Vocabulary I
The most natural form of expression.
What is acting?
Dramatic action without words.
What is pantomime?
Pantomiming with a group.
What is group pantomime?
Only one person performs the movement which the audience must guess?
What is individual pantomime?
This performance must be believable, so choose a song or monolog, move your lips in time to the song, and learn the words.
What is lip sync?
In a game show, the person who is the main character is known as the _______________.
What is the host?
Must be natural and lifelike.
What is stage movement?
Actors pretend they are performing by moving their lips in time with a taped song or monolog.
What is lip synchronization?
Performing an entire scene without interruptions.
What are run-through rehearsals?
Two people work together to plan and present a scene.
What is duet pantomime?
Do not allow yourself to be ________ from any area offstage.
What is visible?
In a game show, the person participating is the __________.
What is a contestant?
A catchy advertising phrase or verse which is sung or put to music.
What is a jingle?
The established stage movement of a play such as determining when a character enters or exits and what action he has in a play.
What is blocking?
When moving on stage, all __________ must have a purpose.
What is movement?
Two or more people working together using precise and synchronized movement.
What is mirror, mirror?
Impromptu pantomime where participants act out clues without speaking.
What are charades?
When a jingle is taken a step further with a more elaborate musical presentation it becomes _______.
What is a commercial?
All properties needed on stage for the action of a play such as a briefcase or furniture.
What are props?
Select music with narrative lyrics and act out the lines of a song.
What is music pantomime?
Showing variation in inflection, pitch, rate and volume?
What is vocal flexibility?
Actors pretend they are performing by moving their lips in time with a taped song or monolog.
What is lip synchronization?
Shows that test a person's intelligence or offer fun competitive ways to win cash or prizes.
What are game shows?
In a game show, following a __________ allows the host or the contestant to participate or play act the roles of a host or contestant in the game.
What is a script?
An animatied figure which is controlled by a human.
What is a puppet?
These types of people are paid large amounts of money to create catchy slogans and jingles which will sell a particular product.
What are marketing people?
A dramatic selection where one person speaks in a conversation.
What is a monolog?
The audience views your pantomime and tries to guess what you are acting out.
What is guess pantomime?
In a game show, in order to be believable, one must use physical mannerisms and ___________,
What are gestures?
A song used in advertising to "hook" or interest a potential customer.
What is a jingle?