Activity 11: The Picture
 
 
  Objectives

This activity is based on an old family photograph. You will carry out a detailed study of one of the characters in the photograph, and use this material to create your own drama piece. You will shape your piece so that it has a clear climax (or anti-climax) and think about how you can build up a sense of expectation in your audience.
 
 
  Outcomes

By working through this activity you will:
 
 
complete a storyboard in which you study a number of characters in a photograph.
 
 
  Resources

To complete the activities you will need access to:
 
 
Kar2ouche Rehearsal Room Content Library
 
 


  Activities
 
 
  Introduction
 
 
  1. Open the Family Photograph storyboard. Click on each frame in turn and answer the question/follow the instructions in the caption window.
 
 
To open the Family Photograph storyboard
 
 


  Development
 
 
  2. Use the ideas you have recorded in the storyboard to devise a piece of drama about an episode in your chosen character’s life. Keep the following points in mind.
 
 
The episode should build to a clear climax (or anti-climax)
 
 
You may include other characters from the photograph in your piece – or invent completely new characters
 
 
The context of the piece should be clear to your audience.
 
 


  Plenary
 
 
  3. You will have the opportunity to perform your work to the rest of the class, watch other students perform their pieces, and take part in a time of discussion and evaluation of everybody’s work.
 
 


  Extension/Homework
 
 
  4. Print a copy of your thought-tracking and character study work and paste the frames into your drama notebooks. You will need to add your own thoughts about the ways in which this work helped you in preparing for your performance.
 
 
  5. Using Kar2ouche, create a short storyboard, which records key moments from your drama piece. Paste these frames into your drama notebooks along with your own notes in which you explain:
 
 
why you structured your piece in this way
 
 
what you set out to communicate to your audience
 
 
how you tried to achieve what you set out to do.
 
 




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