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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. Part in a play






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






3. When actors work on building characterization






4. Your voice gets quieter as you say your line






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






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






7. A imaginary wall between the audience and the stage






8. Full front - or one quarter left or right






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






10. A imaginary wall between the audience and the stage






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






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






13. When actors work on building characterization






14. Something preventing the character from getting the objective






15. The people conducting the auditions






16. Chosen for a role






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






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






19. What part of the body you lead with






20. Present circumstances






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






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






23. Present circumstances






24. Enter with your upstage foot






25. How a character overcomes the obstacle






26. Open the door with your upstage hand






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






28. Where the actors acknowledge the audience






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






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






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






32. Make crosses upstage in an upward arc






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






34. What makes a character do something






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






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






37. Control in posture






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






39. A characteristic gesture






40. Turn in the direction of your downstage hand






41. 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.






42. Control in posture






43. The intended point of interest on stage






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






45. Part in a play






46. Full front - or one quarter left or right






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






48. What your character wants






49. Enter with your upstage foot






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