FTCE Drama 6-12 complete

Cannon-Bard Theory of Emotion

Emotional response leads to physiological response (inside to outside)

Delsarte System of Expression

Francois Delsarte. Holding specific poses to convey emotions

Meisner Technique

"Living truthfully under imaginary circumstances" Big exercise is called "Repetition"

Role Playing

Participants adopt or act out characters

Improvisational Theatre

Viola Spolin created the "games"

Character analysis

Creating/learning about the unique factors that make up a character (history, relationships, traits, etc)

4 Elements of Acting

Relaxation, concentration, imagination, observation

Magic If

Actors imagine what they would do IF they were the character (sense memory/emotional memory)

Alexander Technique

Release body tension

James-Lange Theory of Emotion

Physiological response leads to emotional sensation (outside to inside)

Externals

Elements that an actor uses in order to create a character (make-up, costumes, mannerisms, etc)

Alienation Effect

Bertolt Brecht; reminds the audiences that they are watching a play and not to get too invested

Auguste Character

Anarchist, joker, fool; Commedia del'arte

Contra-Auguste

Mediator between whiteface character and auguste

White-faced clown

Leader of the clowns

Character clowns

Tramp, Hobo, Bum

First Grade Drama Class

Teach how to process, analyze, and respond to theatre. Pantomime!

Second Grade Drama Class

Acting out alternative endings to stories; working in groups; pantomime themes

Third Grade Drama Class

Five Ws, write a basic script

Fourth Grade Drama Class

Identify character's motives, express emotion through gesture, tone.

Fifth Grade Drama Class

Identify plot structures, improv, examine different cultures

Beginner Level Student

Using physical, emotional, and social elements to portray a character.

Intermediate Level Student

Create characters based on script analysis

Advanced Level Student

Be able to sustain a character throughout an entire play

Affective Memory

A technique where an actor reactivates a past experience to gain the emotional and psychological feeling associated an event

Atmosphere

The inherent energy within a specific place

Character acting

Using physicality to portray a role

Acting process

The methods and materials that an actor uses in order to perform

Articulation

The ability to clearly pronouce words

Catharis

Purging of emotions

Denouement

Resolve of conflict

Emotional Memory

When an actors uses their own specific memories of events in order to understand what the character is going through

Types of theatres

Traverse, Apron/Thrust, Proscenium, Arena, Black box

Rendering

A free-hand drawing of a set designs

Elevations

Scale drawings of set designs

Mise-en-scene

Everything that is placed upon the stage that is in the show (actors, scenery, props, lights, etc)

Apron

The part of the stage that thrusts into the auditorium

Aria

A solo performances in an opera that portrays the emotion of the performer

Array

The loudspeakers that are used in a performance

Artic

The "articulated lorry" that transports sets, etc, between venues

Aside

When an actor address the audience

Attribute

The parameters of moving light that can be controlled; such as pan, tilt, and gobos

Avista

Scene changes that are done in view of the audience

Backing

1) A piece of scenery that hides technical elements. 2) The money that is invested in the production

Baffle

The material that is used to prevent light from spilling over from one area to another

Bastard prompt

Where the prompt corner must be stage right instead of stage left

Battens

floodlights set up in compartments allowing the mixing of light colors

Beamlight

a flood lanterns that uses a parabolic reflector to create a high-intensity parallel beam

Beginners

Terms for the first people on stage

Bell board

A live sound effects board that can play sound effects such as doorbells, ringing phones, and sirens

Bifocal spot

A profile light that contains two sets of shutters. One is hard, one is soft.

Birdie

A low-volt light that can be used as up-lighting or to conceal set pieces

Blinders

Lights that are set up around the stage facing the audience to prevent them from seeing backstage

Book flat

A free-standing piece of scenery that can be folded in half for quick scene changes

Boom-arm

A mechanical structure which is mounted on a microphone to facilitate movement

Boss plate

metal plate in the stage floor that is used to bolt down scenery

Breakup

An abstract gobo that is used to provide texture

Bump

A flash of a light

Burnout

A gel that has lost it's color

Cans

Headsets used to communicate during the show

CL

Center line of the stage

Chase

A repetitious sequence in which the lighting state is changed

Check

A smooth decrease in light or sound levels

CID

Compact Iodide Daylights; high intensity light that simulates day light

Cleaners

Another terms for house lights

Clipping

Occurs when sound is distorted due to the amp's inability to handle the sound level (ie. mic squeal)

CMY colors

Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow; colors in moving lights

Color Call

The list that specifies all of the colors that will be needed for a specific lighting plan

Additive Color

Occurs when two beams of different colors are focused on the same area

Subtractive Color

When two colors are placed together on a lantern

Color Temperature

Refers to the warm or coolness of lighting

CSI (lighting)

Compact Source Iodide; lighting used in followspots

Dead Room

A room that dulls sounds due to thick sound absorbers

Dip

A small trap door that contains electrical outlets

Donut

A metal plate with a center hole that can be inserted into lanterns to sharpen focus

Douser

A metal flag that can be moved to block a bean of light in order to eliminate the need to cut off electricity

ERS (lighting)

Ellipsoidal Reflector Spotlight

Effects projector

A lantern that projects images such as rain or clouds

Animation Disc

Metal discs that can be inserted into the lantern to give the impression of movement

Fills

Speakers used in addition to the main sound system to project sound in certain areas

Fit up

The initial assembly of stage hardware for a production, including setting up the scenery

Flagging

Using one's hand to figure out where the beam of a light is hitting the stage

Flipper

A narrow scenery flat that is attached to a hinge to a wider flat

Focus chart

A record created by the lighting designer that reveals the exact focus of the lighting set up

Haas Effect

A sound delay that the audience doesn't notice

IATSE

International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees

Key light

The dominant source of light for a performance

Lamp Tray

The part of the lantern upon which the lamp holder is set

Maroon

A loud explosive sound

Moon box

Give the effect of a siding moon by using a shallow round box with a low wattage lamp covered in material

Neutral Density Filter

Light filtered that can be used to decrease the intensity of light without altering the color

Noise Gate

Used to decrease background noise

OP

Opposite prompt; refers to the side of the stage that is opposite of the prompt area

Overlay

The wider spot when there are two followspots for one performer

Parcan

Or a "par"; A light that can produce an intense beam of light

Pass door

The door that is located in the wall with the proscenium arch

Passarelle

A walkway that allows actors to get close the audiences via a pathway that goes beyond the proscenium arch into the orchestra pit

Pearl light

A lamp with a frosted finish

Rider

Information sent to the venue by a theatrical company providing a detailed list of all of the technical elements needed for the show

Scoop

A lamp mounted in a large ellipsoidal reflector; used a floodlight