YEAR 7 DRAMA LESSONS
This term we have been studying silent movies. We started of by watching some Buster Keaton movies so we got the idea of what we were aiming for. We were given a story line to follow. We rehearsed that for a couple weeks and also were allowed to add a bit of our own comical themes. After a few weeks of rehearsal it was time to write the placards, they are crucial in silent movies to explain what’s going on in the scene as there is no sound. On the last week we performed them to the camera, there was some music in the background to give the movie a bit of atmosphere. It was music you would find in a pub in France as most of the scenes were set at a bar/nightclub. Facial expressions are very important in silent movies because there is no communication, so the spectators need to understand what is going on and how the person feels.
Drama is a great opportunity to express your self and be somebody different. When acting you are not your self, you are only the person who you are acting. Acting is something that only looks good if you are enjoying your self whilst doing it.
There are things I would like to do in drama, I would like to do comedy and also comedy plays from a script, and the last thing is scripts in general.
By Calvin Carrier
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