Parts of A Play
This element tells us not what happens but how it happens.
Plot
The average person at the beginning that rises up to defeat evil is known as the
Hero
In a script I will tell you the location and time of day. Who am I?
Slugline
Method acting urges actors to ________ the character they are trying to portray.
become
The poorer you are, a level lower you live.
hint* I'm named after a bug.
Parasite
Everything the audience needs to know to understand the play
Exposition
These people are the average bad guys/evil forces/objects that stand in the hero’s way as he/she completes their journey.
Threshold Guardians
What does 'ACTION' tell you in a script?
The character's thoughts and/or feelings.
How they will approach a scene or a description of what is happening before a scene takes place
The 2 famous teachers of method acting are? Spelling counts.
Lee Strasberg and Stanislavski
I can't talk about it as it is against the rules.
Fight Club
Often the central idea of the story.
Thought/Theme
These people provide mischief and comic relief in the hero’s journey. They break up the monotony of the adventure
Trickster
What are the 2 types of conflict? Explain each one
External: Physical obstacles the character faces while pursuing their goal/objective.
Internal: Emotional or psychological obstacles the character faces while pursuing their goal/objective
Stanislavski broke down his method into 2 objectives, what are they?
Scene Objective: What is the character’s objective/goal throughout the specific scene
Character's Objective: What is the character’s objective/goal throughout the play/film.
Man searches for missing patient who happens to be himself.
Shutter Island
The turning point in the story. Where a change can occur, where a large decision or a big event occurs.
Climax
Murray Franklin, the talk show host in Joker, can be seen as a ________________.
shape shifter
Movies focus on 3 main things. What are they?
Protagonist
Goal/objective
Obstacles
Strasberg uses a technique called ______________. Explain what this technique is.
Substitution: to temporarily become the characters they are portraying.
orange juice + books =
Pulp Fiction
Reveals some aspects of the main characters by having similar or different circumstances or by behaving similarly or differently
Foil/Counterpart
What is THE SHADOW, what is it in Joker?
The main enemy the protagonist must defeat. Can be internal or a person, place or thing.
In the Joker, the shadow is Arthur's own mind.
What is an ACT?
Strasberg's method acting consists of 2 main things. What are they?
■1) method acting allows an actor to use real past experiences to portray an emotion of their character
■2) also allows an actor to become the character and respond as them emotionally, physically, psychologically etc.
celebrity + battle =
Star Wars