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Test 3 Flashcards

1
Q

What is acting?

A

To act is to do

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2
Q

Who was the first actor?

A

Thespis

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3
Q

Declaratory acting is also what type of acting?

A

Presentational acting

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4
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What are the 6 Uta Hagen Questions?

A

Who I am?
What are my relationships?
What are my givens?
What do I want?
What’s in my way?
What do I do to get what I want?

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5
Q

True or False:
Declamatory actors must always be in character

A

False

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6
Q

True or False:
Naturalistic actor always stay in character

A

True

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7
Q

Who was responsible for the “magic if”

A

Stainslavsky

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8
Q

What type of actor is Jerry Seinfield?

A

Personality

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9
Q

What is an objective?

A

Something you want to achieve

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10
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What are the three skills of acting?

A

Vocal
Mental
Physical

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11
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What are the three qualities of acting?

A

Stage Presence
Passion
Risk

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12
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What is the differences between skills and qualities?

A

Qualities is something that you have, skills you can learn

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13
Q

What is transformational acting?

A

Multiple character with minimal costume change

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14
Q

What is articulation?

A

Where the constants and vowels are placed in the mouth

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15
Q

Why was there a need to control actors?

A

New technology and safety

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16
Q

What director wrote operas?

A

Richard Wagner

17
Q

Who invented blocking?

A

George II

18
Q

What director treat their actors like puppets?

A

Max Reinhart

19
Q

What director thought he was better than Shakespeare?

A

George Burner Shaw

20
Q

What are the two hats of being a director?

A

Dictator and diplomat

21
Q

What is a conceptional director?

A

Deconstructs the script

22
Q

What is type casting?

A

Casting according to physical age and appearance

23
Q

What is casting against type?

A

Casting against the norm

24
Q

Who was the clown that we watched in class?

A

W.C. Fields

25
Q

What to the job of the director?

A

To maintain the artistic vision of the play

26
Q

Where is hellmouth located?

A

To the left

27
Q

What is a skene house?

A

Generalized backdrop

28
Q

What was the artistic revolution for theatric sets?

A

Vanishing point

29
Q

What are the 6 points of designs?

A

Line
Mass
Color
Texture
Space
Composition

30
Q

What is the #1 job for lighting?

A

To see the actor’s faces

31
Q

What is design metaphor?

A

The visual statement that expresses the totality of the theatrical imagination

32
Q

What a cyclorama?

A

Seamless giant piece of cloth

33
Q

Underscoring

A

Designed to enhance the mood of the scene

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