Define objective.

• The character's purpose

• What the character wants/needs.

  Goals

• The character's influence

Define obstacle.

• the reason that a character does what s/he does

• the character's goal; their wants/needs

• the thing that is standing in the way of the character's objective

• the emotional high point of the story

Which of these is not an internal trait?

• intelligence
• belief system
• self esteem
• posture

Stakes are________.

• delicious
• the reason a character does/says anything.
• what characters may gain or lose in a situation.
• external traits

Posture, movement & gesture, mannerisms, voice, and mode of dress are_____

• external traits
• internal traits
• obstacles
• acting techniques

In the "outside-in" approach, actors focus on the external traits such as voice, body, and movement in order to develop the character

• True

• False

The concept of "yes, and..."

• is useless to actors
• makes characters boring
• helps create a mindet to except and expand on the givens.
• is the basis for all acting techniques

Presentational style

• is when the characters are unaware that there is an audience watching them.

• shows recognizable characters in dramatic situations.

• is where characters break the fourth wall to address the audience directly.

• the imaginary wall between the actors and the audience.

Representational style

• is when the characters are unaware that there is an audience watching them.

• shows recognizable characters in dramatic situations.

• is where characters break the fourth wall to address the audience directly.

• the imaginary wall between the actors and the audience.

The fourth wall

• is when the characters are unaware that there is an audience watching them.

• shows recognizable characters in dramatic situations.

• is where characters address the audience directly.

• the imaginary wall between the actors and the audience.