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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. Where actors do not acknowledge the audience






2. Say your lines quicker after your cue line






3. What the character does






4. Turn in the direction of your downstage hand






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






6. Control in posture






7. The intended point of interest on stage






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






9. A imaginary wall between the audience and the stage






10. Something preventing the character from getting the objective






11. What makes a character do something






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






13. Turn your hand upstage






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






15. What your character wants






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






17. A characteristic gesture






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






19. Your voice gets quieter as you say your line






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






21. What makes a character do something






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






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






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






25. Full front - or one quarter left or right






26. 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.






27. Bridges between the beats






28. Movements to strengthen the personality of the character






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






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






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






32. Movements to strengthen the personality of the character






33. A characteristic gesture






34. A complete reading of the play






35. 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.






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






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






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






39. Present circumstances






40. What is at risk






41. Your voice gets quieter as you say your line






42. Say your lines quicker after your cue line






43. Chosen for a role






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






45. Make crosses upstage in an upward arc






46. Where an actor mirrors another actors position






47. Where an actor mirrors another actors position






48. Chosen for a role






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






50. To move from one place to another on stage