Phase 4 :
Whatisaradioplay / audiobookwithoutitssoundeffects ? You ’ l needto�ndsomesoundswhichcanenhanceyourstory . You could�ndtheseonline , usingthingslikeYouTube , orthefreeto useBBCSoundEffectslibrary ( htp :/ bbcsfx . acropolis . org . uk /). You couldeven�nditemsathomethatcouldmakeanappropriate soundandrecordthem onyourphone – thegentle ‘ plop ’ ofa saucesimmeringonthestovewouldbeperfectforlava !
Phase 5 :
Rehearseyourplay . Ifyouhavemultiplecharacters , youmight wanttoexperimentwithdifferentvoicesandaccentsforthem . Readthroughyourstoryorplayseveraltimes , experimenting withhowyouusetoneorpitchofvoice , andpractiseplaying yoursoundeffectsattherighttimes ! Rehearseuntilyou ’ ve masteredperformingwithoutmakinganymistakes . Haveyou masteredeachcharacter ’ svoiceandthetimingofyoursound effects ?
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rCanyouraudiencerelatetoyourcharacters ? Youshouldhaveacharacterforalages – your grannymightnotwanttohearaboutagroupof adventuringteensifthere ’ snooldercharacters !
rIsyourdescriptioninterestingenough ? Are yourepeatingthesameadjectives , orusinga widevariety ? Themorecomplexyouruseof descriptivelanguage , themoreinterestingyour storybecomes !
rHaveyoumadeuseofsimiles ? Metaphors ? Aliteration ? Rhetoricalquestions ? Doyouhave amixtureofstatements , opinions , exclamations ( usingan !) orquestions ?
Phase 6 :
Perform ! Youcaneithergatheranaudienceoffamilymembers andaskthem toclosetheireyeswhilstyoureadoutyourstory , orrecordyourperformancetoplaybacklater . Ifyourecordyour performance , youcansenditouttoyourwiderfamilyandfriends toenjoy !
Wewanttohearaboutyourlockdownadventures . Don ’ t forgettotelushow yougeton . Youcanwritetousatthe usualaddress , oremailusattheaddressonthereaders ’ page oftheAQUILAwebsite . Justmakesureyouhavetheaccount holder ’ spermission�rst . rAreyoursoundeffectsappropriatetothe action ? Dotheyhelptosupplyrealism , createan atmosphereoraretheyjustthereforthesakeof it ?
rCouldyouaddpausesintoyourperformance tohelpbuildtensionandmakeyouraudiencesit ontheedgeoftheirseats ?
rWhatdoeachofyourcharacterssoundlike ? Youhavetopaintapicturewithyourvoiceas youperform , itisimportantthateachcharacter isdifferentandeasytoidentifyasyouraudience listens .
rPaceisimportant . Whenreadingastoryorplay outloud , thepunctuationandlengthofsentences shouldhelpyoutoidentifyhowfastorslowyou arespeaking . Pausesaddtension , speakingrealy fastcangiveasenseofdrama / urgency . Slowing downspeechismorerelaxing …
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