Assignment Play analysis, Nonverbal communication

One of the disadvantages of technology and digital communication is lack of the contribution to the body language and nonverbal communication. Whenever, texting or emailing any friend it always misinterpret with the emotional content of the message because you can’t display the body language. Nonverbal communication constitutes more than half of all the communication. It is very important to elaborate through the body language that you are acting sarcastic or you are actually sad. Nonverbal clues or elements could be eye contact, facial expressions, pitch and tone of the voice, body gestures, depth and intensity, timing of talking, touch element and the element of pace in it. These are the elements that use to interrupt with the emotional content of the communication especially in dramas and plays.

Body language is actually a communication through positioning the body especially expressions of the face and relative position of speaker and listener. Nonverbal communication can add layers on the spoken words and add meaning to the message that you are conveying.  This element has high effect on the particular scenes. Where the dialogue needs to be emphasized or focused tone get high. The body language plays an important role in the play. The ways a person sit on the chair explain his behavior and respect to the next person. The power of body language and nonverbal communication can highly see in the plays. Where the understanding level of the audience is all relying on the nonverbal communication of the actors. It all the body language will mess up with the actual speaking words, audience will be unable to understand the dialogue or the whole context.

Much of the communication in plays is nonverbal.  Imagine without speaking a word just conveying your message through face expression like a smile or frown. It has great power in play. Expressions and reactions are always nonverbal cues that include facial expression and gestures too. The power of body language and nonverbal communication can highly see in the plays. Where the understanding level of the audience is all relying on the nonverbal communication of the actors. It all the body language will mess up with the actual speaking words, audience will be unable to understand the dialogue or the whole context. It is very important to elaborate through the body language that you are acting sarcastic or you are actually sad. Nonverbal clues or elements could be eye contact, facial expressions, pitch and tone of the voice, body gestures, depth and intensity, timing of talking, touch element and the element of pace in it. These are the elements that e use to interrupt with the emotional content of the communication especially in dramas and plays.  Tone of the voice in scene tells about the intensity of the dialogues. And audience can easily understand the total energy that the scene is putting in the play.

If the person is saying something else but tone of his or her voice is saying something else it will give mix signals to the audience and no one will be able to understand that. Tone of the voice in scene tells about the intensity of the dialogues. And audience can easily understand the total energy that the scene is putting in the play. Nonverbal communication is mostly natural and unconscious language that uncover our true feelings and intentions toward something but in drama or play everything is rehearsed again and again and actors have good command on nonverbal communication and giving good signals through their body language that make them a fine actor.

Following are some elements of nonverbal communication in the particular play that has important role to make the play understandable for the audience;

Facial expression: Imagine without speaking a word just conveying your message through face expression like a smile or frown. It has great power in play. This play has greater element of facial expression. Actors while talking give regarding expression on faces that make things understandable for audience like when the dialogue is more aggressive and when it is not. Smiling shows that the actor is being friendly in that particular scene. Expressions and reactions are always nonverbal cues that include facial expression and gestures too. The power of body language and nonverbal communication can highly see in the plays. Where the understanding level of the audience is all relying on the nonverbal communication of the actors.

Gestures: When talking about silent communication, gestures and postures also matter a lot along with face expression. Like actor was making good eye contact and posture with audience while making dialogues. Their body was relaxed and not nervous that show their experience. The body language plays an important role in the play. The ways a person sit on the chair explain his behavior and respect to the next person.

Tone of voice:

This element has high effect on the particular scenes. Where the dialogue needs to be emphasized or focused tone get high. Female’s pitch was quite higher than males. The angry wife was giving good tone with good face expressions that totally spoke the words. Tone of the voice in scene tells about the intensity of the dialogues. And audience can easily understand the total energy that the scene is putting in the play.

Spaces between dialogues: This is not very common but very important to understand some aspects of the scene like where the delivering person is confuse, he is talking nervously with hands shaking and gaps between dialogues. Gaps between dialogues sometimes mean that the actor does not remember them. And sometimes it means the role play is of a nervous person so it depends.

Eye contact: Eye contact is one of the most important elements in drama play. Making eye contact in a balance ratio with the audience is very much crucial. If the actor is making a lot of eye contact that can create a level of discomfort for the audience. But not making eye contact at all is also not good. So making eye contact in a balance form can make the audience I ease and they can easily get involve in scene.