Intermediate Drama Directing Vocab Review

Information regarding the situation of the character provided to us by the author through dialog, actions and images

• Inner Dialogue

• Objective

• Given Circumstances

• Objective

the angle and direction of the head used to communicate

• Head Focus

• Realism vs. Expressionism

how actions and words inform the audience

• Montage

• Justification

• Communication

• Inner Dialogue

unrealistic acting. At its worst it is often associated with acting of the past in which realism was not prized and stereotyped gestures were used as a shortcut communication.

• Pantomime

• Beat

• Intent

• Indicating

identifying the key features of an action or word and finding a character driven or situational reason for that choice.

• Justification

• Montage

a redirection of action or intention.

• Indicating

• Beat

• Body Positions

• Realism vs. Expressionism

term referring to the current and overall desires or goals of the character.

• Intent

• Objective

• Communication

• Obstacle

the angle and direction of the body—torso, arms, legs—used to communicate

• Head Focus

• Pantomime

• Body Positions

• Given Circumstances

Realism vs. Expressionism is the choice between presenting a scene/play that is as close to real life/real emotions and presenting a scene/play that used distortion, exaggeration or symbols to communicate.

• True

• False

the inner force driving a character’s behavior

• Intent

• Motivation

• Objective

• Montage