General Terms Flashcards
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Improvisation
A
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)
2
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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
3
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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
4
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Indicating
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- overacting
- not really feeling the emotion
5
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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