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






2. Full front - or one quarter left or right






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






4. Part in a play






5. Open the door with your upstage hand






6. A characteristic gesture






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






8. Turn your hand upstage






9. Turn your hand upstage






10. Part in a play






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






12. A characteristic gesture






13. Where an actor mirrors another actors position






14. How a character overcomes the obstacle






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






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






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






18. Enter with your upstage foot






19. A imaginary wall between the audience and the stage






20. Where actors do not acknowledge the audience






21. Control in posture






22. Turn in the direction of your downstage hand






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






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






25. The people conducting the auditions






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






27. What the character does






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






29. Where actors do not acknowledge the audience






30. What part of the body you lead with






31. Where the actors acknowledge the audience






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






33. Chosen for a role






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






35. What is at risk






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






37. Where the actors acknowledge the audience






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






39. A imaginary wall between the audience and the stage






40. A characters present circumstances






41. Control in posture






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






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






44. Present circumstances






45. Say your lines quicker after your cue line






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






47. Something preventing the character from getting the objective






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






49. Make crosses upstage in an upward arc






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