VOICE

National Theatre Vocal work on O What a Noble Mind speech

The way Ms. Van Exan speaks ACCENT

QUICKLY or SLOWLY PACE

Loudness or quietness of the voice VOLUME

Clearness of the voice CLARITY

“Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself.” Stress on a word or phrase “Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself.” Charlie Chaplain EMPHASIS

HIGH or LOW PITCH

QUICKLY or SLOWLY PACE

X-factor 2012 is………………………………………………………………………………… James! AND THE WINNER OF X-factor 2012 is………………………………………………………………………………… James! PAUSE

Clear PRONUNCIATION of words ARTICULATION

Natural flowing speech FLUENCY

The rising and falling of the voice. WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT? The rising and falling of the voice. INTONATION

"Fight and you may die. Run and you will live at least awhile "Fight and you may die. Run and you will live at least awhile. And dying in your bed many years from now, would you be willing to trade all the days from this day to that for one chance, just one chance, to come back here as young men and tell our enemies that they may take our lives but they will never take our freedom!" Appropriate speech for the person being spoken to, or for the situation REGISTER

I just want to be a vampire I love you please love me back I love you, but I just want to be a vampire Garr I hate that guy Extra! EMOTION = TONE

MOVEMENT

NATIONAL THEATRE curious incident of dog in the night time movement This one is a good one! His Dark Materials Bear Fight His Dark Materials Torture

Use of the body as means of communication MOVEMENT

Stylised movement creating the illusion of reality MIME

MESSAGE GIVEN BY THE POSITION OF THE BODY BODY LANGUAGE

FACIAL EXPRESSION

GESTURE

Naturalistic

stylised

Eye contact

POSTURE

speed

BALANCE THREE HAVE IT, TWO DON’T …

Speaking, moving or pausing at exactly the right moment TIMING

Use of space

Use of levels

Movements which follow a pattern or a beat RHYTHM

positioning

Naturalistic Movement, as in characterisation, involves: • body language • facial expression • gesture • eye contact • posture • use of space Stylised Movement, as in expressing abstract ideas, involves: • balance • speed • timing • positioning • use of levels • use of space • rhythm • stance • use of direction

mannerisms

VOICE Accent Pace Volume Clarity Emphasis Pitch Pause Articulation MOVEMENT Mime Body language Facial expression Gesture Naturalistic Stylised Eye contact Posture Balance Speed Timing Use of levels Use of space Positioning Mannerisms Rhythm VOICE Accent Pace Volume Clarity Emphasis Pitch Pause Articulation Fluency Intonation Registe

MIME

MIME SHOULD BE: IMPLE RECISE XAGGERATED LEAR LOW S P E C S