Theory
Main means of acting
Stage and film
An act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, especially by a character in a play.
Soliloquy
What the director says to indicate that the camera is rolling and a scene has started
Action
The physical movements orchestrated in a scene.
Blocking
When an actor's own emotions and life experiences to connect deeply with a role
The four principles of acting
Analysis, selectivity, synthesis, and projection.
The person or being portrayed by an actor.
Character
The verbal cue for filming to stop.
Cut
A stage direction indicating an actor should leave the stage.
Exit
It has a big focus on voice, movement and imagination.
Classical Acting
An actor's instrument
Body and voice
A try-out for a role.
Audition
A set that is ready for filming.
Hot set
The imaginary area that separates an actor from the audience
Fourth wall
Instinctual, spontaneous reactions based on an actor's scene partner
Meisner
First actor in history
Tespis
Your work has been good enough for a second audition.
Call-back
When a performer is outside of the camera’s field of view.
Out of frame
A signal for an actor to begin or continue their performing.
Cue
Use of imagination and physical gestures to connect with a character's psychological and emotional life.
Chekhov
Father of acting
Konstantin Stanislavski
A long speech by one actor in a play or movie
Monologue
The written form of a film or production, containing all actors’ lines and directions.
Script
The virtual vertical plane of space in a theatre.
Proscenium
Focuses on the actor's relationship to the story and character objectives.
Practical Aesthetics