Chapter 7- The art of acting- THTR FINAL
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18 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 International phonetic alphabet | a system for transcribing the sounds of speech |
| Stanislavski system | (method acting) psychological approach to acting |
| Emotional memory | (sense memory/ effective memory) think back to a certain incident and remember it well enough to retrieve the accompanying emotions |
| Technical approach | outside; in...concentrating on physical aspects |
| Empathy | to identify and understand another's situation, feelings and motives so completely that you feel you are experiencing the situation and emotions "feeling yourself in the place of another" |
| Magic "if" | stimulates imagination toward empathy, allows actors to find similarities b/w themselves and character to explore emotions and thoughts |
| Substitution | replace the character's emotions with unrelated but persona; emotions of their own |
| Given circumstances | analyze characters based on the circumstances of their life |
| Super-objective | actor singles "driving force" or biggest want; this governs characters actions throughout the play |
| Inner conflict | characters in conflict with themselves |
| Character flaws | (fatal flaw/ tragic flaw)when the inner conflict causes the character to make unfortunate choices |
| Actors equity association | represents stage actors |
| Screen Actors Guild (SAG) | represents movie and television actors |
| American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) | come from television and radio plus stunt people |
| Cattle call | open call/ audition |
| Call back list | come back for more auditions |
| Cold readings | across are not given a chance to prepare |
| Dark nights | when theatre is closed (Mon.) |
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