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






2. Turn your hand upstage






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






4. Part in a play






5. What the character does






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






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






8. Enter with your upstage foot






9. 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.






10. Turn in the direction of your downstage hand






11. The intended point of interest on stage






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






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






14. Auditioning with a script you have not read






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






16. Control in posture






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






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






19. 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.






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. To move from one place to another on stage






22. Bridges between the beats






23. Your voice gets quieter as you say your line






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






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






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






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






28. Something preventing the character from getting the objective






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






30. What is at risk






31. How a character overcomes the obstacle






32. A characters present circumstances






33. The people conducting the auditions






34. A complete reading of the play






35. Where the actors acknowledge the audience






36. Enter with your upstage foot






37. The intended point of interest on stage






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






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






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






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






42. What your character wants






43. Control in posture






44. What part of the body you lead with






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






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






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






48. Movements to strengthen the personality of the character






49. How a character overcomes the obstacle






50. Make crosses upstage in an upward arc







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