Starter In pairs decide on a topic to
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Starter In pairs, decide on a topic to argue about in the roles of parent and child (e. g. , curfew, allowance, not allowed something). Argue for a minute or two, trying to maintain eye contact throughout the debate. Partners keep track of the number of times the other breaks eye contact.
Objectives • To understand what makes drama ‘interesting’ • To plan scripts that are dramatically interesting by using stock characters
At the bus stop In pairs, improvise a conversation between two strangers at the bus stop. You have 3 minutes.
What did you discuss? • The weather? • The bus is late / what time’s the bus? / do you know where it’s going? Etc • School? Jobs? Sport? Thinking Question: What sort of things do people discuss at the bus stop? Why aren’t they interesting enough for good drama?
Write a definition of a stock character. ?
A stock character • A stereotype that audiences recognise from a range of drama (e. g. a damsel in distress, a dastardly villain. ) • Now see if you can think of some NEW stock characters! Write them down in pairs.
Examples of NEW stock characters: • • • A mad cat lady? A super hero? An evil villain? A dizzy blonde? A hungry giant? A lazy teenager?
Stock characters – how many did you get? • • • Action hero Super hero Cat lady Mad scientist Evil villain School bully Dizzy blonde Zombie/monster Pantomime giant Gentle giant • • • Geek/nerd Spoilt child Strict teacher Wise elderly person Damsel in distress
So what makes drama ‘interesting’ to watch? • Pick TWO characters from your list of NEW stock characters. • Why are these two characters going to make our drama more interesting than the bus stop role play we did at the start?
Your task • What happens at the bus stop when two of your characters (or more) sit next to each other? • Probably a comedy – or PARODY (parodying stereotypes) • Show the stock character/stereotype
Some ideas. . . • Giant and nerd (tries to eat the nerd whilst he tries to calculate the giant’s height using the length of his shadow and positioning of the sun) • Evil villain and blonde (tries to kidnap her but can’t because the bus is late – but all she’s worried about is her hair and nails. ) • Superhero and nutty professor. . .
Show your work! Who wants to perform? !
