Drama study guides

A complete OCR GCSE Drama guide to design and technical elements: set and staging design, costume and make-up, lighting, sound, and the roles and responsibilities in the theatre, the design knowledge that underpins the written paper and both practicals.

A complete OCR GCSE Drama guide to devising drama for Component 01/02: the devising process from stimulus to performance, working from a stimulus, the portfolio of supporting evidence, the final devised performance, and evaluating the work across AO1, AO2 and AO4.

A complete OCR GCSE Drama guide to drama techniques and terminology: explorative and drama techniques, dramatic conventions and devices, genres and styles, staging configurations, and the elements and mediums of drama, the underpinning vocabulary for every component.

A complete OCR GCSE Drama guide to live theatre evaluation for Component 04 Section B: watching and recording a production, analysing the performers, analysing the design and staging, evaluating the directorial concept and impact, and writing the extended response across AO3 and AO4.

A complete OCR GCSE Drama guide to presenting and performing texts for Component 03: choosing a performance text and two extracts, acting skills for performance, performing as a designer, building an interpretation, and the visiting-examiner assessment, focused on AO2.

A complete OCR GCSE Drama guide to the set text for Component 04 Section A: approaching the text as a script, its social and historical context, answering as a performer, answering as a designer and director, and Section A exam technique, all focused on AO3.