Acting notes

What is the first step of the actor's routine?

Audition

What is the purpose of auditioning?

To get the part

What are the things that happen at an audition? (name 4)

Prepared readings, cold readings, singing, dancing, and an interview

What is the second step of the actor's routine?

Rehearsal

What is the purpose of rehearsal?

Keep the role

What do actors do during rehearsal? (name 3)

Learn lines, prepare for the show, create an ensemble, do your homework

What is the third step of the actor's routine?

Performance

What is the purpose of the performance step?

Play the part

How many performances does it take for an actor to peak?

40

What is the struggle before 40 performances, versus the one aftor?

Stage fright, versus boredom.

What are 2 negatives of internal acting?

Psychological damage and life gets in the way

What is internal acting?

When an actor feels the feelings to play the part

What are two benefits of internal acting?

New experiences and its easier to look real (b/c it is)

What is external acting?

Look/sound the feelings

What are two benefits of external acting?

Internal doesn't always look right and it is consistent

What is the first step of the Stanislavski system?

Determine the given circumstances

What is the second step of the stanislavski system

Magic "if" - Place yourself in the circumstances

What is the third step of the stanislavski system

Super objective - what you want

What is the fourth step of the stanislavski system

thorough line of action- what you do to get what you want

What is sense memory

use a memory to trigger an emotional reaction

what is psychological gesture

When you do a motion to trigger an emotion