Intro to Acting
“live picture” is a silent and motionless group of people arranged to represent a scene or incident.
Tableau Vivant
Responsible for developing believable character, memorizing lines and showcasing stories to audiences
Auditioning with a script that you have not had the opportunity to read before the audition.
Cold Reading
introduces the characters and situation
Setup
means “little song”
Sonetto
“temporary pause” or an interval between parts of a play, movie, or concert.
Intermission
designs moments of tension such as fights or acrobatics that happen for film or stage
Fight Choreographer
The process of arranging moves to be made by the actors during the play, recorded by stage management in the prompt script.
Blocking
the challenge or conflict increases
Confrontation
a shift in tone or thought
Volta
a short introduction that an actor gives at the beginning of an audition
Slate
Creates a story and its characters in the form of a script
Playwright
Losing concentration or getting out of character. Using dialogue or behavior inconsistent with the part you are creating.
Breaking Character
50-word summary of your film
Elevator Pitch
final two lines that rhyme with themselves GG
Couplet
a story is told by expressive bodily or facial movements of the performers, music can be added
Pantomime
a person who manages all aspects of a production, from overseeing the budget to hiring the director and other artists
Producer
To move from one place onstage to another.
Cross
includes brainstorming, screenwriting, table reads, rewrites, mood boards, casting, finding locations, creating storyboards/story lists, rehearsals
Development & Pre-Production
grouping of four lines in a sonnet ABAB, CDCD, EFEF
Quatrain
The opening in the wall which stands between stage and auditorium in some theatres; the picture frame through which the audience sees the play
Proscenium Arch
Their role is to support the play's development by asking key questions, researching, providing context, and helping the artists tell the intended story.
Dramaturg
A stage technique in which an actor who is facing sideways pivots the torso and turns the face towards the audience.
Cheat Out
witty slogan or dramatic statement on a movie poster
Tagline
lines of poetry that can be divided into 5 metric feet with alternately unstressed and stressed syllables. 10 syllables per line.
Iambic Pentameter