General Terms Flashcards

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Improvisation

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playing of dramatic scenes without written dialogue and predetermined dramatic activity.

  • Commedia dell’arte had a lot of improv but with lots of performances stock characters and speeches developed
  • performance or used for the rehearsal process
  • Second city, 1950s
  • Theatresports, form originated by Keith Johnstone (judged improv games)
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Justification

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  • method acting term

- specific reason for making a movement on stage, make that reason real and believe to actor self

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Super objective ( aka spine)

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  • the overarching goal and it can connect the objectives in each scene
  • character’s life goal
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Indicating

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  • overacting

- not really feeling the emotion

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Concentration

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  • method acting term
  • concentrate on object or scene partner
  • actors are not aware of the audience, making the acting look real
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