The voice
Theatre and Film · Grade 11 · about 40 minutes
Use breathing, articulation, pace and tone as an actor tool.
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- 8 sections of explanation, worked examples and diagrams
- 1 practice task with hints and worked answers
- A quiz that marks itself as you go
- Your progress kept across every subject you take
Other lessons in this sub-strand
- Acting for film
- The body
- Body language and gesture
- The voice
- The voice for the microphone
- Imagination
- Emotion
- Using the tools together
- The tools on stage
- The tools on film
- Stage and film compared
- Why the tools matter
- Character and role
- Traits and personality
- Motivation
- Character relationships
- Backstory and given circumstances
- Internalising the role
- Empathy and role playing
- De-roling and care
- How an actor prepares
- Analysing the script
- Rehearsal
- Awareness of space on set
- Acting to the camera
- Continuity for the actor
- Working with the director
- Acting in a short film
- Reviewing the performance
- Journal and appreciation