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Acting Motivation

Subject : performing-arts
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. When actors work on building characterization






2. Your voice gets quieter as you say your line






3. Your memory of sights - smells - tastes - sounds and textures






4. What is at risk






5. Present circumstances






6. When you preform actions and they generate an emotion within yourself






7. Result of action the characters take to overcome the obstacle






8. To keep your face and the front of your body as visible to the audience as much as possible






9. Information that is implied but not directly stated by the actor- thoughts or actions of a character that do not express the same idea as the spoken words.






10. Calling upon memories of your own emotions to understand the emotions of a character






11. Your saying the line louder than the person before you






12. Something preventing the character from getting the objective






13. Information that is implied but not spoken - thoughts or actions






14. To mark the floor of the rehearsal space to show the floor plan for the play






15. What part of the body you lead with






16. Move right by moving with your right foot and vice versa with left






17. Part in a play






18. What your character wants






19. Auditioning with a script you have not read






20. A story - speech or scene performed by one actor only






21. Movements to strengthen the personality of the character






22. To move from one place to another on stage






23. The part of a characters's body that leads in movements - and reflects the nature of the character






24. What part of the body you lead with






25. Present circumstances






26. The intended point of interest on stage






27. Forces the downstage actor to turn away from the audience to communicate with the upstage actor






28. Information that is implied but not directly stated by the actor- thoughts or actions of a character that do not express the same idea as the spoken words.






29. Your saying the line louder than the person before you






30. Chosen for a role






31. Say your lines quicker after your cue line






32. Open the door with your upstage hand






33. A characters present circumstances






34. Turn in the direction of your downstage hand






35. Where the actors acknowledge the audience






36. A complete reading of the play






37. Where an actor mirrors another actors position






38. A characters present circumstances






39. What makes a character do something






40. Control in posture






41. Enter with your upstage foot






42. Control in posture






43. The people conducting the auditions






44. To mark the floor of the rehearsal space to show the floor plan for the play






45. To stand upstage of another actor on a proscenium stage forcing the downstage actor to turn away from the audience to communicate with the actor - stealing the focus of the scene.






46. Bridges between the beats






47. Positive attitude - good communication - ask before you change your physical appearance






48. Interview for the play. make an impression and show talent






49. Positive attitude - good communication - ask before you change your physical appearance






50. Smaller sections of a scene divided where shifts in emotion or topic occur







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