Lesson 2 Dutch revolt

• Drama
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 1

PERIOD

Big Idea: Adaptability is demonstrated by the ability to change, alter or cope with new environments or circumstances.

The theme: ADAPTABILITY!

Today

1 Recap

2 Warm-up

3 Assignment 1

4 Assignment 2

Aim

Using middle age art to inspire a performance

How to create atmospheres using lights and sound

Warm up

Wizard

Priest

Knight

Witch

Peasant

King/Queen

Assignment 1

Walking round the room

Look at the image on the board

Make that image with a small group

TEACHER CHOOSES 1 person for lights and 1 person for sound!

Technical theatre?

Sets the tone for a performance 

Tells the audience where they are, what time it is and what kind of day it is.

Technical theatre is what makes a carpet fly and a pumpkin turn into a beautiful carriage.

Gives technicians a chance to create the fantastic and the magical.

Lighting function

Visibility: What you can see

Mood: feelings that the scene evokes

Focus: What your eyes are drawn to

Modeling: Placement of lights to create dimension.

Lights out and use a torch to light your/students face in different ways.

Different ways of using sound on stage.

 

• Spoken word
• Mood music (live or recorded)
  
• Transition music
  
• Sound effects

Let's look at a video about creating sound effects for movies!

Assignment 1 - prep time!

In your groups from history

Look through the middle ages in your history book choose a story you like

Draw 3 three tableaux on the comic strip

Start middle and end of your Middle ages story/theme

• Use your tableaus as your starting point. 
• You can use spoken word.
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• Use light & sound to create an atmosphere. 
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• Think: how much can you show us rather than 'tell' us?

Today's assignment

Reflection and feedback

Write today's date in a new page of your drama book

Question 1: What did you do well today? How do you know you did it well?

Question 2: Of the feedback given to anyone, which was the most helpful?

TO ADAPT?

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