midterm ch 5 Flashcards
What alternate meaning of “presence” explains the power of the actor beyond virtuosity?
The projection of an aura of magic and divine
What is “The method”
an American acting style derived from the Russian actor-director Konstantin Stanislavsky’s self-proclaimed system
Actors who studies human behaviors from a broad range of historical periods, countries, and social classes, so as to apply them when creating characters from a variety of dramatic styles, demonstrates a technique of the _________ mode of acting.
External
The term “subtext” refers to?
x
Who maintained that the actor should be “an unmoved and disinterested onlooker” and imitate emotion rather than feel it?
x
The term mimesis means
mimicry
An expressive voice and a solid education in literature are the two components of training an actor’s instrument.(T or F)
False
The three stages of the actor’s routine are personal training, premiering, and running the show.(T or F)
False
Stanislavsky’s system stresses the actor’s work with the zadacha, which refers to
the character’s “problem” or “goal;” that is, what the character desires to achieve.
Directed stage actions that are precisely scripted physical behaviors worked out in blocking are called
stage business
The actor’s instrument is his or her
x (voice)?
Directors typically look for a performer’s personal history that exactly matches that of the character in an audition.(T or F)
False
The mid-twentieth century saw an emphasis on “reality” and inner emotional life in both film and theatre.(T or F)
True
Most auditions consist of performing:
one- or two-minute monologues from plays or short narrative cuttings from novels, stories, or poems which display a contrast.
The term used for the technical skills needed for professional acting, focusing primarily on the voice and body, is
Virtuosity
What are the two fundamental notions of acting?
Internal and external
Acting is a low-income life, more often than not depressing, anxious, and beset by demands for sacrifice from every direction—psychologically, financially, and morally.(T or F)
True
Konstantin Stanislavsky, founder of the Moscow Art Theatre (1898), said “You must live the life of your character on stage.” Which style of acting does this statement describe most closely?
x
Today, the debate over inside or outside styles of acting
is largely diminished, with Stanislavsky and classical techniques both emphasized.
Which faculty keeps the actor within established bounds and at the same time ensures artistic agility?
discipline
