Acting styles Flashcards

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What are the acting styles involved in melodramas? (Face, mouth, freeze)

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Codifies gestures — actors facing the audience, facial expressions and voice were exaggerated and a well-received speech might be replaced several times.
Actors ‘freeze’ on stage to create a dramatic tableau at moments of heightened emotion.

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