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Acting Basics

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The ______ is what his or her character does to try to fulfill a need by attaining some objective. Stanislavski spoke of both spiritual (inner) and physical (outer). Note that speaking is one of the most common forms - in other words speaking is doin






2. The dramatic ______ is what happens in the story - scene - or beat in the most fundamental sense.






3. Male choir groups began competing against one another reciting poems at religious festivals in Ancient Greece. Gradually the choir leader began to speak as an individual character and acting was born. As a second actor was added - dialogue emerged -






4. The condition of relaxed playfulness that some psychologists say allows for maximum creativity. When the inner parent allows the inner child to come out and play.






5. A unit of action with it's own specific conflict and crisis. In each one a character has a single objective. They are formed of interactions and flow to create the underlying structure of a scene.






6. This occurs when: Everything the actor does as the character should grow directly out of the needs of the character - so that the 'inner' world of the character and the 'outer' world of the performance are unified.






7. Something a character lacks or wants that drives him to pursue an action to satisfy that lack or desire.






8. Stanislavski's physical approach to acting.






9. Although it has a literal - physical dimension - being in a state of________ implies a unified sense of self that allows actions to involve the whole body and be well focused.






10. German word for power. The actor's physical and vocal tools.






11. Recalling a significant moment in your past to fit a character. WARNING: Must be appropriate for the character.






12. The ______ is what his or her character does to try to fulfill a need by attaining some objective. Stanislavski spoke of both spiritual (inner) and physical (outer). Note that speaking is one of the most common forms - in other words speaking is doin






13. All parts of the actor--body - voice - and mind--work together in an integrated way.






14. Actresses began to appear on stage.






15. The key to almost everything in acting. For an actor - _______ is not a reduction of energy but rather a freeing of energy and a readiness to react. AKA Restful Alertness. The first step in Letting Go. Awareness is at a high level.






16. The condition of relaxed playfulness that some psychologists say allows for maximum creativity. When the inner parent allows the inner child to come out and play.






17. Singular - Immediate - & Personal. (SIP)






18. Actresses began to appear on stage.






19. Relinquishing too much effort - chronic physical tension - a false voice - preconceptions about the work - personal fear - and most importantly who you already are.






20. The physical form of the action of the scene expressed in changing spatial relationships between the characters and their environment.






21. Recalling a significant moment in your past to fit a character. WARNING: Must be appropriate for the character.






22. The exchange of action and reaction.






23. An actor devoted to searching for the truth of human behavior. The craft of working 'from the inside out'.

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24. Relinquishing too much effort - chronic physical tension - a false voice - preconceptions about the work - personal fear - and most importantly who you already are.






25. A person fully committed to an important objective.






26. The job a character was created to perform within a story.






27. A person fully committed to an important objective.






28. Male choir groups began competing against one another reciting poems at religious festivals in Ancient Greece. Gradually the choir leader began to speak as an individual character and acting was born. As a second actor was added - dialogue emerged -






29. Believed the qualities of a good play and a good actor should be: 1) Believable 2) Connect with the audience in a personal way. AKA Empathy 3) Immediacy 4) Communicate 'truthfulness'. Present experiences in a meaningful way relative to the audience.






30. Showing the audience something about the character instead of simply doing what the character does.






31. The great unifier of body - mind - and voice.






32. Immediate and urgent needs cause actions in the pursuit of objectives within given circumstances.






33. Everything an actor does in a performance has to be _______ by the character's internal need.






34. The quality of an action or performance that makes it seem to be happening right now - before our eyes - as if for the first time.






35. The exchange of action and reaction.






36. The ability to function on more than one level of awareness at a time. Ex: A character pursuing his or her objective simultaneously observing and adjusting the performance for the sake of the spectators.






37. The goal of a character pursues through action to satisfy a need. It is best identified using a transitive verb such as - 'to persuade him to give me a territory in town.'






38. An actor devoted to searching for the truth of human behavior. The craft of working 'from the inside out'.

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39. The ability to function on more than one level of awareness at a time. Ex: A character pursuing his or her objective simultaneously observing and adjusting the performance for the sake of the spectators.






40. Meyerhold. The fusion of mind and body; teaching the 'body how to think'.






41. Showing the audience something about the character instead of simply doing what the character does.






42. Heightening the drama of an action or scene by making it more significant or urgent.






43. All parts of the actor--body - voice - and mind--work together in an integrated way.






44. Everything an actor does in a performance has to be _______ by the character's internal need.






45. Finding in the character's situation some need or objective that has true personal significance.






46. The great unifier of body - mind - and voice.






47. Although it has a literal - physical dimension - being in a state of________ implies a unified sense of self that allows actions to involve the whole body and be well focused.






48. He developed a presentational and overtly theatrical style of acting.






49. Immediate and urgent needs cause actions in the pursuit of objectives within given circumstances.






50. The acceptance of responsibility for your own development through systematic effort.






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



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