You use your muscles to _________ your voice so the audience can hear you.
What is project.
100
Always cheat out.
Never upstage others.
Add levels to make the scene look more interesting.
What is it?
Rules of Blocking.
200
Actors use these silly things to help them ARTICULATE or speak clearly....
Tongue Twisters
200
How can we express emotions and stories to an audience without using words?
There are two answers...
Body language, gestures, facial expressions.
200
What is the EXACT definition of tableau.
A frozen picture/image of a scene.
200
Not mumbling....
Articulating
200
When you are close to the audience you are....
Downstage.
300
Dennis doesn't dance in drama.
What is the repeated sound of the letters called?
What is Alliteration.
300
What are the three rules of pantomime?
Be natural
Be precise (perfect/accurate)
Have purpose
300
Why do we play the game "Museum" when we learn about Tableau?
Because we have to FREEZE into statues, which is a tableau.
300
Why are projection and articulation important for actors?
So the audience can understand what you are doing.
300
Acting is........
REACTING
400
10% of arguments start because of different opinions.
90% of arguments start due to the wrong tone of voice.
Examine the statement above. Explain what this means.
Sometime people get into fights because they have different opinions. More often people get into fights because of their tone of voice; it's not WHAT they say but HOW they say it.
400
Why are the three rules of Pantomime important (this was a Do Now question.)
They help the audience understand what the actors are doing. It helps the audience understand the story.
400
What do you need to make sure you use when you're acting so the audience understands what you are doing?
Body language, gestures, facial expressions.
400
What muscle is important for actors to exercise before they speak?
Tongue
400
Explain why reacting in a scene is so important.
Reacting helps move the story along.
500
What are the four elements of tone?
PITCH
PACE
PAUSE
EMPHASIS
500
What is the main difference between tableau and pantomime?
Pantomime you move.
Tableau you don't move.
500
Is it possible to tell a story through tableau?
Yes.
500
The answer is tongue twisters, what's the question I'd ask you?
What do actor's use to practice articulation?
500
Stage positions are always from the point of view of....