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MADDD SHOWCASE 2020
DRAMA - Year 9
Our Year in Year 9 Drama
MISA Drama PIP Day
On Wednesday, 14 October, the Drama classes from Years 9-12 all joined together for a day full of fun. The day started off with getting out of our comfort zones, splitting everyone up into groups to connect with people we didn't know whilst having fun playing a game of charades. As the day progressed we developed skills for character building, storytelling and playbuilding through the various workshops we completed. - Sarah
National Simultaneous Storytime
National Simultaneous Storytime (NSS) is held annually by the Australian Library and Information Association. Every year, a picture book, written and illustrated by an Australian author and illustrator, is read simultaneously in libraries, schools, pre-schools, childcare centres, family homes, bookshops and many other places around the country.
In Term 2, we were assigned roles to create a short play inspired by the book
Whitney and Britney - Chicken Divas. Due to COVID-19, we had to record our play and it was displayed in the Auditorium for T-2. We had around six weeks to make our play about the Chicken Divas. The roles we were assigned were:
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Whitney - Charlotte
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Britney - Bree
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Von Do the Fox - Agnes
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Crocodile - Keria
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Party Guard - Toby
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Other Animals - Bri, Erin, Cheyanne, Tallan
We had a lot of fun designing and coming up with different ideas for our play. We are very happy the kids like it
Stories In The Dark
In Term 1 we studied Stanislavski’s “Method” approach to actor training and the theatrical style of Realism. Stanislavski applied a scientific approach to acting, constantly experimenting with his work. The system he created taught actors how to use skill, discipline, and willpower to achieve a realistic performance. Realism allows us to create a believable and realistic performance for the audience while the performer utilizes Stanislavski’s techniques.
Ancient Greek Drama
Stanislavski, Realism and Verbatim
In Term 1 we studied Stanislavski’s “Method” approach to actor training and the theatrical style of Realism. Stanislavski applied a scientific approach to acting, constantly experimenting with his work. The system he created taught actors how to use skill, discipline, and willpower to achieve a realistic performance. Realism allows us to create a believable and realistic performance for the audience while the performer utilizes Stanislavski’s techniques.
Verbatim theater is a performance which is developed from the words of someone who has been interviewed. For our Year 9 Drama class, we all interviewed a person in our family. Recording their exact words, we each then developed a performance from them.
Film Genres
Bree - My short film was about action, adventure and western. I made the film about a missing pony being trapped by wolves and a girl and her horse coming to rescue the pony and save the day.
Charlotte - During online learning, we were given the task to create a short film based on the genres that were given to us during class. I decided to go on an adventure and I created a short film about my dog Tack and I going on an adventure. I filmed it around my house and yard and i definitely had to have patiences with Tack but we got there in the end
Erin - In Drama for my second assignment I was tasked with creating a genre based short film/scene from a film. To complete my task, I chose the genre of horror/thriller. My story featured two characters, and was filmed in the late hours of the day with planned scenes and shots. Considering that I didn’t have much to work with I did like the final result of my film. My film is about a warning and a bad decision not to follow that warning resulting in an overall loss.
Izzy - When I was given the assessment to make a short film I knew I wanted to create a cinematic documentary type film showcasing the beautiful land and why we love to be farmers. I also wanted to share what our experience was during the COVID lockdown.
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Kiera -
Drama Projects - COVID Learning
During the events of COVID-19, school was held on online platforms, during this time period Year 9 Drama completed a range of modules about different aspects and elements of Drama. We focused on modules around ;Set Design, Costume Design, Lighting Design, Promotion and Program, Script Writing, Video Drama, Research, Review, Director's Portfolio and Monologue. Our students each completed one or more of the modules and these are now being showcased for MADDD Night, feel free to explore the different modules that Year 9 Drama has completed during their online school experience.
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