AQA GCSE Drama Student Book: Revised Edition

KEY TERMS: Hills Hoist: a brand of rotary clothes line particularly popular in Australia. Cyclorama: a large piece of stretched fabric upon which lights or images can be projected. TASK 4 a Choose a different character from those in Task 3. Design a costume for them in a key scene. Consider: hair, make-up, fabric, t, accessories, headwear and shoes. b Write a paragraph explaining how the costume suggests the character’s role in the play and the effect their external presentation will have on the audience. Set design inspired by context One of the challenges of designing Things I Know to be True is capturing its different settings, seasons and moods. As there are quick changes of location, you will need to think about how you can suggest these without long, impractical scene changes. Consider how your design will: serve the practical needs of the play show the period and location contribute to the atmosphere and purpose of the scene. In the script, the Price family home is said to contain: ‘A family room, a kitchen and patio extension at the back open to a classic Australian backyard. A Hills Hoist , a lemon tree, a well-cut lawn, a rose garden, a shed up the back somewhere and an ancient eucalypt towering above’. Further speci c contextual features which might in uence the set include: working-class family kitchen garden shown through the seasons background projections or cyclorama to suggest the time of day or season contemporary tables and chairs. The characters frequently move in and out, which suggests that the garden is as much a living space as the house. TASK 5 The chart on the next page lists some of the main settings of the play. After you have chosen your stage con guration, use it to begin formulating ideas for your set design. 78 COMPONENT 1 UNDERSTANDING DRAMA