What are at least four ways to communicate non verbally?
facial expressions, gestures/hands, body language, personal space, eyes, touch, look.
100
What is pantomime?
Acting continuously (without stopping) and not speaking.
100
What kind of theater does Shallow have?
Proscenium/Picture Frame.
200
If you want the actor to go away from the audience and to your left what direction will you give them?
Upstage right.
200
Name the three rules of blocking
Always cheat out
Do not upstage others
Add levels
200
Your friend thinks you stole her candy, she stares at you, her yes narrow, and she does not blink. This is an example of....
Eye gaze
200
What are the three rules of acting pantomime and tableau?
Be precise
Be natural
Have purpose
200
Amphitheater
An ancient Greek theater.
300
In drama blocking is...
It is the position of the actor on stage.
300
What are the meanings of upstaging when it comes to blocking?
Upstaging means taking the attention away from others and it also means standing in front of another actor.
300
Create an example to show how haptics works.
Touch/physical contact
300
Why is it important to follow the three rules of pantomime and tableau?
To make a scene more realistic.
300
What was different about the theaters from the time of Shakespeare?
They were round and had a hole at the top for light.
400
Create a stage diagram
Upstage Right Upstage Center Upstage Left
Center Right Centerstage Center Left
Downstage right Down Center Downstage left
400
The director asks the actors to take a variety of positions including sitting, standing, kneeling, and laying down. What rule of blocking does this fall into?
Adding levels
400
Explain the difference between haptics and proxemics.
Haptics is communication through touch and proxemics is communication through distance between you and other people.
400
What is the difference between pantomime and tableau?
Pantomime is continuous movement and tableau is frozen.
400
Explain why people till visit theaters when movies, television, and Netflix exist.
It is fun to see actors perform in real life, it's possible to see the next star before they are famous.
500
Explain the concept of actor's perspective.
Any directions a director gives to an actor about stage direction for blocking should be from the perspective of the actor.
500
Explain how each rule of blocking is connected.
Each rule helps make a scene look more realistic.
500
How do social norms influence nonverbal communication?
All societies have different forms of communication and they have ideas for what is normal.
500
What language does the word tableau come from?
French
500
Explain how any space can become a theater.
A theater is any place where actors and an audience can come together.