Intentional Movement
Movement performed for a specific reason instead of randomly is called this.
What is intentional
movement?
Friends, enemies, siblings, and strangers are examples of these between characters.
What are relationships?
What a character wants to accomplish is called this
What is an objective
This term describes where the audience should be looking.
What is focus?
An actor should know where to stand, where to move, and how to behave as part of this group.
What is an ensemble?
Before crossing the stage, an actor should be able to answer this basic question about the movement.
What is 'Why am I moving?
Actors can communicate relationships using distance, facial expressions, movement, and this nonverbal physical too
What is body language?
A character wants their friend to stay. 'Get my friend to stay' is an example of this.
What is an objective?
Large unnecessary movement can accidentally do this to another actor's focus.
What is steal/pull focus?
Good performance choices should help the audience understand these two things: who the character is and this larger element being told onstage.
What is the story?
A nervous character begins pacing while waiting for important news. The character's
nervousness gives the movement this.
What is motivation/purpose?
A character who constantly backs away and avoids eye contact may be communicating this relative position of power.
What is lower status?
The strategy a character uses to get what they want is called this
What is a tactic?
During another actor's important line, ensemble members should use their reactions to do this rather than compete with the speaker.
What is support the focus?
Maya wants her brother to stay home, so she deliberately moves between him and the exit. Her blocking supports this character element.
What is her objective?
Moving simply because the stage feels empty is generally weaker than movement connected to this.
What are character and objective?
Two characters dislike each other. This use of space could communicate their uncomfortable relationship.
What is keeping distance/separation?
A character first begs, then bargains, then threatens. The character has changed these while keeping the same objective
What are tactics?
Actors should consider this when positioning themselves so every section of the audience can see important action.
What are sightlines?
An actor changes posture, spacing, eye contact, and movement after receiving shocking information. These physical choices show this happening to the character.
What is a change/shift in the character?
An actor has perfectly memorized blocking, but the movement looks mechanical.
This is likely missing from the performance
What is character
motivation/intention
Two characters begin as equals, but one gradually takes control of the space while the other begins yielding it. This is called a change in this.
What is status?
A character wants another person to confess. Asking politely fails, so the character presents evidence. The evidence represents a change in this, not the objective.
What is the tactic?
Four actors all make huge reactions during one character's revelation. This creates a problem because the audience doesn't know this.
What is where to focus/look?
Your scene partner unexpectedly changes their delivery. Instead of ignoring it, you genuinely react and allow it to affect your next choice. This demonstrates these two performance skills.
What are listening and responding
An actor should consider character, objective, relationship, focus, and story before
making this type of decision.
What is a
movement/blocking choice?
Without changing dialogue, an actor can communicate a power shift by changing these three physical elements.
What are posture,
spacing/use of space, and
eye contact
When a tactic fails, an experienced performer should usually do this while continuing to pursue the character's objective
What is change/adjust the tactic?
A director changes spacing, levels, body positions, and placement of performers to create a clear visual picture. This is called this broader staging concept.
What is stage composition?
A Theatre 3 actor can explain not just WHAT choice they made, but how it supportscharacter, relationship, objective, focus, and this final element.character, relationship, objective, focus, and this final element.
What is the story/storytelling