Acting Notes Written questions

What does G.O.T.E. stand for? (G)

goal there is always a goal and we pursue the goal in the context of an obstacle

What does G.O.T.E. stand for? (O)

other there is always an other and they are usually your obstacle.

What does G.O.T.E. stand for? (T)

tactics are the strategies of human communication it is what we use on our other to accomplish our goals these are your actions.

What does G.O.T.E. stand for? (E)

expectations you always expect your tactics will work and you will accomplish your goal

Why must you and your partner both agree to "play" characters during acting exercises?

1. give you the freedom to experience your feelings fully explore love hate violence and ambition 2. makes the exercises a safe place to explore these feelings 3. not personal/no repercussions

What must the actor be able to do with the playwright’s words?

memorize the text written by the playwright accept and elaborate on the situation given circumstances and speak the dialogue as if you were making it up on the spot and saying it for the first time

Why does criticism hurt? How should you handle criticism? Why should you handle it this way?

the art comes directly out of the actor if it is good criticism use it if it is bad simply say thank you forget it and move on never make excuses you must realize you have a lot to learn and individuals with experience are here to help you

What is the difference between an action cue and line cue?

action cue the moment that prompts you to speak what makes you say your next line line cue the actual line you come in on when you speak

Name three principles to improve resonance with supporting details from our notes.

1. relaxation a relaxed throat is an open throat and an open throat provides a deep mellow resonance 2. posture a comfortably erect posture with your weight centered your spine lengthening upward and your head floating freely atop your spine 3. speaking an open-jawed open-mouthed articulation provides greater resonance than a close-lipped tight-jawed constricted speech

Why is Good Diction essential to acting?

so the actor can be clearly understood and heard throughout the theatre
so the actor can make the most of the author’s words and the character’s verbal tactics wit and persuasive authority It means adhering to a standard way of pronouncing words so that all actors seem to be “all in the same play” and a sense of shared ensemble is created through the play’s words

“Standard American” stage speech is taught in every acting school in the United States. What is required to learn “Standard American” speech?

overcoming speech impediments such as lisping and eliminating unwanted regional dialects learning the standard speech sounds of the american english language: how to make them use them and write them in IPA International Phonetic Alphabet form

What is Emotional Recall or Affective Memory?

where an actor mentally substitutes a remembered situation emotional situation from his or her life into the action of the play so as to reach the emotional levels dramatically required

What are the four concepts of Good Use for the Alexander Technique? What are the 6 things that the Alexander Technique promotes?

1. release neck to allow head to balance forward and up floating on the spine 2. allow torso to release into length and width 3. let legs release away from the hip joints 4. allow the shoulders to release out to the sides and float on the rib cage promotes good posture relaxed breathing deep resonance clear speech coordinated whole body movement health longevity improved appearance and enhanced self-image

Explain Stanislavsky’s basic understanding that is the fundamentals to acting. Describe his perspective on how motivation should be used by an actor. Define Subtext.

the actor plays a character actively seeking to solve the character’s problems and by pursuing the character’s goals it is by pursuing the character’s goal rather than simply trying to please or entertain the audience that the actor enters into the full dramatic and emotional life of the character every move onstage must be seen to correspond to what the character and not just the playwright or director is striving to achieve subtext is the chiefly unspoken undescribed character goals hidden beneath the lines

Explain the difference between accelerating, decelerating and constant motions.

accelerating and decelerating movements make clear that you are thinking while moving and that your mind is generating the movements you make constant-velocity movements indicate you are simply executing generated by someone else director maybe accelerating motions tend to be exciting and enthusiastic decelerating motions tend to be graceful and gentle constant motions tend to be boring and dutiful

Your subconsciousness is the inhibitor of normal emotion. The only way to fully experience our inhibitions is by concentrating on something other than ourselves. Concentrating on an imagined event can free us to experience emotion profoundly and naturally. What four things can help in such a situation when using an imagined event?

the imagined event 1. incorporates something deeply familiar for example, a real person in your life 2. is inspiring the person is wonderful 3. is tragic a real wonderful person is dying 4. holds the potential for hope she is trying with her last breath to look at you and reach toward you

What is the correct way to write a goal?

i will (adverb) (tactic/action word) (my other) to (goal my other to do something physical for/to me)