Welcome to Mrs. Zimpfer’s - PowerPoint Presentation

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Welcome to Mrs. Zimpfer’s

Drama ClassSlide3

“All the world's a stage,

And all the men and women merely players”

Discuss with the people next to you what you think this quote means.

It’s your opinion, so it can’t be right or wrong! Slide4

Thought of the Day: Do something today that makes others smile

1. ACT

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V) to perform by representing a character in a play.

N) The major division of a play

Question:

What does acting mean to you?

Three complete sentences please. Slide5

Factoid:

What movie is this quote from?

“Mrs. Potato Head, Mrs. Potato Head, Mrs. Potato Head… hey, I can dream, can’t I?”Slide6

Factoid Answer

Toy Story, Mr. Potato Head

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBxSnXeWEMkSlide7

Thought of the day: You can’t love others if you don’t love yourself

Vocabulary:

2. Atmosphere: (adj.) the mood of a play

Question (Three sentences)

What is a movie or play you’ve seen with a:

Dark and mysterious atmosphere?

Joyful and happy atmosphere?Slide8

Factoid:

What was the highest grossing film of last summer, 2012?Slide9

Factoid Answer:

The AvengersSlide10

Thought of the Day: A joke is only a joke if people laugh . . .

Vocabulary word:

3. Dialogue: (N) the conversations actors have on stage with each other.

Question (Three sentences)

Can you think of a play/movie that had especially funny or witty dialogue? Slide11

Factoid

What movie did this quote come from?

“Yeah, it’s uh, ‘Bring an Obscure Relative to Work Day’.”Slide12

Factoid Answer:

Monster’s Inc./Mike

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tkdj6oIi5oUSlide13

Thought of the day: Be yourself. Nobody else can do that for you.

Vocabulary:

4. Plot (n): the story of a play

Question: What are the five essential elements of a good plot (think language arts). Just list the 5 elements – you don’t need sentences. =) Slide14

Factoid:

Who won the Golden Globe award for best actor in a comedy or musical 2012 (most recently)?Slide15

Factoid Answer:

Hugh Jackman in Les

MiserablesSlide16

Thought of the day: We cannot know what good is without also knowing what is bad.

Hmmmmmmm . . .

Vocabulary:

5. Blocking (v): Working out the movements of actors on stage- includes planning the entrances, exits, crosses, etc.

Question (Three sentences): Why would it be important for a writer to include blocking in his/her script?

Why does blocking matter? Slide17

Factoid:

What role does Josh Hutcherson play in the “Hunger Games?”Slide18

Factoid Answer:

Peeta

Mellark

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zI29PiVzxv8Slide19

Thought of the day: A great artist is one who observes the world around them.

Vocabulary:

6. Apron: That portion of the stage that falls between the main curtain and the audience (very front of stage).

Question (Three sentences): If an actor walks out onto the apron part of the stage during a play to give a speech, what might this say about the importance of the character and his/her speech?Slide20

Factoid:

What musical on Broadway is the highest grossing musical of all time? Slide21

Factoid Answer:

The Lion King

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pgZtzDj_7oSlide22

Thought of the day: The risk of taking no risks is the worst risk of all.

Vocabulary

7. Delivery: The way an actor delivers his/her lines. Examples: excitedly, nervously, passionately, angrily, boringly, joyfully, etc.

Question (Three sentences): How does one actor’s delivery of a line affect how the other actors respond to him/her? Slide23

Factoid:

Who is considered the most famous mime of all time?Slide24

Factoid Answer

Marcel Marceau

Famous for bip the clown

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4LEKqLiYH4Slide25

Thought of the day:

“A day without sunshine is like, you know, night.”

Steve Martin

Vocabulary:

8. Set: the scenery and other properties used in a dramatic performance

Question (Three sentences): Think of any play you’ve seen in which the set made an impression on you. What about it makes you remember it? Slide26

Factoid:

What is the highest grossing

DISNEY movie of all time (adjusting for inflation) . . .Slide27

Factiod:

Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gWiVs5Q0kcSlide28

Thought of the day: If you would create something,

you must be something.

Vocabulary:

9. Cue (n): A signal or movement that tells a performer to carry out the next action.

Question (three sentences) Why are cues important in a play for actors? Slide29

Factoid:

What famous story is about a young, rebellious nun who winds up being the caretaker of 7 children and falls in love with their father?Slide30

Factoid Answer

The Sound of Music

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=td8rLo-us3c&feature=related

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Thought of the Day: The job of an artist is not to see the black and white of the world, but to see the grey and every shade in between.

Vocabulary

10. Monologue: A speech spoken by

one person

delivered to the audience. Can be a comedy or drama.

Question (3 sentences): Can you think of any monologues in a play or movie that you remember? Why do you remember it? What made it memorable? Slide32

Factoid

What movie is this quote from?

"I suffer from short-term memory loss. No, it's true! I forget things almost instantly. It runs in my family! Well I mean... at least... I think it does. Hum... Where are they? ... Can I help you?”Slide33

Factoid Answer:

FINDING NEMO

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lk3ZxmptZy8Slide34

Thought of the day: Theater is the only medium in which the audiences’ reactions change/affect the performance.

11. Characterization: A representation of a character’s qualities. Shown through dialogue, gesture, movement, costume, and makeup.

Question (3 sentences): Think about a character you’ve seen in movie or play. What made his/her character stand out to you?Slide35

Factiod

Who won favorite TV actress in the 2012 teen choice awards?Slide36

Answer:

Selena Gomez

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCQNFlU7xW4&feature=related

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Thought of the day::

Acting is behaving truthfully under imaginary circumstances.
~ Sanford Meisner

12. Actor: a person on stage, who by prior performance and training has been selected by a director to act a role in a production.

Question (Three sentences): Who is your favorite actor and WHY?Slide38

Factoid:

Who played Glinda the Good Witch in the original broadway production of Wicked? Slide39

Answer

Kristen Chenoweth

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e45Ln6lkXSkSlide40

Th

ought of the day: When you live in the moment, there is no future or past, only right now.

13. Foreshadow: Some bit of dialogue or action that suggests something that will happen later in a play or a story.

Question (3 sentences): Can you think of or make up an example of how a playwright would foreshadow that something bad is going to happen? Slide41

Factoid:

What is the difference between a Broadway and an off-broadway show?Slide42

Answer:

A broadway theater has a minimum of 499 seats, while an off-broadway theater has less than 499 seats, but at least 99 seats. Slide43

Thought of the day:

Conflict is what creates drama. The more conflict actors find, the more interesting the performance.
~ Michael Shurtleff

14. BEAT: When seen in a script, [beat] implies pausing and taking a breath. Helpful when dealing with the tempo (or speed) of a line.

Question (3 sentences): What might cause an actor to purposefully take a beat/pause in the middle of a line? Slide44

Factoid:

What movie won BEST PICTURE at the academy awards for 2012?Slide45

Answer:

ARGO!

Directed and starred in by Ben AffleckSlide46

Thought of the day:

If you really do want to be an actor who can satisfy himself and his audience, you need to be vulnerable.
~ Jack Lemmon

15. Ad Lib: To improvise a line not found in the script. Usually used in a play when an actor forgets his lines.

Question (3 sentences): Why else might an actor ad lib in a play? Also, what are forms of drama that only involve ad

libbing

? Slide47

Coming soon . . .

Vocabulary quiz coming up in TWO class periods . . . Be prepared and start studying now! =)Slide48

Factoid:

What won best animated film in the 2011 Academy Awards? Slide49

Answer:

TOY STORY 3

Video not available . . .Slide50

Thought of the day: Talk to someone today that you’ve never spoken to before. You might make a new friend!

16. HAM: to overplay a part. An over-actor!

Question (3 sentences): Can you think of an actor on a

tv

show or onstage that you have seen “ham it up”? When might it be OK to ham, and when is it not OK?