Stanislavski - GCSE

Units and Objectives are:

• A way of dividing the script and assigning motivations/actions to characters

• A way of experimenting with pace in a scene

• A way of using proxemics to communicate character relationships

• What lies underneath the text

What is the purpose of the 'fourth wall' in Naturalism?

• To maintain the suspension of disbelief for the audience

• To remind the audience that they are watching a play

• To allow the audience to be a part of the action of the play

• To allow the play to be performed in-the-round

Given circumstances are:

• All of the information you know about the character from the play and the context

• Information which you create about the character

• The subtext of a scene

• What the character says in the scene

Subtext is:

• What lies underneath the actual lines

• All of the information we know about the character

• Completely opposed to what the character is actually saying

• A way to apply your own memories to your character

What is the 'Magic If'?

• The ability to apply all of the information you know about your character

• The ability to recall your own memories and apply them to your character

• The ability to change the pace of a scene

• The ability to imagine yourself in the situation your character is in

What is 'Emotion Memory'?

• The ability to apply all of the information you know about your character

• The ability to recall your own memories and apply them to your character

• The ability to change the pace of a scene

• The ability to imagine yourself in the situation your character is in

"What would I do if I found myself in this (the character's) circumstance, is known as what?

• The #1 Rule

• The Magic If

• The Stanislavski System

• The One

Stanislavski asked actors to split scenes into ______________ to help them identify what their character wants in the scene.

• Chunks

• Objectives

• Measures

• Lines

How did Stanislavski describe the first circle of attention?

• The isolation zone

• The isolation zone

• Solitude in public

• The empty space

What's the difference between an objective and a super-objective?

• An objective is the driving force for one action whereas the super-objective is the character's overriding objective through the play

• An objective is a plan and a super-objective is a bigger plan

• An objective is a reason for doing something and a super-objective is a better idea

• When an actor has to play a sad scene