Eduqas GCSE Drama design elements overview quiz quiz

Acting, directing, writing and producing

Set and staging, costume and make-up, lighting, and sound

Improvisation, hot-seating, narration and mime

Naturalism, epic theatre, physical theatre and absurdism

Only the lighting states

Place, period and atmosphere, while supporting the action and performers

The actors' lines

The running order of the music

It cannot; only colour matters

Pristine, faded, torn or patched clothing tells the audience about a character's circumstances

Condition only matters for make-up

It signals the time of day

Making the stage bright

Directing the audience's focus

Replacing the set

Covering the sound

Dark lighting

Nice lighting

A snap to a single cold overhead light isolating the character at the revelation

Normal lighting

There is no difference

Diegetic sound is part of the world and heard by the characters; non-diegetic is heard only by the audience

Diegetic sound is always music

Non-diegetic sound is always live

It does not count

A held silence at the right moment can make a line or image land harder than any cue

Silence is only used to test the speakers

Silence is the same as a blackout

Loud is always better

A cue that drowns a line, or music too loud or constant, fights the scene

Sound should always be at full volume

The audience cannot hear quiet sound

To use only one element

To combine set, costume, lighting and sound into one coherent design where they reinforce one another

To design each element on a separate day

To let each designer work without the director

It does not; separate choices are preferred

Contradictory elements confuse the audience; coherence communicates clearly

Pulling apart is faster to design

The examiner cannot tell the difference

Look as expensive as possible

Support the performers, leaving room to move and revealing what the audience needs

Replace the acting

Be as loud and bright as possible

Using as many effects as possible

Making specific, purposeful choices and tying each to its effect on the audience

Keeping every choice vague

Ignoring the director