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Acting Motivation

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A characteristic gesture






2. What your character wants






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






4. Turn in the direction of your downstage hand






5. Control in posture






6. Where actors do not acknowledge the audience






7. Movements to strengthen the personality of the character






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






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






10. What the character does






11. 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.






12. Chosen for a role






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






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






15. A characteristic gesture






16. When actors work on building characterization






17. To move from one place to another on stage






18. A final line that signals an actor to begin the next speech






19. Where the actors acknowledge the audience






20. 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.






21. What is at risk






22. Chosen for a role






23. Your voice gets quieter as you say your line






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






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






26. A characters present circumstances






27. A position onstage where one actor mirrors another actor's body position






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






29. Bridges between the beats






30. A characters present circumstances






31. Enter with your upstage foot






32. Present circumstances






33. A final line that signals an actor to begin the next speech






34. Open the door with your upstage hand






35. Movements to strengthen the personality of the character






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






37. Part in a play






38. Turn in the direction of your downstage hand






39. A imaginary wall between the audience and the stage






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






41. Turn your hand upstage






42. What part of the body you lead with






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






44. Bridges between the beats






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






46. When actors work on building characterization






47. Something preventing the character from getting the objective






48. Memories of sights - sounds - smells - tastes and textures - used to define a character






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






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