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Quick questions on Characterisation: building a role - SQA National 5 Drama
5short Q&A pairs drawn directly from our worked dot-point answer. For full context and worked exam questions, read the parent dot-point page.
What is understanding the character?Show answer
Before choosing voice and movement, decide who the character is:
What is sustaining the character?Show answer
A believable character is kept consistent from start to finish and reacts in role to what happens. Sustaining means staying in character even when not speaking, listening and responding truthfully, and not dropping the voice, posture or focus. A character who changes for no reason, or who comes out of role, breaks the audience's belief.
What is q1?Show answer
Name three things you should understand about a character before performing them. [3 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
How can an actor show a character's status through movement? [2 marks]
What is q3?Show answer
What does it mean to sustain a character? [1 mark]
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