Pantomime Review

True or False: Mimos, is a Greek word meaning, “to imitate or to mimic.”

• True

• False

Why is pantomime important to acting?

• It's so cool
• The audience will notice your body movement on stage before you speak
• It prepares you to be a scientist
• The audience will be able to tell if you forgot your lines.

Why Study Pantomime?

• It's the third phase of acting
• It's the most important thing in the entire world.
• The language of action is universal
• It helps you make friends

What is Pantomime?

• Acting without talking
• Acting without walking
• Acting without seeing
• Acting without feeling

What elements are necessary for good miming?

• Jumping, Expression, & Good Hair
• Exaggerated Movement & Expression
• Clear Speech & Strong Emotion
• Movement & Silence

The most common complaint of audiences at amateur plays is:

• The play is uninteresting.
• Being unable to hear and understand the actors.
• Being unable to see the actors.
• Being bored.

What does the term ‘exaggerate’ mean?

• To make physical movements and voice over the top.

• To avoid speaking to others loudly.

• To make small, contained movements.

• To maintain eye contact with the audience.

What does the physical term ‘body language’ mean?

• Non verbal communication through gestures, facial expression, behaviours and posture.

• Using the different parts of your face to communicate emotion.

• The motion of hands to emphasise or help to express a thought or feeling.

• How you move around the stage.

What does the physical term ‘facial expression’ mean?

• Non verbal communication through gestures, facial expression, behaviours and posture.

• Using the different parts of your face to communicate emotion.

• The motion of hands to emphasise or help to express a thought or feeling.

• How you move around the stage.

What does the physical term ‘gesture’ mean?

• Non verbal communication through gestures, facial expression, behaviours and posture.

• Using the different parts of your face to communicate emotion.

• The motion of hands to emphasise or help to express a thought or feeling.

• How you move around the stage.