S A M P L EDRAMA
Written examination
Day Date Reading time: *.** to *.** (15 minutes) Writing time: *.** to *.** (1 hour 30 minutes)
QUESTION AND ANSWER BOOK
Structure of bookSection Number of
questionsNumber of questions
to be answeredNumber of
marks
A 5 1 15B 2 2 35
Total 50
• Studentsarepermittedtobringintotheexaminationroom:pens,pencils,highlighters,erasers,sharpenersandrulers.
• StudentsareNOTpermittedtobringintotheexaminationroom:blanksheetsofpaperand/or correctionfluid/tape.• Nocalculatorisallowedinthisexamination.
Materials supplied• Questionandanswerbookof20pages• DetachableinsertforSectionBinthecentrefold• Additionalspaceisavailableattheendofthebookifyouneedextrapapertocompleteananswer.
Instructions• Writeyourstudentnumberinthespaceprovidedaboveonthispage.• AllwrittenresponsesmustbeinEnglish.
At the end of the examination• Youmaykeepthedetachedinsert.
Students are NOT permitted to bring mobile phones and/or any other unauthorised electronic devices into the examination room.
©VICTORIANCURRICULUMANDASSESSMENTAUTHORITY2019
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SUPERVISOR TO ATTACH PROCESSING LABEL HEREVictorian Certificate of Education Year
STUDENT NUMBER
Letter
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Question 1 (15marks)Good Muslim Boya. Discusshowone actorusedone expressiveskilltorepresentacharacterintheperformance
ofGood Muslim Boy. 3marks
b. Explainhowapplicationofsymbolwasconveyedthroughone productionareaintheperformanceofGood Muslim Boy. 3marks
c. EvaluatehowmoodandtransformationofplaceweremanipulatedintheperformanceofGood Muslim Boy. 9marks
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Question 2 (15marks)This Is Edena. Discusshowoneactorusedoneexpressiveskilltorepresentacharacterintheperformance
ofThis Is Eden. 3marks
b. ExplainhowapplicationofsymbolwasconveyedthroughoneproductionareaintheperformanceofThis Is Eden. 3marks
c. Evaluatehowconflictandtransformationofcharacterweremanipulatedintheperformance ofThis Is Eden. 9marks
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Question 3 (15marks)Harta. Discusshowoneactorusedoneexpressiveskilltorepresentacharacterintheperformance
ofHart. 3marks
b. ExplainhowapplicationofsymbolwasconveyedthroughoneproductionareaintheperformanceofHart. 3marks
c. Evaluatehowtheactor–audiencerelationshipandone or moreconventionsweremanipulatedintheperformanceofHart. 9marks
OR
SECTION A
Instructions for Section ASelectonequestionbelowbasedontheproductionsfromthe20XXVCEDramaplaylist.Writethenumberofthequestionandthetitleoftheproductionatthetopofyouranswerinthespacesprovided.Answerall partsofthequestioninthespacesprovided.
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Question 4 (15marks)Deceptive Threadsa. Discusshowoneactorusedoneexpressiveskilltorepresentacharacterintheperformance
ofDeceptive Threads. 3marks
b. ExplainhowapplicationofsymbolwasconveyedthroughoneproductionareaintheperformanceofDeceptive Threads. 3marks
c. EvaluatehowrhythmandtransformationofplaceweremanipulatedintheperformanceofDeceptive Threads. 9marks
OR
Question 5 (15marks)Calibana. Discusshowoneactorusedoneexpressiveskilltorepresentacharacterintheperformance
ofCaliban. 3marks
b. ExplainhowapplicationofsymbolwasconveyedthroughoneproductionareaintheperformanceofCaliban. 3marks
c. Evaluatehowspaceandone or more conventionsweremanipulatedintheperformanceof Caliban. 9marks
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Question no.
Titleofproduction
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b.
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SECTION B – Question 1–continued
Question 1 (17marks)ConsiderhowthestimulusmaterialforQuestion1intheinsertcouldbeusedtodevelopandpresent adevisedensembleperformance.• StudythestimulusmaterialforQuestion1.• Answerparts a.–e. ofQuestion1.
Anensemblegroupofactorsistodevise,developandpresentanensembleperformancecalled‘Catastrophe’1.Thisensembleperformancewillexploretheimpactofacatastropheonthelivesofthecharacters.
ScenarioThebeginningofthisensembleperformanceisthemomentwhenthecatastropheoccurs.Theperformancewillthenexplorethecharacters’reactionsandresponsestothecatastrophe.
Performance styleTheperformancestylewillbeeclectic.Theperformancewilldrawonarangeofperformancestylestodeviseaperformancethatgoesbeyondtherealityoflife.
CharactersAvarietyofcharacterswitharangeofattitudes,agesand/orculturesinhabitstheworldofthisensembleperformance.Thecharactersinthisensembleperformancearelinkedasaresultofthecatastrophe.Theymayresponddifferentlytothecatastropheand/orhavedifferentsolutionstoproblemsthatarise.
SettingThisensembleperformancemaybesetinanyplaceoratanytimeandmaybeaboutpersonal, family/domestic,nationalorinternationalissues.Statetheplace,timeandcatastrophefortheensembleperformance.
Place Time Catastrophe
1catastrophe–amistake,blunderormisadventure;unforeseenandfar-reachingdevastation; anaturaldisaster
SECTION B
Instructions for Section BPleaseremovetheinsertfromthecentreofthisbookduringreadingtime.TheinsertcontainsstimulusmaterialforQuestion1andQuestion2inSectionB.Thestimulusmaterialmustbeusedwhenansweringbothquestions.Answerallquestionsinthespacesprovided.
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a. UsingthestimulusmaterialforQuestion1,applytheplay-makingtechniqueofbrainstormingtoexplorehowtwoconventionsfromoneperformancestylewillbeusedinthisensembleperformance.Usethespaceprovidedbelowtobrainstorm. 3marks
Performancestyle
Convention1 Convention2
b. Createonecharacterandidentifythecharacter’sroleinthisensembleperformance.
Characterandrole
Describehowtheactorplayingthecharacterwilluseoneexpressiveskilltoestablishtheactor–audiencerelationshipinthisensembleperformance. 2marks
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c. Theopeningsceneoftheensembleperformanceportraysthecatastropheandthecharacters’reactionstoit.Thisscenewillbeamontageofdramaticimagesinvolvingtheentireensemblegroupofactors.Theactorswillperformtheopeningsceneinalargeperformancespace.
Analysehowtheactorswillapplymovementandoneproductionareainanimaginativeway(s)tocreatethisdramaticopeningmoment. 4marks
d. Thecharactersthenrespondtotheimpactthatthecatastrophehasontheirlives.Forexample,thecatastrophemayunitethem,dividethemorconfusethem.
Explainhowtheactorswilluseoneconventionfrompart a.toexploreonecharacter’sresponsetothecatastrophe.Thischaractermustnotbethecharacterfrompart b. 3marks
Character
Convention
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e. Thefinalsceneoccurssometimeafterthecatastrophe.Thisscenewillinvolveatransformationoftimeandplaceandwillbeperformedbytheentireensemblegroupofactors.Thefinalscenemanipulatestheaudience’sresponsetothecharacterfrompart b.
Analysehowtheactorswillapplythefollowingtocreatethismomentoftransformationoftimeandplace:• onetransformationtechnique• applicationofsymbol• actor–audiencerelationship 5marks
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Question 2 (18marks)ConsiderhowthestimulusmaterialforQuestion2intheinsertcouldbeusedtodevelopandpresentthecharacterofTheCitizenforadevisedsoloperformance.• StudythestimulusmaterialforQuestion2.• Answerparts a.–e. ofQuestion2.
Thissoloperformancewillexplorewhathappenswhenanoutsiderarrivesinacommunityanditwillcommunicateamessageabouthowpeopledealwithchange,challengesorconflict.Theperformancemaybehumorousorseriousinmood.Inthissoloperformance,theactorwillpresentthecharacterofTheCitizenandtransformintothesecondarycharacterofTheOutsider1.Thesoloperformancewilluseasingleclearlylitspace.Nochangestothelightinggridarepermitted.Thesoloperformancewillbeperformedinaneclecticperformancestyle.1outsider – someoneorsomethingnotbelongingtoaparticulargrouporcommunity;anewcomer;
someonewhoisexcluded;acompetitororcontestantwhohaslittlechanceofwinning
a. Explainhowtheactorwilluseoneideafromthestimulusmaterialtoexplorethedramaticpotentialofthemessageabouthowpeopledealwithchange,challengesorconflict. 2marks
b. Explainhowtheactorwillusetheplay-makingtechniqueofimprovisationtodevelopthecharacterofTheCitizen.Inyourresponse,explainhowoneexpressiveskillandtheperformanceskilloftimingwillbeexplored. 3marks
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c. Inthissoloperformance,therewillbeadramaticmomentwhenTheCitizenmustdealwiththeunexpectedappearanceofTheOutsider.
ExplainhowtheactorwilluseonespecifictransformationtechniquetotransformfromTheCitizenintoTheOutsiderandtocreatethechangeinmoodthatoccursinthisdramaticmoment. 3marks
Transformationtechnique
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d. ThenextdramaticmomentwillbewhenTheOutsiderrevealstheirreasonforbeingin TheCitizen’sworld.Thisreasonwillchangeoneorbothoftheirlivesforever.Thereasonmaybeoneofthefollowingoryoumaycreateyourown:• Theyarelost.• Theyaresearchingforsomething/someone.• Theyareanadvancepartyfromaninvadingforce.• TheyhavetheanswertoanissuethathasbeenplaguingTheCitizen’sworld.• Theyneedhelp.
Statethereason.
Analysehowtheactorwillapplythefollowingtocreatethisdramaticmoment:• oneconvention• symbolicuseofoneproductionarea• transformationoftimeand/orplace 6marks
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e. TheclimaxoftheperformancewillrevealwhatTheCitizenisgoingtodoinresponseto TheOutsider’sunexpectedappearanceandtheirreasonforbeinginTheCitizen’sworld. Thisclimacticmomentwillhaveanimpactontheaudience’smoods,emotionsandresponses.
ExplainhowtheactorwillusedifferentlevelsofenergyandtheapplicationofsymboltoshowTheCitizen’sresponse.Inyourresponse,discusshowtheactormanipulatesthe actor–audiencerelationship. 4marks
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Ananswerbookisavailablefromthesupervisorifyouneedextrapapertocompleteananswer.Pleaseensureyouwriteyourstudent numberinthespaceprovidedonthefrontcoveroftheanswerbook.At the end of the examination, place the answer book inside the front cover of this question and answer book.
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Insert for Section BPlease remove from the centre of this book during reading time.
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Catastrophe 1. A mistake, blunder or misadventure:The dinner was so poor our whole evening was a catastrophe. 2. A natural disaster:the catastrophe that was the earthquake 3. Unforeseen and far-reaching devastation:the catastrophe of war
Stimulus 1 Stimulus 2
Stimulus 3
Stimulus 4
Stimulus material for Question 1 – Devised ensemble performance
… spilt milk
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Stimulus material for Question 2 – Devised solo performance
Stimulus 5 Stimulus 6
Stimulus 7 Stimulus 8
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SourcesStimulus 1: P Booth, Human / Nature, Council of Trustees of the National Gallery of Victoria, 2003, p. 25; © Peter Booth/Copyright Agency, 2019Stimulus 2 & Stimulus 3: P Kokkinias, Here We Are, PowerHouse Books, Brooklyn, 2012, pp. 8 and 53 (milk, photograph, 80 cm × 10 cm, and Vardia, photograph, 120 cm × 160 cm)Stimulus 5: Carlos Gotay, The Doors of Magritte Stimulus 6 & Stimulus 8: Shaun Tan, The Red Tree, Lothian Books, South Melbourne, 2003