Year 7

Developing analytical comments for live theatre

In this lesson, we will start to look in more detail at the choices theatre designers make and the effects this creates for an audience

Year 7

Developing analytical comments for live theatre

In this lesson, we will start to look in more detail at the choices theatre designers make and the effects this creates for an audience

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, students will watch a short extract from a theatre production where the focus is on use of design skills. Using basic design terminology to describe the use of design skills, they will comment on how the design skills support the action on stage.

Content guidance

  • Physical activity required.

Supervision

Adult supervision recommended

Licence

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5 Questions

Q1.
Atmosphere is....
A lighting effect which creates shadows.
A type of music to be played under a scene.
Correct answer: The mood or feeling created on stage for the audience.
Q2.
Who made the production of Treasure Island we are exploring in these lessons?
Netflix.
The BBC.
Correct answer: The National Theatre.
Q3.
Which of the following is NOT a word we would use to describe lighting?
Bright.
Correct answer: Deafening.
Focused.
Q4.
Which words could we use to describe atmosphere?
Correct answer: Bleak, cosy, tense.
Red, sunny, dark.
Subtle, dim, loud.
Q5.
What is the definition of pitch?
Correct answer: How high or low a sound is.
How loud or quiet a sound is.
The duration of a sound.

5 Questions

Q1.
What type of light is used to create the stars?
Correct answer: LEDs.
Spotlight.
Strobe light.
Q2.
Where are Jim and Long John Silver sat on the stage?
Centre stage
Correct answer: Downstage centre.
Upstage centre.
Q3.
Which of these is NOT a correct stage position term?
Stage right.
Correct answer: Topstage.
Upstage.
Q4.
Which of the following would be an analytical comment?
The music was played by string and woodwind instruments.
The music was quiet and at a high pitch.
Correct answer: The underscoring music helped to create a sense of awe and wonder for the audience.
Q5.
Why was the rest of the stage in blackout in the scene we studied? (Choose two answers)
Correct answer: To draw our focus to the actors down stage.
To hide parts of the set we weren't meant to see.
Correct answer: To make the scene look like night time and to help the stars stand out.