Wednesday, October 30, 2013
RADIO THEATER UNIT OUTCOMES
This lesson unit will involve students learning how to
become different characters on stage using only their voices.
Students will be able to.....
... learn how to use their voices for performance.
… discover how sound can enhance a performance.
… find new ways to create a character using only their
voice.
… find new and unusual uses for their voices.
… compare and contrast the major differences between radio
theater and television as entertainment media.
…. discuss what radio drama was and what its role was in
the 1930s-1940s.
…. identify how radio plays affected families in the
1930s-1940s.
… recognize the importance of sound effects in radio plays.
… infer how radio plays stimulate imagination in
listeners.
… examine how radio plays relate to advertising.
… describe how they would perform the main character in
“Sorry, Wrong Number.”
…create an old time radio advertisement.
…express how to use their voice and body to create sound
that can enhance a scene.
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RADIO THEATER- Vocal Warm Ups
VOCAL WARMUPS & ACTIVITIES
In this section of the workbook, we will discuss how to prepare your voice
for the stage. As we discussed in
the Imagination Worksheet your voice is one of your most important tools as an
actor. Your voice can help you to create and define characters, create sound
effects, and establish mood and attitude for the story you are presenting. In order to use your voice effectively
and without hurting it, it is important to learn how to warm it up and prepare
it for performing.
RADIO THEATER/DRAMA HISTORY
RADIO THEATER
Radio theater/ radio drama (or audio drama, audio play, radio play, (radio
theater) is a dramatized, purely acoustic
performance, broadcast on radio or published on audio media, such as tape or
CD. With no visual component, radio drama depends on dialogue, music and sound
effects to help the listener imagine the characters and story. “It is auditory
in the physical dimension but equally powerful as a visual force in the
psychological dimension. Radio drama achieved widespread popularity within a
decade of its initial development in the 1920s. By the 1940s, it was a leading
international popular entertainment. With the advent of television in the
1950s, however, radio drama lost some of its popularity, and in some countries,
has never regained large audiences.
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
GETTING TO KNOW YOU ACTIVITIES
The
Name Game
Today for our warm up, we will participate
in a basic Dramatic Activity called The Name Game. There are many different versions of the Name Game. In this one, everyone must sit or stand
in a circle.
Atencion, Posicion, Freeze
There are three very important words
for you to learn before you proceed in Drama class.
These words are:
FREEZE
ATENCION
POSICION.
When you hear FREEZE, your job is to stop what you are doing immediately, and FREEZE in whatever position you are in. We will learn more about why FREEZE is important in class.
ATENCION is how we come together and pay
attention to what each other may or may not be saying. When you hear ATENCION, you stop what you are doing, repeat
it back, and salute Ms Cooper. This lets us know that everyone is paying
attention and ready to hear whatever is being said.
POSICION is how we say “at ease.” Once Ms Cooper knows that you are listening, and focused on the next step of directions
or instructions, she will say POSICION
and you may
sit or take notes.
STAGE DIRECTIONS
STAGE DIRECTIONS
In theater, directions are always given from the actor’s point of view on
stage facing the audience. Here
you will find a list of all the directions and a diagram of the stage
explaining each one.
STAGE TYPES
A physical stage is not needed for every
performance. All that anyone needs
to for a performance is someone performing, and someone watching. You can make theatre anywhere! When you begin to work with your
stories in this class, it is important to know and understand the types of
stages so that you can make decisions about where you want to put the audience. Proscenium,
thrust and arena stages refer to types of stages and seating arrangements
applicable to venues primarily designed for dance, theatre and opera.
Proscenium Stage:
Thrust, 3/4, or Elizabethan Stage:
Arena
Stage, Theater-in-the-Round:
DRAMA PERSONAL INVENTORY
What am I bringing to
class?
Since all relationships are give and take, you will
probably get more from this class by thinking about the things that you are
bringing to the class. Everyone
comes to this class with different experiences and different hopes so we will
all have a great deal to share with one another. Take a look at the questions below, and answer them in your
journal to the best of your ability.
You may be surprised at how much you know about Drama!
1.
What previous study of drama have you
had?
2.
What do you think of when you hear
the words drama, theater, and storytelling?
3.
What plays and musicals have you
seen?
4.
Which of those were professional
musicals?
5.
Have you ever been part of a
production staff? If so, what were
your responsibilities?
6.
Have you ever performed onstage? Is
so, what experience have you had?
7.
What do you know about stages or
theater traditions?
8.
What theater vocabulary are you
familiar with?
9.
Have you read any plays? If so, what
plays and what did you think of them?
10.
What personal goals do you have for
studying drama?
11.What
do you hope to learn from this class that will help you grow as a drama
student, performer, and a person?
DRAMA CLASS GUIDELINES
Drama Class Guidelines
I prefer not to use the word “rules” when discussing the class because I
feel that it makes students feel boxed in and unable to be creative. I have also found that when one person
makes the “rules” and passes them down to a group of people, they don’t go over
as well as if the group comes up with them on their own. As a result, we will
be creating a list of guidelines together.
- Be Respectful. Everyone is going to make a fool of themselves in this class. If we are not respectful of each other and not considerate of how everyone feels, no one will be comfortable sharing. We don’t have to like each other, but we will be respectful.
- Dress Appropriately. This class requires movement. Overly tight or low rise pants and shirts, oversized pants, shirts, and sweatshirts can impede your movement and cause you to possibly hurt or expose yourself. You should wear loose fitting clothes that you can move in without injury or embarrassment.
- Keep ALL Body Parts & Fluids to Yourself. I used to tell people not to hit, and then I had an incident with a kicker. Then I decided to tell kids to keep hands and feet to themselves and I had a student who scratched and bit others. Then I decided to say 'keep all body parts to yourself,' and then a student spit on another student. YUCK! For the sake of safety, please, let's try to follow this guideline.
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If I do not follow the class guidelines, I understand that the following
will occur.
1st Offense: Warning
from Ms. Cooper.
2nd Offense: Lunch
Detention with Ms. Cooper.
3rd Offense: Phone
Call Home & After School Detention with School Deans.
Anything
that occurs past the 3rd Offense will require a parental conference
with Ms. Cooper.
WHAT DO I NEED TO GET STARTED IN CLASS?
WHAT DO I NEED TO GET STARTED?????
This is the most popular question I get asked at the beginning of each
school year. Over the years, I
have tried different methods of presenting the list of what students need in
many different ways, but somehow, it always gets messed up. Here is another
try:
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