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Design and technical elements

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How does costume and make-up design communicate character, status and period in OCR GCSE Drama?

Costume and make-up design: using costume, accessories, hair and make-up to communicate character, status, period and change, support the performer, and signal meaning to an audience (AO2, AO3).
How costume and make-up design communicates character, status and period in OCR GCSE Drama: using costume, accessories, hair and make-up to communicate character, status, period and change, support the performer, and signal meaning to an audience.
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How does lighting design shape focus, mood, time and place in OCR GCSE Drama?

Lighting design: using intensity, colour, angle, direction and changes (states, fades, snaps) to shape focus, mood, time and place, support the action, and communicate meaning to an audience (AO2, AO3).
How lighting design shapes focus, mood, time and place in OCR GCSE Drama: using intensity, colour, angle, direction and changes (states, fades, snaps) to shape focus, mood, time and place, support the action, and communicate meaning to an audience.
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How does set and staging design create place, atmosphere and meaning in OCR GCSE Drama?

Set and staging design: using set, props, levels, entrances and the use of space to establish place, period and atmosphere, support the action and communicate meaning to an audience (AO2, AO3).
How set and staging design creates place, atmosphere and meaning in OCR GCSE Drama: using set, props, levels, entrances and the use of space to establish place, period and atmosphere, support the action and communicate meaning to an audience.
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How does sound design create atmosphere, signal action and shape meaning in OCR GCSE Drama?

Sound design: using music, sound effects, recorded and live sound, level and timing to create atmosphere, signal time and place, support the action and communicate meaning to an audience (AO2, AO3).
How sound design creates atmosphere, signals action and shapes meaning in OCR GCSE Drama: using music, sound effects, recorded and live sound, level and timing to create atmosphere, signal time and place, support the action and communicate meaning to an audience.
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What are the roles and responsibilities in the theatre, and how do they work together in OCR GCSE Drama?

Roles and responsibilities in theatre: the playwright, director, performer, designers and stage management, what each contributes to a production, and how the roles collaborate to realise a piece for an audience (AO3).
The roles and responsibilities in the theatre in OCR GCSE Drama: the playwright, director, performer, designers and stage management, what each contributes to a production, and how the roles collaborate to realise a piece for an audience.
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