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






2. The people conducting the auditions






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






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






5. Your voice gets quieter as you say your line






6. Bridges between the beats






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






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






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






10. Where actors do not acknowledge the audience






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






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






13. To move from one place to another on stage






14. Full front - or one quarter left or right






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






16. When actors work on building characterization






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






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






19. How a character overcomes the obstacle






20. Enter with your upstage foot






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






22. 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.






23. What the character does






24. Something preventing the character from getting the objective






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






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






27. What your character wants






28. Auditioning with a script you have not read






29. To move from one place to another on stage






30. A characters present circumstances






31. Say your lines quicker after your cue line






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






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






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






35. What part of the body you lead with






36. Open the door with your upstage hand






37. Chosen for a role






38. What the character does






39. Present circumstances






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






41. Movements to strengthen the personality of the character






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






43. Turn in the direction of your downstage hand






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






45. A imaginary wall between the audience and the stage






46. 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.






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






48. Say your lines quicker after your cue line






49. Where the actors acknowledge the audience






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