Basic Acting I: Final Review

if

The magic ____ is finding a real life analogous situation that you understand in order to better relate to the character's situation.

Stanislavsky

Who is the famous Russian acting theorist?

sense memory

What is it called when you smell something that reminds you of another place and time?

action, tactic

_____ is what the actor does in a scene to accomplish his/her objective while the term _____ refers to how it is accomplished.

obstacle

Whatever stands in the way of a character accomplishing their action is referred to as a(n) _____

objective

What the character wants in a scene is often referred to as the _____

cap

The event or condition that indicates that an actor has succeeded in their action is called the ____

Given Circumstances

The who, what, when, where, why of the play or scene or character.

scene action

the physical pursuance of a specific goal

through-line of action

Single overriding action that all the individual actions serve

Bodily adjustments

an external/posture, voice or speech alterations, and physical handicaps

Ornaments

an external/costumes and makeup

Physical states

an external/drunkenness, exhaustion, hot and cold, or illness

9 requirements of a good action

1. Be physically capable of being done

2. Be fun to do

3. Be specific

4. Have its test in the other person

5. Not be an errand

6. Not presuppose any physical or emotional state

7. Not be manipulative

8. Have a "cap"

9. Be in line with the intentions of the playwright

Four elements of a basic plot line (in order)

1. Inciting incident

2. Rising action

3. Climax

4. Denouement

Parts of the stage (using blocking code)

upper right, upper center, upper left

center right, center stage, center left

down right, down center, down left