Quiz Review
True or False: When a performer moves downstage they are moving away from the audience.
False
These are the four elements of Platforming an improv scene:
Characters/Who
Relationship
Location
Problem
One valuable tool show a character's growth by the end of the story is...
Want vs. Need
Instead of "don't overthink it," Jarvis says...
Get out of your head.
Harrison Ford played this adventuring archeologist.
Indiana Jones
Using pantomime to create items and environmental elements that are not really there is called...
Object Work
Active Listening onstage goes beyond simply paying attention to your scene partner. Describe what Active Listening means to an actor/improvisor (I am looking for something specific here).
Intently listening to and connecting with scene partner and being affected by it.
These seven questions an actor asks of themselves are called the pillars of character.
Who am I?
Where am I?
What time is it?
What do I want?
How will I get it?
Why do I want it?
What must I overcome to get it?
If a performer doesn't appear to be fully invested in what they are doing onstage, Jarvis might say...
COMMIT!!
Prior to 1999 there were only three films in this popular franchise.
Star Wars
The five elements of theatre are:
Performers
Audience
Playing Space
Dramatic Structure
Visual Elements
Not accepting an offer made by one's improv scene partner is often called...
Blocking
The last four questions of the seven pillars are related to this Stanislavskian concept:
Objective
When instructional time begins he says...
You're on the clock!
This long running slasher franchise began in 1980.
Friday the 13th
(Jason)
A Performer that enters a scene in progress is called...
Third Support
The ups and downs of the Rising Action can be described as...
Hope vs. Fear
Please list the five elements of the Stanislavski System.
Relaxation
Imagination
Communication
Concentration of Attention
Emotion Memory
Jarvis uses this snack food metaphor to help increase speed and energy when playing ZipZapZoom.
Popcorn
A group of kids have a hair raising adventure going after pirate gold.
The Goonies.
Describe the concept of Yes, And...
Accepting what one's scene partner says and adding to it to create a story
There comes a moment before the Climax where the characters have no hope of succeeding. This is often called...
All is Lost
Please tell me your favorite game/activity in class and explain why. Expand on your thoughts and go deep. Then tell me how the skills developed in that game/activity will serve you in other areas of life.
You just got free points. Don't say I never gave you anything.
Jarvis sarcastically says this to students who don't join the circle for warm-ups.
Oh, I'm sorry. Did I make it sound optional?
Steven Spielberg directed this masterpiece about UFOs coming to Earth in 1976.
Close Encounters of the Third Kind