Acting 1 Vocab Quiz #2

The marking of a script to indicating interpretation, pauses, phrasing, stress, beats, objectives, obstacles, tactics, etc.

• Script Scoring

• Intent

• Objective

• Subtext

The emotions from an actor’s memory of personal experiences that are used to connect the actor to the character, and meet the emotional needs of the situation in the play or film.

• Illusion of the First Time

• Characterization

• Tactic

• Emotional Recall

A situation in which an audience is led to believe that each performance is the first.

• Through-Line

• Subtext

• Emotional Recall

• Illusion of the First Time

The underlying message being conveyed by a piece of dialogue. This is the unsaid meaning that is between the lines.

• Objective

• Subtext

• Obstacle

• Tactic

A method used by actors and directors to give a performance direction. It links individual objectives to the theme or central idea of the play.

• Tactic

• Emotional Recall

• Through-Line

• Script Scoring

A method used to achieve an objective.

• Objective

• Obstacle

• Intent

• Tactic

A conflict and stumbling block to a character’s struggle in pursuit of an action or objective.

• Obstacles

• Tactic

• Intent

• Characterization

A character’s pursuit of a specific goal in a scene.

• Subtext

• Emotional Recall

• Objective

• Obstacle

The inner force driving a character's behavior.

• Through-Line

• Subtext

• Emotional Recall

• Intent

Putting together all facets of a character to bring life and interest to that character.

• Characterization

• Subtext

• Illusion of the First Time

• Tactic