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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. Your voice gets quieter as you say your line






2. What is at risk






3. The intended point of interest on stage






4. A characters present circumstances






5. A imaginary wall between the audience and the stage






6. Turn in the direction of your downstage hand






7. Where an actor mirrors another actors position






8. Bridges between the beats






9. Your voice gets quieter as you say your line






10. Where actors do not acknowledge the audience






11. Turn your hand upstage






12. 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.






13. To move from one place to another on stage






14. Bridges between the beats






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






16. Full front - or one quarter left or right






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






18. The people conducting the auditions






19. A characteristic gesture






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






21. Make crosses upstage in an upward arc






22. A complete reading of the play






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






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






25. Something preventing the character from getting the objective






26. Make crosses upstage in an upward arc






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






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






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






30. What the character does






31. Part in a play






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






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






34. Full front - or one quarter left or right






35. The people conducting the auditions






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






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






38. Something preventing the character from getting the objective






39. To move from one place to another on stage






40. What your character wants






41. Movements to strengthen the personality of the character






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






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






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






45. When actors work on building characterization






46. A characters present circumstances






47. How a character overcomes the obstacle






48. Enter with your upstage foot






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






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