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Exam 2016 Flashcards

1
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What do production elements do

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Enhance message of performance

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2
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What production elements enhance performance

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Staging , lighting , sound , special effects

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What production elements enhance characters

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Costumes , make up , hair , props etc

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4
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How many elements are there in production elements

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5
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Define performance space

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Formal performance stage found in a theatre known as stage plus auditorium and foyer

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How many types of theatre stages are there

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7
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What is a proscenium arch stage

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Mears hall

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What is a thrust stage

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Intimate , people sit around stage that juts into audience

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9
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What is a theatre in the round stage

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Can be square , audience around performance space

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10
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What is a traverse stage

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Fashion shows , pop concerts

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11
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What is the set

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Scenery

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12
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What does the set include

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Backdrop or any large structures or features

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13
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What does set design depend on

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The style , period and type of play

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14
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What are the properties

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Props

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15
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What do props include

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Household equipment , furniture , stage weapons

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16
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What are props dependent on

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Period and style of the play

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17
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Define tech

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Lighting and sound required for production

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18
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What is lighting used for

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To ensure set/characters clearly visible 
Reveal characters presence 
Provide scenic background 
Create colour 
Time of day
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19
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What can sound be

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Music or special audio effects

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20
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Define costume and make up

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Tells more about individual character and the world the live in

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21
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What does costume and make up reflect

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Period , location , style of play , characters , personality and background

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22
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How can an actor look more like a character

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Emphasis or change facial appearance

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23
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What is the stage floor Map

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From actors point of view

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24
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Where is upstage and downstage

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Upstage - near back of stage

Downstage - near front of stage

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25
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What are the wings

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Areas on the side of stage

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26
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What is backstage

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Area behind performance stage

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27
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What is the apron , thrust or forestage

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Front area that extends

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28
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What is a trap door

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Hinge door that the actor comes out from

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29
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What is the fly gallery

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Elevated platforms around the side of the stage , where backstage works ropes and equipment

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30
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Where do you collect your tickets

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Box office

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31
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If we sit downstairs we are in the ?

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Stalls / auditorium

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32
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The balcony area is known as

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The dress circle

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33
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The top seats in auditorium

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Upper circle / gods

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34
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What are the 3 main functions of warming up

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Prevent injury
Increase oxygen intake
Helps focus on performance

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35
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Why do we need to do vocal warm ups

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To warm up voice to enable articulation , resonance and projection to be effective

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36
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What are the 4 vocal warm ups

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Articulator warm up (faces)
Tounges twister
Resonance and projection (dart, certain point) MA ME MI MO MU
passing the cat ( aah - head , eeeh - chest , hoh hoh - stomach

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37
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What forms an important part of our rite of passage towards adulthood

A

Rebellion

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38
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What has rebellion always been expressed through

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The arts

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39
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How is rebellion expressed through the arts

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Context ( subject matter) or form (the way things are presented)

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40
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What have the arts reflected

A

Changing nature of societies , and individuals within those societies since the beginning of time

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41
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What is conflict

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A core context of any art form

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42
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What do the arts offer for rebellion

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Healthy outlet for the expression of rebellion

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43
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What is rebellion

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A way in which people act based on the circumstances , something against the rules

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44
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What is a dictionary definition of rebellion

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The defiance of authority and control

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45
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Why is it important to express rebellion

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Freedom of speech , shade opinion and fight for it , it can hurt people and get out of control , somethings are illegal

46
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What are positive ways to express rebellion

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Using the arts to express dissatisfaction
A non violent or Peacdul process
Proposal of change

47
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What are negative ways to express rebellion

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Vandalism
Violence
Vulgar expression (swearing)

48
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What are some movie examples of rebellion

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Chicago , free silly , Romeo and Juliet , grease , mean girls

49
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There are varying degrees of response when responding to rebellion , name the 4

A

Aversion
Resistance
Protest
Revolt

50
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What is aversion

A

A strong feeling of dislike toward something of somebody

51
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What is resistance

A

Refusal to accept or comply with somethings g

52
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What is protest

A

To express strong disapproval or disagreement with something

53
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What is revolt

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To try overthrow an existing government or symbol of authority

54
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What is the order of strongest to weakest response

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Revolt , protest , resistance , aversion

55
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What response is used by the arts to express rebellion

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Protest

56
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Define protest arts

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Any dance song play artwork that express strong disapproval of authority and events or a concept expressing in a form of creative or stimulating way

57
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What is the ultimate form of self expression

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The act of creating

58
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Why is the act of creating the Ultimate form of self expression

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We place a Piece of ourselves and identity in the creation . what we create does not just reflect our immediate context , who we are as individuals and community but also a wider context

59
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What does the arts reflect

A

Society

60
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How does the way we think and act relate to our society

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The way we think and behave are partly constructed reactions to living in that society

61
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What do we express through drama

A

Feelings

62
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What do playwrights express

A

The individual and community’s resistance to what is occurring in the world around them . A reaction characterized by anger and frustration

63
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Why is rebellion expressed through the arts

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Any form of art is something that we have created and feel strong about . A way to express your opinion that is entertaining for others

64
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What is copyright

A

Legal protection for the creators “original works of ownership” . Any words , piece of writing music design poetry that you have created belongs to you .

65
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What is copyright protection available to

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Published and unpublished works

66
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What does copyright give the owner the right to do

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Let others reproduce the work in copies , to distribute copies to perform and display work publicly

67
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What is it called when you copy music or movies without permission

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Piracy or plagiarism

68
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What are they consequences of plagiarism

A

Fined or arrested

69
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How can we prevent copy right

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By stopping it ourselves , specials , or introduce better software

70
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When is it ok to copy stuff

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Some material is in the public domain

Specifically out there for public use

71
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What should I do if I need to copy stuff

A

Check with the owner

Always acknowledge the source copied

72
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What was illegal in South Africa in the 1970s

A

Public protests

73
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Why did many protests turn to theatre

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The governments policies banning political activities and gatherings .people found a way to make their voices heard

74
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What is the definition of protest theatre

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About the experiences of ordinary people who are forced to lead lives of oppression during aparteit . it makes a statement of disapproval about unfair or unjust situations with no solutions .

75
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How did protest theatre promote rebellious action

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By arousing emotional response in the audience

76
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Through what did protest theatre give the message

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Content , dance , sing , dramatic performance

77
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What is the intention of protest theatre

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Set out to effect a change of some kind by pro testing against social problems political abuse or conservation issues shows the evils that exist and demands that changes made

78
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What do practitioners aim to do

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To change and reform society from one of oppression to one of equality.
to educate people about the issues playing society
to highlight topical issues pointing to new development a better existence without providing the how solutions

79
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How is protest theatre created

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Improvisation

80
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Why doesn’t script exist in protest theatr

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Until actors have played around with different characters and situations .

81
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What are the production elements of protest theatre

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Minimal , versatile sets , flexible props that represent anything , basic costumes , home made instruments , simple lighting (general wash)

82
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What are the primary tools that creates character , tension and setting

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Actors body and voice

83
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What are the characteristics of protest theatre

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  1. Strong political messages and statements , making audience aware of the injustices of apartheid .
  2. Feelings and frustrations
  3. Communication channel
  4. Workshopped , improvisation and collaboration
  5. Audience emotional response
84
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What is vocal tone

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The characteristic quality of the time of voice , which portrays the emotional state of attitude of speaker

85
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What is vocal tone similar to and why

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Habitual pitch , as they both reflect the characteristic pitch someone usually speaks in , also shows emotional state

86
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What is PIPER

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Pitch , inflection , pause , emphasis , rate

87
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What is pitch

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The pitch of your voice can be Hugh , low or medium - depending on the number of cycles of vibrations per second

88
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As an actress what can you change your pitch for

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To show emotion

To present a certain character

89
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How can you show emotion through pitch

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When you are nervous , happy , scared of exited your voice naturally goes up . When you are trying to be serious or discreet it goes down

90
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How can you present a certain character through pitch

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Changing the pitch gives variety and richness as well as adding meaning to your performance

91
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What is inflection

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The gentle rise and fall of the voice on syllables

92
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What is a syllable

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A unit of pronoun intron having one vowel sound with or without surrounding consonants , forming whole or part of a word

93
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What is similar to inflection and why

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Pitch , but with pitch your voice goes up and down in pitch , inflection is a rise and fall associated with changing meaning of sentence

94
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What is an upward inflection

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Used on the last syllable of the last word of a sentence that is intended to be a question

95
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What is a downward inflection

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Used on the last syllable of the last word in the sentence that is intended to be a statement

96
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What is pause

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A rest or stop in the voice

97
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What are the three things that effect rythem of speech

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Pause , emphasis , rate

98
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What can paused be used to show

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Emotion 
Create phrase for meaning 
Indicate important words 
Create dramatic effect 
Allow audience to take in what's been said
99
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What are the 3 main types of pause

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Breath pause
Sense pause
Dramatic pause

100
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What is a breath pause

A

Allow time to breath ()

101
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What is a sense pause

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To indicate punctuation (\)

102
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What is a dramatic pause

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To increase suspense or emphasis (\)

103
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What is emphasis

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The stress or weight given to a word to make it sound important

104
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How does emphasis effect rythem

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The habitual use of emphasis can indicate rythem of characters natural speech pattern

105
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How can you indicate emphasis

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To press on a word 
To pause before or after a word 
To spell out the word 
Adding a gesture 
To slide the word
106
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What is rate

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The speed at which words are uttered

107
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What does the rate at which you speak indicate

A

How you feel

108
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How do you feel when you speak fast

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Scared , nervous , angry

109
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What do you indicate when you are speaking slow

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Depressed calm relaxed peaceful

110
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What is the different rates of accents

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Indian fast
Russian slow
American surfer even slower

111
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What does rate effect

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The rythem of the characters voice because it effects how they are feeling and where they are from

112
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Define the term musical

A

A stage , television or film production that uses popular style songs to tell a story or to showcase the talents of writer / performers

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