House lights down · IBDP Theatre Companion
Aim for a 7.
This is what you need to do, where you need to go and what you need to be aware of. Every component of DP Theatre, walked through the way it is actually marked, with real full marks coursework.
What do you notice about the wording?
List, outline, describe, explain. Each one asks something different of you. Keep scrolling and watch what the higher bands demand.
Brief answers, little or no explanation.
Brief account or summary, underdeveloped.
Detailed account, with strengths/limitations.
Thorough, detailed account with insightful reasons.
What are you working on?
Pick a component. Each one breaks the criteria down step by step, with real evidence from full marks coursework.
Lepage / Multimedia worked example. A 2,500 word report and a 4 to 7 minute piece, walked through criterion by criterion.
A devised performance based upon migrant worker exploitation. The ensemble report, your individual moments and two full reports to read.
1984 worked example. Ideas, intentions, design and one staged moment, argued like a director.
The 15 minute video broken down section by section, what stops you getting a 7 and a real student presentation on Kabuki as the example.
Know exactly what gets marked
Assessment criteria, all four components
Every criterion (Ai · Aii · Bi · Bii · Ci · Cii) with the exam question, the four mark bands, and the command term ladder. Pulled verbatim from the IB Theatre guide.
Try it · interactiveThe lighting desk
Build a lighting state channel by channel. Layer direction, colour and intensity, and read what the combination tells your audience. Made for your Collaborative Project.
Stagecraft · any styleProduction elements
Sound, set, lighting and costume. What each element does, the principles that hold in any style and how to write your choices up so they earn marks.
Work out your gradeGrade calculator
Higher and Standard Level. Put in the marks you have or the marks you are aiming for and see the grade they add up to. Then work backwards: what do you need in the components you have left?
Reference · terminologyVocabulary
The words the examiner expects you to use accurately. Drama and performance vocabulary, theatre styles and the full element banks for lighting, set, sound and costume.