Explorative Stratergies

Here are some ways to create a still image: one person acts as a sculptor and creates images by positioning individuals in the group in relation to one another to create a still image. a group can create an image one by one, to show a large group situation, eg after a road accident. a piece of action can be stopped at a particular moment, to allow an audience to appreciate what is happening.

Just like a photograph, a still image can be examined closely, and the audience can note body language, facial expressions or proxemics to give clues as to the situation or the people within the situation at that moment

Thought-tracking Thought-tracking helps inform an audience about a character. You see it in action when: a character speaks out loud about his/her inner thoughts at a particular moment in the drama a character speaks out loud about his/her inner thoughts during a freeze frame/still-image

Narrating is what you do when you're giving a spoken commentary on the action taking place during a drama. It's a useful technique when you want to inform the audience of what is happening. Why use narrating? What can it add to a drama? Narrating can make a drama more understandable or stylised in a number of ways: an actor can speak the commentary over the action happening in the drama. a character can speak out what s/he thinks the audience needs to know about the characters or the situation of which s/he is a part - this is called self-narrating. an actor can just tell the audience what they need to know in between scenes. a character can read or write a diary or letter that informs the audience what is important for them to know about what is happening or going to happen.

NARRATING

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