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| the impromtu portrayal of a character or scene w/o any rehersal or preparation |
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| A distinctive action that serves as a clue to a character's personality |
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| person you watch to build your character |
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| books you use to build you character |
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| communication that uses gestures, posture, and facial expressions instead of voices |
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| The lead who must solve the problem in the play be defeated in the end |
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| actor and character are the same |
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| actor and character are different harder |
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| putting together all facets of a character to bring life and interest to that character |
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| opposes goal of protagonist gets in the way |
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| the unstated or "between the lines" meaning that an actor must draw from the script |
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| modulation, variety in pitch |
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| the use by an actor of person experience to relate to the experience of a character within a play |
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| Technical or Objective Acting |
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| performance is based on acting technique |
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| restating lines in one's own words |
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| emotional or subjective acting |
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| actors play their parts in such a way that they actually weep, suffer, or struggle emotionally in front of the audience |
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| any specific action (other than changing location) preformed on stage, such as picking up books |
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| getting behind furniture or other actors so that you can not been seen by the audience |
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| an acting role with very few lines, a piece of stage business in one scene |
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| the area behind the set or that part f the stage that is not visible to the audience including dressing rooms, shops and offices |
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| who and what are onstage when the curtain opens |
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| to improvise stage business or converstaion |
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| the symbol used to identify center stage |
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| the body part of feature used by an actor to lead movements; often used to reflect a character, major personality trait |
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| items(properties) such as books, weapons or luggage carried onstage by an individual player |
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| to emphasize a word or line with extra force |
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| giving lines and action in such a way that another actor can make a point or get a laugh |
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| to break into the speech of another character |
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| to obstruct the view of the audience' use of ad-lib to cover an unexpected unwanted event during a performance |
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| a movement in a direction opposite to a cross to balance the stage picture |
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| an acting role that is used for personality comparison usually with the main character |
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| waiting for the audience to quiet down after a funny line or scene |
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| as a technical term; placing furnishings, pictures and similar items to complete and balance a set, keeping the stage picture balanced during a performance |
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| the part of the stage toward the audience |
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| the movement by an actor from one location onstage to another |
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| the last words action, or technical effect that immediately procedes any line or business a stage signal |
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| the curtain or drapery that shuts off the stage from the audience, when written in CAPS it means to close the cutain |
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| using dramatic devises such as increased tempo, volume, and emphasizes to bring a scene to a climax |
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| script scoring or scripting |
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| the marking of a script for one character indicating interpretation, pauses, phrasing, stress, and so on |
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| the scenerey for an act or a play |
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| properties placed onstage for the use of actions |
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| the analysis of a character |
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| all the stage furnishings, including furniture and those items brought onstage by actors |
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| attracting attention from the person whom the audiences interest legitimately belongs |
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| half-sheet pages of a script that contain the lines, cues, and business for on character |
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| small props that are usually carried in an actor;s costume such as money matches, a pope or a pen |
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| the stage business, as to plot the acion; to plan a speech by working out the hrases, emphasis and inflections |
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| to speak when someone else is speaking |
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| the main characters in a play or the named characters in a musical |
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| a distinctive action that serves as a clue to a characters personality |
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| the movement or sweep of the play as it progresses |
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| terms used to refer to the stage from an actors point of view, not from that of the audience |
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| to draw the maximum response from the audience from comic lines or action |
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| the stage commands for actors to take their positions at the opening of an act or scene |
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| the unstated "between the lines" meaning that an actor must draw from the script |
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| the speed at which the action of the play moves along |
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| to notify of an upcoming action or cue; usually an indication in the prompt book that such things as an entrance , lighting change, or sound effect will soon take place |
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| the last speech in an act or play, usually humorous or clever |
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| giving an actor the freedom to move over the entire stage area, usually during a lengthy speech |
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| the area of the stage away from the audience, toward the rear of the stage |
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| to make a line stronger than the line or lines proceeding it by speaking at a higher pitch, at a faster rate, or with greater volume and emphasis |
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| improperly taking attention from an actor who should be the focus of interest |
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| a small acting part that has no lines |
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| the execution of a line stronger than the line or piece of business at a specific moment to achieve the most telling effect |
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| emotional or subjective acting |
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| actors play their parts in such a way that they actually weep, suffer, or struggle emotionally in front of the audience |
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| restating lines in one's own words |
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| technical or objective acting |
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| performance is based on acting technique |
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| the use by an actor of personal experience to relate to the experience of a character within a play. |
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| modulation, variety in pitch |
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| the unstated or "between the lines" meaning that an actor must draw from the script |
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| opposes goal of protagonist; gets in the way |
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| putting together all facets of a character to bring life and interest to that character |
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| actor and character are different (harder) |
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| actor and character are the same |
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| the lead who must solve the problem in the play or be defeated in the end. |
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| communication that uses gestures, posture, and facial expressions instead of words |
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| books you use to build your character |
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| person you watch to build you character |
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| A distinctive action that serves as a clue to a character's personality |
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| the impromptu portrayal of a character or scene w/o any rehearsal or preparation |
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| character analysis role scoring, script scoring, know your character so well that you react in character even when someone forgets a line |
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| pitch, rate, diction, body language, movement. Making the character visible to the audience. Example: Nervous twitch |
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| staying in character no matter what |
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| "people watch" ------- you can keep a notebook for better reference |
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| recalling past emotions to play your character |
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1.loudness
2.breaking the fourth wall (invisible wall from actors and audience) |
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| Why does my character want to do this? what drives my character? |
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| making a character unique from every other character on stage, individualizing |
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| The consistent inconsistensy |
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| inconsistensy- limp, twitch,accent, must, stay consistent in order to stay in character, example judge with a limp running |
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weather, time, objects
ex-if its cold outside, show its cold |
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| everything a character does to reach hi/her goal or if they dont |
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| how a character faces the problems in front of them. Do they face it or run away |
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preceding action- action first then speak
interupted action- start action get interupted
concluding action- speak first then action |
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| staying in character using the body to shift audiences attention to where u want it |
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| dont be a carbon copy of another actor, make it ur own |
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| dont be a carbon copy of another actor, make it ur own |
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| Advice to Actors from Shakespear |
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1. Say what is written
2. understand what is written
3. dont use crzy gestures
4. do not use unnessasary noises to get a laugh |
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| What would I do if this were happening to me? |
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| the art of acting without words |
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| communication without words |
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| moving from one place on stage to another |
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| the movement of any part of your body to help express an idea or emotion |
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| the neuro-muscular awareness the body feels in a particular physical position |
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| a special art form of pantomime, and offspring of pantomime, both the performance and the performer are called this, give the illusion of action instead of imitating physical action |
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| the bending of the body to the front the side, or the rear |
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| the turning or pivoting of a part of the body, such as the head or the chest |
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| separates parts of the body for individual development and expression |
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| The action conveys only action |
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| The artist works with imaginary objects |
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| all _______ are based on reality |
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| The main goal is the exact __________ of a specific action. |
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| The action conveys a theme |
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| the artist works with imaginary objects but may also use or all of the body to become an object or express an idea |
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| Nonverbal sounds such as escaping air may be used |
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| ______ go beyond reality; they are not limited to the real world |
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| The main goal is the expression of an idea; themes can often be expressed in simple terms ; loneliness, young, dreams, or forgiveness |
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| the portrayal of a character or a scene without rehearsal or preparation |
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| naturalness, and freshness, in each performance |
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| "illusion of the first time" |
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| making the audience think that the performance is their first |
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| diverting attention from the other actors to uself |
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| approach focuses on a group of characters who expeirience idfferent situations one after another |
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| approach takes single situation s as they occur |
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1. You experience Stimulus
2. The idea "connects" , your brain registers the stimulus
3. Your body responds (chest, then eyes)
4. react vocally or physically with main response
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Eyes Widen
Brows Lift
Mouth opens into an O. |
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Eyes Squint
Brows Lift
Mouth Curves up, sometimes with lips parting |
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Eyes narrow and lids drop
Out brow turns downward
Mouth turns down
facial muscles sag |
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Eyes narrow considerably
Brows furrow
Mouth twists downward
Lips sometimes curl out and down into a sneer
Jaw drops and sets firmly |
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Real person, real event copy how they move and behave
do not have imagination, |
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imaginary situation
create a character
think of situation and props
be unique
imagine how ur person would react |
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| How do you convey your character through Voice? |
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| Force, sound, projection, volume, pitch and range |
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| The speed at which words are spoken |
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| the relative highness or lowness of the voice at any given time |
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| the relative strength, force, or intensity with which a sound is made |
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| How do you convey your character through body language and movement? |
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| facial expressions, gestures and hand and arm movements |
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| The air passage is narrowed by front teeth on lower lip, F, V |
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when pressing your lips together air is stopped,
P, B |
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| some of the sound comes from the nasal passages, mouth is partially closed while pernouncing them, M, N |
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| How is emotional memory useful when playing a parent who has lost his or her child? |
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| extreme pain, can remeber something u can portray it to be believable |
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| Teh span between the highest and lowest notes on the musical scale that one can reach without straining |
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| turn head out to the audience pivot body |
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| walking downstage and turning slightly to shift focu to other actor |
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| less important actors turns to shift audience focus to main actor |
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| taking yourself out of a scene |
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| turn so your back is facing to audience |
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| lines interupted by a dash |
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| speaker trail off rather than finishing the line |
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| combination of inner composure, mental awareness, and physical flecibility; the act of "letting go all over" |
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