Details Title: Acting Is Believing Description: Fundamentals of Acting Midterm, based on the book: Acting Is Believing Total Flash Cards: 57 Created: 10/12/2009 21:02:13		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Film, Theatre & Television Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term action verbs Definition words that provoke a reaction; "to beg" "to seduce" Term static verbs Definition words that don't motivate a reaction; "to read" "to run"; no progression Term ad lib Definition lines the actor adds to fill in an awkward pause Term adaptation Definition the ability to adjust to unforeseen circumstances Term adjustment Definition physical alteration to accomodate new position of fellow actor Term affective memory Definition sense + emotion memory; experience/feeling Term aside Definition onstage line spoken to audience that other characters "can't hear" Term beat Definition short silence in dialogue; unit of action Term upstage Definition 1. forcing someone to turn us 2. show off (steal focus) Term build Definition to increase the intensity of a line or action to reach a climax Term centering Definition proper alignment + good posture Term concentration Definition focus energy on one sequence of actions Term conflict Definition two opposing forces Term creative state Definition concentrated state of relaxation in which actors can attain utmost capacity Term emotion memory Definition personal emotion actor uses to find "stage emotion" Term given circumstances Definition unchangeable facts: who, what, when and where of scene Term inciting incident Definition when the conflict is first introduced; catalyst for the action of the play Term circles of attention Definition concentrate only on what's happening in your direct vicinity Term indicating Definition actions presented without objectives Term motivating force Definition what your character wants overall (superobjective) Term sense memory Definition remember smells, sounds, etc. Term emotion memory Definition remember events Term unit of action Definition moment, shift, "beat" Term to "top" Definition build, do something bigger Term talent Definition natural ability to create art of superior quality (innate) Term strategy Definition plan for how you try to get what you want Term cover Definition 1. hide someone 2. fix/hide mistake Term rising action Definition actions build, increase Term scoring physical actions Definition list of character's motivated movements forming a logical sequence Term repeated emotions Definition emotion "repeated" onstage Term psychological action Definition character's inner thoughts that are demonstrated through physical action Term suspension of disbelief Definition as an audience you accept what's going on onstage as reality for the duration of the play Term style Definition individuality and manner of expression Term super-objective Definition play's central theme or intent that runs throughout the play; the author's message Term through-line of action Definition chain of logical, purposeful objectives that eventually disclose the super-objective Term inner monologue Definition unspoken flashes of thoughts and images that occurs underneath all actions Term public solitude Definition when actors are fully focused on their immediate action without worrying what the audience thinks Term Method of Physical Actions Definition actor's logical sequence of actions that leads to emotions, thoughts, imagination, etc. Term simple objective Definition character's quest that fuels a sequence of simple actions Term obstacle Definition physical or psychological impediment that hinders the character from completing an action Term physical action Definition movement + purpose Term physical movement Definition physical act without content or meaning Term psychophysical union Definition inseparable connection between internal experience and external expression Term primary emotions Definition the emotions that you actually feel in real life Term tempo Definition rhythmic flow and speed of a physical action or speech Term cheat Definition when an actor plays in a more open position than reality would allow Term moment before Definition the consideration of where "you" have been prior to an entrance Term shared position Definition two actors are both open to the same degree Term Stanislavski Definition Russian co-founder and director of the Moscow Art Theatre; creator of the world's first and best known study of the acting art Term magic if Definition puts the actor in the character's shoes Term Moscow Art Theatre Definition founded by Stanislavski Term operative words Definition words to emphasize to influence the meaning of the line Term pause Definition suspension of action in which nothing happens Term silence Definition moment in which thought processes continue when other actions do not Term pointed line Definition emphasized line because of importance Term opposites Definition sometimes the character isn't saying exactly what he thinks Term subtext Definition actor's flashes of thoughts that give meaning to the dialogue and stage directions