Acting Techniques
This is the term for speaking loudly enough that you are heard by the entire audience.
What is Projection?
This is the planned movement and positioning of actors on stage, usually decided by the director.
What is Blocking?
This is the speed at which lines are delivered, affecting the audience's reaction.
What is Pacing?
A long speech delivered by one character, often conveying deep emotional impact.
What is Monologue?
A technique where an actor positions their body at varying heights to convey meaning.
What is Levels?
The term for delivering lines with clarity and over-pronunciation to ensure the audience understands.
What is Diction?
This refers to the frozen picture created by the actors’ bodies to represent a scene or idea.
What is Tableau?
The act of speaking directly to the audience, breaking the boundary of the fictional world.
What is Breaking the Fourth Wall?
This term refers to the way actors use the space between themselves and others to convey meaning.
What is Space?
The term for acting out a scene or idea without speaking words, relying only on physical movements and expressions.
What is Mime?
When actors speak without a script, making up their lines and actions as they go.
What is Improvisation?
The placement of an actor on stage, often varying in height to show meaning or contrast.
What is Levels?
This non-verbal acting technique uses only movement and expression, without words.
What is Mime?
The process of creating a detailed, believable character with a backstory.
What is Characterization?
A type of speech that is long and typically filled with emotional weight.
What is Monologue?
This refers to the "hidden meaning" behind the lines spoken by a character.
This refers to the background, furniture, and decor that creates the setting of a scene.
What is Set?
The use of objects on stage to help tell the story or create the setting.
What is Props?
This refers to using your body and voice to effectively portray your character’s emotions.
What is Physical Acting?
The careful placement and movement of actors to ensure that the scene conveys the intended emotion and meaning.
The use of facial movements to express emotion or intention behind a line.
What is Facial Expression?
These are the parts of a script that tell the actors how to move or deliver their lines.
What is Stage Directions?
The use of gestures, movement, or posture to communicate without words.
What is Body Language?
The ability to understand and convey a character’s intentions and motivations through subtle clues.
What is Subtext?
The term used when a character acknowledges or speaks directly to the audience through the invisible barrier between them.
What is Breaking the Fourth Wall?