QUOTES
FILM &
TELEVISION
FROM THE INTENSIVE
MHS VOCAB
WORLD of ACTING
100

"Bunch of idiots standing around, scratching their butts."

Who is Imogene Herdman?

100

Four kids enter their uncle’s basement and accidentally open a portal to 1980s monster mayhem.

What is Stranger Things?

100

The way in which we read the script for the very first time.

What is, Like a Fiction Book?

100

Not a scene but a...

BONUS: Why do we call it this?

What is a slice?

"it’s only a small piece of this person’s life… there’s a full life before and a full life after."

100

This is the name of a professional photo used to show casting directors what an actor looks like.

What is a Headshot?

200

"Her cookies taste like barf!" 

BONUS: WHO'S Cookies?

Who is Ro?

Who is DIANE!?

200

An extraterrestrial entity, comes to planet Earth after escaping prison, then tries to impersonate a dog.

What is Lilo and Stitch?

200

The action Ro takes to illustrate that there is no snow for The Holidays.

What is a Snow Angel?

200

Where the action takes place. You should always connect to this.

What is Environment?

200

Imaginary boundary between the actor and the audience.

What is the Fourth Wall?

300

"I haven't even hit puberty!"

Who is Edison?

300

A pair of scheming kids fool everyone, including their parents, with secret handshakes, accents, and a talent for swapping places.

What is the Parent Trap?

300

Jeronicus's Granchild

Who is Journey?

300

How you feel about everyone and everything in the scene.

What is Relationship?

300

The Union that protects actors.

What is SAG-AFTRA?

400

"I can do a Swan Dive"

Who is ALICE?

400

A girl with perfect aim flips her world upside down when she enters a deadly reality TV competition.

What is The Hunger Games

400

Kevin's Surname.

What is MCCALLISTER?

400

How we refer to the inside emotions and the outside emotions a character is experiencing.

What is Core and Mask?

400

The first movies ever made- before "Talkies"

What are Silent Films?

500

“There are so small parts, only small actors.”

Bonus: The original person being quoted

Who is Grace?

 Bonus: Mrs. Armstrong

500

Prequel spin-off of "The Big Bang Theory"

What is Young Sheldon?

500

Jeronicus' Invention

What is “The Jangleator 2000”?

500

 How we refer to a monologue. " It's a ________" 

BONUS: why do we call it this?

What is a CONVERSATION?

A: because even though the other person doesn’t speak, you’re still letting them affect you, checking in with them, etc.

500

This is code for "I'm Going to the Bathroom" on a set.


What is a 10-1?