At GCSE and A Level students are required to have a strong understanding of technical elements. This bundle includes the lighting, sound design, costume and set design resource packs. Lighting Design Contents Include: Visibility, Composition, Given Circumstances, Themes & Symbols, Focus, Sculpture, Mood & Atmosphere, Colour/Semiotics, Direction, Movement, Intensity, Focus, Profile, Moving Head, Follow Spot, Gobo, Washes, Flood & Strobe, Fresnel, Parcan, Birdie, LED Lights, Practical Lighting, Lighting Console, Cue Sheets, The Lighting Rig, Front Light, Top/Backlight, Sidelight, Footlights, Cyclorama, The McCandless Method, Development of Design, Diffusion & Key Terms. Sound Design Contents Include: The Purpose of Sound, Diegetic & Non-Diegetic, Live Sound, Pre-recorded Sound, Soundscapes, Realism, Symbolism, Reverb, Fade, Volume, Transitions, The Sound Mixer Sound Plots, Microphones & Speakers. Costume Design Contents Include: Design Process, Conveying Context, Supporting Style, Colour, Condition, Cut, Fabric, Fit, Adornments, Practicalities, Shape, Texture, Hair & Make-up, Stylised Make-up, Masks, Period Costumes, Classical/Greek, The Medieval Period, The Renaissance, Seventeenth Century, Eighteenth Century & Nineteenth Century. Set Design Contents Include: Writing about Set Design, Scale, Era/Time Period, Materials, Location, Texture, Transitions, Set Design Styles, Fantasy, Realism, Symbolism, Minimalism, Staging Conventions, Proscenium Arch / End-on, Trust, In-the-round, Traverse, Promenade, Multi-focus Environments, Black Box, Created or Found Spaces, Promenade (2), Site-specific, Street Theatre, Technical Features, Revolve, Hydraulics & Trucks, Rostra, Flies, Projection, Gauze, Practitioners & Process, Jocelyn Herbert, Bunny Christie, Scale Models, Antigone & Stage Design Task. For more Drama resources, visit Subject Resources on Google.

This resource pack contains over 70 of our favourite tried and tested Drama rehearsal techniques. This pack is great for students to look through ahead of their devising process at both GCSE and A Level, as well as a very useful revision tool for all of the written exam units. Contents Include: Physical Rehearsal Techniques Bigger & Bigger, Mirror Work, Sculpting, Physical Dialogue, Mime, Tension States – Jacques Lecoq, Valley of the Giants – Jacques Lecoq, Exploring ways to Touch, Tableau, Rhythm & Ritualism, Levels of Exaggeration – Steven Berkoff, Stylised Movement, Clowning, Neutral Mask, Exploring Levels, Round-By-Through, Fluff Picking, Non-verbal Language, Push Hands, Ladders Exercise, Steps, Contact Improvisation, Playing with Stance, Physical Gestus – Bertolt Brecht, Physical Punctuation, Animal Study – Lee Strasberg, Hand of Charisma, Bamboo Sticks, Shoaling, Prop Integration, Proxemics, Harshness & Tenderness, Laban Efforts – Rudolf Laban, Mie, Cartoon Mime, Marche Sur Place, Viewpoints, Melodrama & Physical Verbatim - DV8. Vocal Rehearsal Techniques Actioning, Choral Speech, Lip Trills & Flutters, Tongue Twisters, Experimenting with Pitch, Accents, Intonation, Emotional Range, Recording Dialogue, The Ultimate List of Tongue Twisters, On Breath – Antonin Artaud, Gibberish, Resonance & Humming. Subtext Rehearsal Techniques Magic If – Konstantin Stanislavski, Hot Seating, Inner Thoughts/ Thought Tracking, Conscience Alley, Repetition, Master & Servant, Temporal Divisions, Role on the Wall, Seven Questions – Konstantin Stanislavski, Given Circumstances, Soliloquy, Role-reversal, Visualisation, Writing in Role, Capturing the Essence, The Missing Scene, Genre Splicing, Off-text Improvisation, Identifying Basic Needs, Discussion & Exploration, The Big Secret, Tempo Rhythm – Konstantin Stanislavski. For more Drama resources, visit Subject Resources.

This huge resource pack contains 50 of our favourite Drama games to play with your students. Each game has clear instructions and focuses on developing key skills. Games are focused around the following areas, Physical, Skill, Concentration and Imagination. Each game can be displayed electronically in your rehearsal room or printed out for ease of reference. Games include… Ensemble Counting, Splat, Wink Murder, Shazam!, The Name Game, Babuska, Tableau Olympics, Madame Tussauds Wax Works, Jump In, Jump Out, Change the Channel, Mexican Clap, Fruit Salad, Graveyard, Park Bench, Circle Story, Trust Exercises, Doctor’s Surgery, Directors, The Mystery Suitcase, Yes, Let’s! , What Are You Doing?, Fake News, Traffic Lights, Colour Contact, Ensemble Instructions, Character Pulse, Machines, 60-Seconds, Try Not to Laugh, Drama Freeze, Night Watchman, Tongue Twisters, Family Portrait, Anyone Who, The Empty Chair, I’ve Got Some News!, Status Bridge, The World’s Greatest Sandwich, Rhyme Time, Mastermind, Two Truths & A Lie, Mafia, The Ball Game, Human Knot, Taxi, The Line Game, Oh No!, Chewy Toffee, Sound Story& Shake Down. For more Drama resources, visit Subject Resources.

This pack provides a deeper look at the techniques and methodologies of Konstantin Stanislavski (1863-1938). This pack is perfect for independent student learning or can be used as a valuable resource whilst teaching. Areas covered: The First Acquaintance, Three Core Elements, Given Circumstances, Actioning, Subtext, Tempo Rhythm, Circles of Attention, Units & Objectives, Method of Physical Actions, Emotion Memory, Imagination, Circles of Attention, Before-time, Public Solitude, Endowment, Magic If, Active Analysis, Relaxation, Influences, The Fourth Wall, Key Quotes, The Moscow Art Theatre, The American Tour, The Method (overview), The Young Stanislavski, Principle Terms Glossary.

Our Find Me resource pack is perfect for anyone studying this play for their GCSE or A Levels. In this pack, we explore key moments, performance characteristics and a large collection of practice questions. *Ideal for OCR’s Drama GCSE. Contents Include: Summary, Olwyn Wymark, Key Themes, Inspiration, Parent-Child Relationships, Treatment of Mental Illness, Seeking Safety, Performance Characteristics, Genre, Multi-role, Minimal Props & Scenery, Episodic Structure, SCHP, 1970s Fashion, Social Stigma, Key Moments, Building Blocks Scene, Edward & The Interviewer, French Restaurant, Swimming Fantasy Scene, Flooring the Bathroom, Jean’s Monologue, Jean’s Monologue (Task), Practice Exam Questions, Exemplar Answers. For more Drama resources, visit Subject Resources.

This pack contains essential techniques, strategies and inspiration for students embarking on their Drama GCSE or A Level devising process. This guide is suited to GCSE and A Level students and supports their journey from stimuli to the final performance. More Drama resources are available at Subject Resources. Contents Include: The Starting Point, Working with a Stimulus, Discussion & Planning, Research, Rehearsal Advice, Break the Ice, Aims & Objectives, Artistic Intentions, Style, Verbatim, Dislocated Dialogue, Creative Writing, Staging, Entrances & Exits, Newspaper Buffet, Image Theatre, The Elephant in the Room, Perspectives, Character Function, Engaging the Audience, Pace & Tension, Juxtaposition, Conscience Alley, Thought Tracking, Marking the Moment, Motif, Cross-cutting, Flashback, Narration, Role Play, Inspirational Quotes and 6-Week Devising Planner.

This pack explores the techniques, influences and methodology of influential theatre practitioner Bertolt Brecht. Areas covered: Spass, Alienation, Gestus, Haltung, Stage Directions, Lehrstücke, Placards, Inductive Rehearsal, Narration, Direct Address, Montage, Music, The Silent Scream, Set Design, Split Role, Not-But, Multi-rolling, Historification, Lighting, Caspar Neher, Expressionism, Biography, Buchner, Marxism & The Everyman.

This pack provides a deeper look at the techniques and methodologies of Lee Strasberg (1901-1982). This pack is perfect for independent student learning or can be used as a valuable resource whilst teaching. Areas covered: Biography, Group Theatre 1931, Relaxation, Concentration, Sense Memory, Breakfast Drink, Daily Activity, Private Moment, Private Moment Exercise, Improvisation, Animal Study, Anticipation, Director, Creating Character, Given Circumstances, Word & Lines & Key Quotes. More Drama resources are available from Subject Resources.

This practitioner pack explores the techniques and methodologies of Stephen Berkoff. The intention of this pack is to provide students with valuable and revision friendly information to aid their practical work. Areas covered: Total Theatre, Levels of Exaggeration, Greek Theatre, Grotesque, Kvetch, Essence Machine, Mie, Burdens, Punch & Judy, Jo-Ha-Kyu, Mime, Mask, Biography & Key Quotes. The pack is sent as a digital PDF document to your email after purchase. For A4 printed pack copies, please visit Subject Resources via Google search.

This pack contains techniques and methodologies from 12 leading theatre practitioners. This guide is perfect to help students with their GCSE and A Level Drama course content for devising and general revision. Each practitioner section contains a quick reference table of their most popular techniques for students to learn and apply to their own practice. Practitioners included: Stanislavski, Artaud, Brecht, Meisner, Littlewood, Hagen, Grotowski, Berkoff, Kneehigh, Complicité, Frantic Assembly & Punchdrunk.

This pack contains techniques and methodologies from 12 leading theatre practitioners. This guide is perfect to help students with their GCSE and A Level Drama course content for devising and general revision. Each practitioner section contains a quick reference table of their most popular techniques for students to learn and apply to their own practice. Practitioners included Stanislavski, Artaud, Brecht, Meisner, Littlewood, Hagen, Grotowski, Berkoff, Kneehigh, Complicité, Frantic Assembly & Punchdrunk.

Introduce your students to Berkoff’s Kvetch with this set of ‘moan’ cards. Simply cut them out, laminate and give to students to act out. Students will have loads of fun working on these cards either in pairs or small groups.

Looking for more great practice questions to help your student studying Find Me for their exam? Look no further! I have created a bank of 16 questions split across 4, 6 and 8 marks responses to help students with their revision. Some questions also include exemplar answers to share with your students.