the character speaks their thoughts out loud
THOUGHT TRACKING
THOUGHT TUNNEL
NOT IN CHARACTER
IN CHARACTER
STATUS
LANGUAGE
RELATIONSHIPS
BACKGROUND
SOCIAL LIFE
characterisationwill help us investigate
PRACTICE QUESTIONS
• Think back to a character that you successfully portrayed on your Drama Course. Describe that character.
(3marks)
• List five characterisation techniques you used, or could have used, to develop this character.
(5 marks)
• Choose one from the list above and say how this technique helped you, or might have helped you, to develop a greater understanding of this character
(4 marks)
• Candidates may include standard character card details such as name, age, occupation, personality, appearance, relationships, hobbies/interests etc.
• 3 marks for a description which summarises the character succinctly but fully.• 2 marks for a description which gives basic information but is not fully
informative.• 1 mark for a brief, unhelpful, fairly superficial description.
Techniques listed in the lexicon are:• character cards• improvisation• role-play• hot seating• voices in the head• writing in role• thought tracking• thought tunnel.• 1 mark for each correct technique. Accept no others. Be alert to inclusions
that are not on this list eg angel and devil, and to confusion with conventions. Do not give marks for any technique not on the list above.
No mark for choice. If more than one is selected, mark the better response.• 1 mark for each valid point made about how the chosen technique helped
develop a better understanding of the character.
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