Characterization Study

How did Dustin Hoffman become Hook?

• hair
• voice
• costume
• all three and more

What is characterization?

• personality and the projection of it to the audience
• fundamental personality
• projection of traits
• a living, convincing personage

How do you create a character?

• be yourself
• personality and the projection of it to the audience
• imitate the "greats"
• be crazy

Why is the pause important for an actor?

• a lull
• a stop for 3 seconds
• a dialogue or action
• sustains emotions while all else is still

How is Robin Williams a master at versatility?

• dressed as a woman
• dressed as a boy
• dressed as an alien
• all the above

How is Robin Williams a master at versatility?

• played dramatic characters
• ability to change style and character with ease
• suprising and delightful
• played comedic characters

How do characters reveal themselves?

• what is in the notes by the author
• stage direction notes
• the actions and words of the character
• good actors create their own characters 

The setting is

• unimportant to the character.
• what gives the character realism.
• unimportant to the actor.
• what makes a character.

Interesting characters have ...

• dialects.
• novel costumes.
• several lines.
• attention grabbing personalities.

How did Peter Banning become Peter Pan in "Hook"?

• He flew.
• He kissed 3 mermaids.
• He exploded with childlike personality.
• He got knocked unconscious with the baseball.