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What dramatic conventions and devices does OCR GCSE Drama expect you to use and recognise?

Dramatic conventions and devices: narration, direct address, monologue, flashback, cross-cutting, marking the moment, multi-role and symbolism, their effect on the audience, and how they shape a piece (AO1, AO3).
The dramatic conventions and devices OCR GCSE Drama expects you to use and recognise: narration, direct address, monologue, flashback, cross-cutting, marking the moment, multi-role and symbolism, their effect on the audience, and how they shape a piece.
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What explorative and drama techniques does OCR GCSE Drama expect you to know and use?

Explorative and drama techniques: still image, thought-tracking, hot-seating, role play, improvisation and forum theatre, what each produces, and how they are used to develop and explore drama (AO1, AO3).
The explorative and drama techniques OCR GCSE Drama expects you to know and use: still image, thought-tracking, hot-seating, role play, improvisation and forum theatre, what each produces, and how they are used to develop and explore drama.
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What genres and styles of drama does OCR GCSE Drama expect you to recognise and apply?

Genres and styles of drama: naturalism and realism, non-naturalistic and physical theatre, epic and political theatre, comedy and tragedy, their conventions, and how style shapes performance and design (AO1, AO3).
The genres and styles of drama OCR GCSE Drama expects you to recognise and apply: naturalism and realism, non-naturalistic and physical theatre, epic and political theatre, comedy and tragedy, their conventions, and how style shapes performance and design.
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What staging configurations does OCR GCSE Drama expect you to know, and how do they affect the audience?

Staging configurations: proscenium arch, thrust, in the round, traverse and end on, the actor-audience relationship and sightlines of each, and how configuration shapes meaning and design (AO3).
The staging configurations OCR GCSE Drama expects you to know: proscenium arch, thrust, in the round, traverse and end on, the actor-audience relationship and sightlines of each, and how configuration shapes meaning and design.
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What are the elements and mediums of drama, and how do they create meaning in OCR GCSE Drama?

The elements and mediums of drama: tension, focus, contrast, climax and rhythm as elements, and the use of space, levels, movement, voice and silence as mediums, and how they build dramatic meaning (AO1, AO3).
The elements and mediums of drama in OCR GCSE Drama: tension, focus, contrast, climax and rhythm as elements, and the use of space, levels, movement, voice and silence as mediums, and how they build dramatic meaning.
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