THEA 100 Lecture 6: Acting
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Exam on tuesday: everything discussed so far will be on the exam. Including the sections you were supposed to read in the textbook: mc, 50 questions. Vocal projection: projection = ability to ll a room with one"s voice. It"s not shouting: shouting can be damaging to the voice, dramatically boring, obscure meaning, and be subtlety and nuance impossible. Movement: movements must be uid and appropriate to the character. A lot of training for actors involve body movement and body awareness. It is not necessarily how t someone is, but how smoothly and gracefully they can move: the manipulation of movement allows actors to build a character based just off visual cues. The more an actor knows his/her body, the better he/she will move. Actors study many disciplines like: yoga, tai chi, martial arts, dance, various sports, etc. Ancillary skills: actors must play a variety of characters, so must be trained in a variety of skills, like:
