*improved* callum martin charlie chaplin

Charlie Chaplin's real name is sir Charles Spencer and he was an English silent film star. His life lasted between 1889 and 1977 and 75 of those years he was working as a silent film star. He became a household name after his alter ego "the tramp" was born and he is now considered one of the best actors of all time. He had a rough childhood living in the Victorian era and by the age of nine years old he had already been sent to the workhouse twice, even worse his mother was committed to a mental asylum. luckily his life got better and in 1914 he was working with keystone studios and in 1972 he received the honorary award for "the very big effect he has had in making moving pictures the art form of this century".

Callum martin Ernie incredible illuminations task 5 7b1

In my performance of Ernie's incredible illusinations I played Ernie in the scene in which he is in a library and imagines major Fraser climbing the third tallest mountain in the world. I think I understood and showed my character quite well and I also feel that I was good at staying in role, even if there are mistakes or distractions because I, as Ernie anxiously watched the climb of major Fraser. That also fits under the category of the KPI; responding fluently to characters whether I am speaking or not. I showed Ernie's objective (to watch the mountain climb and see major Fraser rescued) by watching the whole time and reacting to what happened.

As well as achieving the KPI's from P1 I achieved some KPI's from P2 because I projected my voice audibly with understanding, regardless of character and emotion when I spoke my lines I also articulated my lines clearly. At the end I controlled my pitch to show understanding of my character
And at the beginning I controlled pace and pause to add emphasis and show character.

callum martin 7b1 drama homework lesson 1

Character = A person in the world of the drama, played by an actor.

Action = What a character does to try to achieve an objective.

Facial expression = How your character shows emotion on their face

Articulation = Making your voice (consonants) clear.

Pitch = How high or low your character’s voice is.

Objective = What a character wants in a scene.

Projection = Making your voice (vowels) loud without shouting.

Posture = How your character stands (or sits)

Gesture = How your character moves their hands

Callum Martin drama homework key words


Exaggeration = Making things look or sound bigger than they would normally be.

Comedy = Drama which is meant to make us laugh

Title card = A card which gives the audience information or shows what a character is saying in a movie.

Mine = Showing things that aren’t there with our bodies: “Making the invisible visible”

Gesture = The movements we make with our hands.

Character = A person an actor is pretending to be or a person in the world of the drama.

Pace = How fast the action and movement is.

Slapstick = Comedy in which people get hurt.

Placard = A card which is held up to give information or show what a character is saying in the theatre.

Callum Martin Charlie Chaplin

• Sir Charles spencer "Charlie" Chaplin was an English silent film star. His career lasted 75 years, he was born in 1889 and died in 1977. He became a known name when he created his alter ego "the tramp" and he is now considered one of the most good people in the movie industry. As he grew up poor in the Victorian era he was sent to the workhouse twice at just nine years of age and just when you would think his life couldn't get any worse his mother was committed to a mental asylum, a rough life but luckily by 1914 he was working with keystone studios producing silent films. He later received an honorary academy award in 1972 fo "the very big effect he has had in making moving pictures the art form of this century".

Callum Martin assessment feedback

I did not Stay fully in role, even if there are mistakes or distractions
We did Project voice audibly, regardless of character and emotion but not as well as we could have
We did Articulate lines clearly, regardless of character and emotion
We did Control pitch to show understanding of my character or role
We did Remember planned blocking and move in the space with purpose but we could have done better
We did Consider the audience’s sightlines and ensure they can see