What are costumes?
A set of clothes worn in order to look like someone or something else.
What is a mask?
a covering for all or part of the face, worn as a disguise, or to amuse or terrify other people
Where did acting start?
Ancient Greece
What is a prop?
An object used on stage or screen by actors during a performance or screen production.
Which character wears a costume that is a blue and white checkered dress, red shoes, pigtails, and a picnic basket?
Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz.
Why are costumes important?
They help tell the story, they help the actors get in character, and they tell the audience what’s going on immediately.
What did masks do to help an actor's voice?
Projected it so that the audience could hear.
Why are actors important?
They tell the story.
Give an example of a prop
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Pennywise uses what prop to announce his presence?
Red Balloons
What are some things that make up a costume?
Outfits, hairpieces, makeup, jewelry, shoes, props, etc.
Which two faces were masks made to look like?
Comedic(funny) and Tragic(sad).
Contemporary actors usually play what three roles?
The hero, The villain, The comic relief
Why are props important?
Helps the actors and audience have a visual. It helps them create a better story.
This famous mask belongs to what character?
Jason (Friday the 13th)
Costumes started in what century B.C.?
15th Century
What god were masks originally offered to?
Dionysus; the god of wine, harvest, and fertility.
Why do actors play the same contemporary characters in every movie?
Easily cast.
When were props first used?
Greece
This Contemporary Actor usually always plays the hero in movies like Top Gun and Mission Impossible.
Tom Cruise.
In what age were costumes crucial in the telling of a story?
During the Renaissance Age.
What are some things masks were made out of?
Leather, wood, linen, gold, and clay
Give an example of a contemporary Actor
True or False: Props cannot be moving.
False
What character wears heavy makeup, a suit, dyes their hair green, and paints a smile on?
The Joker