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Theater Arts

Theater Arts. Need your book today! (maybe a notebook) -all PowerPoint presentations will be uploaded to mrmarkham.weebly.com Theater Arts Tab. Acting. Basic Terminology Articulation – the clear and precise pronunciation of words

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Theater Arts

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  1. TheaterArts Need your book today! (maybe a notebook) -all PowerPoint presentations will be uploaded to mrmarkham.weebly.com Theater Arts Tab

  2. Acting Basic Terminology Articulation – the clear and precise pronunciation of words Articulators – the parts of the body that create consonant sounds Gesture – an expressive movement with body or limbs Improvise – to act or speak without a script Inflection – variety in speech Pantomime – to act without words through facial expression and gesture Posture – customary way of holding you body Project – to make your voice fill the performance space Resonance – a quality caused by the vibration that enriches vocal tone Resonators – the parts of the body that create vowel sounds Script – the text of the play

  3. Self-Awareness Acting is about creating characters. Self-awareness is to know yourself. Two Exercises: (need paper) • Partner Observation • Personal Reflection

  4. Relaxation Exercises To do your best creative work – you need to relax – to rid yourself of both physical and mental tension • Physical Relaxation (rid tension and limber up) • Mental Relaxation (focus on character)

  5. Pantomime • Acting without words by using facial expressions or gestures • Ranks as one of most difficult, time-consuming, and technically difficult • Our Town written by Thorton Wilder stage version includes many pantomimed scenes.

  6. Qualities of a good Pantomime • Consistency: objects must remain same size • Exaggerated Resistance: actions must be bigger than real life • Exaggerated Expression: facial expressions must be overemphasized to gain attention

  7. Pantomime Story Lines • Keep it simple • Tell a story • Be fantastic ------------------------------------------------------ Think about Entrance Emotions Emphasis Exit

  8. Pantomime examples • Charlie Chaplin • Staute(foreign) • Rowan Atkinson (Mr. Bean) • Circus • Clowing • parallel exit • Clowning (technique cass)

  9. Voice Diaphragmatic Breathing – makes full use of your diaphragm in breathing process Diaphragm – connective muscle between your abdominal and chest cavity - It must be heard by everyone in audience - Convey what your character thinks and feels

  10. Diaphragm • Find Your Diaphragm : Place one hand on the upper portion of the stomach just a few inches above the navel but below the breast bone. Sniff in several small inhalations per breath through the nose. The movement in that area is the diaphragm working at its best. If you're breathing correctly (diaphragmatically) your stomach should feel as if it is filling up, expanding. But if your chest is rising you are breathing superficially.

  11. Making and Shaping Sounds • Vowels are formed by the resonators - the hard and soft palates, throat, and sinuses. The openness and flexibility of your resonators affect your voice’s resonance, a quality of vibration. • Consonants are formed by the articulators – your jaw lips, tongue, teeth, and soft palate. Your skill at using both consonants and vowels affect your articulation, the clear and precise pronunciation of words.

  12. Tongue Twisters • The big black bug bled bad blood on the barn floor. • aluminum, linoleum, chrysanthemum, geranium • The sick sixth sheik’s sixth sheep’s sick. • I can think of six thin things and six thick things, too. • Three grey geese in green fields grazing. • She sells sea-shells on the sea-shore. • Rush the washing, Russell! • red leather, yellow leather • specific Pacific • good blood, bad blood • fruit float • fresh fried fish • Pre-shrunk shirts • We surely shall see the sun shine soon. • Men munch much much • rubber baby buggy bumpers • unique New York • selfish shellfish • knapsack straps • black bug’s blood • Burgess’s Fish Shop Sauce • toy boat • Burnt toast

  13. Voice • Projection – use your voice in such a way that it fill the performing space • Expression – variety in your voice to express changing thoughts or emotions also known as inflection • Pitch: how high or low your voice is • Volume: how loud or soft your voice is • Tempo(rate): has fast or slowly you speak • Phrasing: how you divide you speech into smaller parts, adding pauses to create emphasis • Quality(clarity): whether your voice is shrill, nasal, raspy, breathy, booming, etc ---------------------------------------------------- • Posture(stance): stand straight up with weight on both feet. Avoid shuffling back and forth, swaying, turning feet inward

  14. Improv • To speak or to act without a script • Create speeches or actions immediately and without preparation • Spontaneity and Imagination are a must • Use past personal experiences • Pay close attention to fellow actors • Respond accordingly • Cooperative flexibility is also a must

  15. Improvise a sketch • Think of • Setting (Where are you?) • Conflict (How do you feel?) • Theme (How did you get here?) • Use as character development • skill in improv can help you on stage if you forget your lines and you have to ad-lib

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