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           GCSE Live theatre review- Section C                                       Sound Design

                                                                                     Ambient Noise-The sound heard in a room with no sound
                                                                                     sources

                                                                                     Microphone-What an actor speaks/sings into to amplify or

             •   PHYSICALITY                                                         record their voice


             •   Facial Expression Showing how you feel                              Radio Mic-A microphone worn on the actor’s body
                 with your face Movements How you are                                Soundscape Using a range of sounds to create an
                 moving on the stage                                                 environment for a scene. Repeated words or phrases can also

             •   Posture The positioning of you                                      be used.
                 shoulders/back
                                                                                     Diegetic Sound-Sound that the characters on stage can hear
             •   Body Language How you are showing
                 character/emotion with your body                                    Non-Diegetic Sound-Sound that the characters on stage
                 Stillness                                                           cannot hear (creates mood and atmosphere through

             •   Gait the manner of your movement                                    underscoring)

             •   VOCAL

             •   Pitch How high or low Pace The speed of                             Technology/Effects AV Audio-Visual – projected or screened
                 your voice
                                                                                     Dry Ice Frozen gas that forms a mist or fog when dropped
             •   Tone the emotion you are showing Volume                             into water
                 How loud or quiet you are speaking
                 Accent/Dialect Different pronunciations                             Pyrotechnics Firework effects – usually electronically fired

                                                                                     Rigging-The equipment that suspends lighting and above the

                                                                                     stage Smoke Machine produces clouds of coloured or white
                                                                                     fog
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