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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. Bridges between the beats






2. Full front - or one quarter left or right






3. A characters present circumstances






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






5. 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.






6. Using a one quarter to the person your talking to






7. Open the door with your upstage hand






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






9. What your character wants






10. A characters present circumstances






11. To move from one place to another on stage






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






13. Your voice gets quieter as you say your line






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






15. A complete reading of the play






16. A characteristic gesture






17. Present circumstances






18. Where the actors acknowledge the audience






19. What part of the body you lead with






20. Being asked to come back and see the auditors again






21. Using your own memories to help understand a characters emotions






22. How a character overcomes the obstacle






23. How a character overcomes the obstacle






24. Open the door with your upstage hand






25. The intended point of interest on stage






26. Part in a play






27. Turn your hand upstage






28. When actors work on building characterization






29. What the character does






30. Something preventing the character from getting the objective






31. Being asked to come back and see the auditors again






32. Something preventing the character from getting the objective






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






34. The people conducting the auditions






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






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






37. Movements to strengthen the personality of the character






38. Full front - or one quarter left or right






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






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






41. Turn in the direction of your downstage hand






42. Make crosses upstage in an upward arc






43. Chosen for a role






44. Say your lines quicker after your cue line






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






46. A imaginary wall between the audience and the stage






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






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






49. Movements to strengthen the personality of the character






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