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






2. Movements to strengthen the personality of the character






3. The people conducting the auditions






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






5. Open the door with your upstage hand






6. When actors work on building characterization






7. The people conducting the auditions






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






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






10. Bridges between the beats






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






12. Bridges between the beats






13. Say your lines quicker after your cue line






14. A complete reading of the play






15. The intended point of interest on stage






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






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






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






19. Turn in the direction of your downstage hand






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






21. Full front - or one quarter left or right






22. Enter with your upstage foot






23. What part of the body you lead with






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






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






26. Where actors do not acknowledge the audience






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






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






29. Full front - or one quarter left or right






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






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






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






33. Turn your hand upstage






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






35. What your character wants






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






37. How a character overcomes the obstacle






38. Open the door with your upstage hand






39. What is at risk






40. 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.






41. Where the actors acknowledge the audience






42. 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.






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






44. What the character does






45. What makes a character do something






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






47. To move from one place to another on stage






48. Something preventing the character from getting the objective






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






50. A imaginary wall between the audience and the stage