Advanced Acting
Your progress in acting class will be measured frequently. Please view these as learning-aides to help you in understanding new information. This website has been designed to give you a time frame (Each Unit is equal to one week of classes.) on learning information needed and expected on Homework, Quizzes and Tests.
UNIT 1- PROTOCOLS OF ACTING CLASS, REHEARSALS, PERFROMING ARTS IN GENERAL
Please Review:
Rules of the studio: Respect for Dance and Theater Space
· No gum, food or drink in the studio or waiting room.
· No Street shoes in studio.
· Be in acceptable dancewear for class.
· Be on time, but if late, wait to be invited into class.
o No excessive talking in the studio or waiting room.
· All personal items are to be kept in a designated area and then taken at the end of class.
· Please pick up any trash in the studio or waiting room.
THREE D’s
· Desire
· Dedication
· Discipline
Rehearsal technique:
· Preparation for rehearsals.
o If possible be familiar with the show you have been hired for.
· Rehearsal schedule.
o A centralized schedule to assist in the planning of the day’s events.
· How do you learn choreography?
· How to work in a group.
o Listen to notes given to other dancers to learn from them.
o Keep quiet.
o Work at 100%.
o Don’t give notes to other dancers.
o Raise hand for questions.
o Be respectful to everyone.
Importance of warming up:
· To prevent injuries.
· To focus the mind.
· To reshape the body.
· To stretch tendons and muscles
UNIT 2- CONCEPTS OF CORRECT RELAXATION, SENSE MEMORY, BACKGROUND
Understand the importance of relaxation to:
· Indentify habitual tension.
· Reinforce concentration.
· Quiet the mind.
· Explore inner feelings
Understand the importance or recreating:
· The five senses
· Use pantomime to explore
Understand the importance and use of:
· The 5 W’s
o Who- am I
o What- am I doing
o When –is it
o Where-am I
o Why-am I there
· Positive and creative atmosphere
Unit 3 & 4 WHAT IS MY CHARACTER, WHERE DO I GET MY INFO. SCORING A SCENE
Understand concept and application of:
· 5 w’s
· Information that can be gotten from the script
· Information that can be made up.
Understand the importance of scoring a scene:
· A beat:
o The smallest unit of dramatic action in a play
· An action verb:
o A verb that shows emotional action.
· A physical change:
o A difference in the body due to circumstance
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Unit 5-SPRING BREAK
Unit 6 - WHAT IS MY CHARACTER, WHERE DO I GET MY INFO. SCORING A SCENE
Understand concept and application of:
· 5 w’s
· Information that can be gotten from the script
· Information that can be made up.
Understand the importance of scoring a scene:
· A beat:
o The smallest unit of dramatic action in a play
· An action verb:
o A verb that shows emotional action.
· A physical change:
o A difference in the body due to circumstance
Unit 7 - STUDENT PERFORMANCE-NOTE TAKING
Unit 8 - WHAT IS MY CHARACTER, WHERE DO I GET MY INFO. SCORING A SCENE
Understand concept and application of:
· 5 w’s
· Information that can be gotten from the script
· Information that can be made up.
Understand the importance of scoring a scene:
· A beat:
o The smallest unit of dramatic action in a play
· An action verb:
o A verb that shows emotional action.
· A physical change:
o A difference in the body due to circumstance
Understand the importance and appplication of:
· Objective: What you want in the scene during each beat.
· Superobjective: What you ultimitley want by the end of the play.
Unit 9 – MIDTERM REVIEW
Unit 10-MIDTERM Written midterm and student demonstration of all material to date.
Unit 11-12- WHAT IS MY CHARACTER, WHERE DO I GET MY INFO. SCORING A SCENE
Understand concept and application of:
· 5 w’s
· Information that can be gotten from the script
· Information that can be made up.
Understand the importance of scoring a scene:
· A beat:
o The smallest unit of dramatic action in a play
· An action verb:
o A verb that shows emotional action.
· A physical change:
o A difference in the body due to circumstance
Understand the importance and appplication of:
· Objective: What you want in the scene during each beat.
· Superobjective: What you ultimitley want by the end of the play.
Unit 13-SPRING BREAK
Unit 14- INTRO TO FILM
· Marks : a place you must hit consitantly so you can be in focus.
· Different shots
o Master: Large shot
o Necktie: Neck up.
o Medium: Chest up.
o Over the shoulder: A shot over the back of other actor.
o Two Shot: Two actors share the shot.
· Eyeline: What you look at.
Unit 15-COMMERCIAL TECHNIQUE
· Entering Room: First impression to casting.
· Slating: Statement of name and agent.
· Improvisation: No lines, make up scene.
· Product Placement : How to hold product so camera can see it.
· Product Zing: Placing an emphasis on product.
· Memorization:
· Exiting: Last impression
Unit 16- Review materials
Unit 17-HOW TO FIND SCENES
Unit 18 -PERFORMANCE
Unit 19- REVIEW FOR FINAL EXAM
Unit 20-FINAL EXAM for SENIORS will include:
· Written test
· Visual demonstration
· Student will create 16 counts of choreography to favorite music using techniques learned in class.
Unit 21-FINAL EXAM for under classman will include:
· Written test
· Visual demonstration
· Student will create 16 counts of choreography to favorite music using techniques learned in class.