Unit 3: Character Development

What is characterization?

• changing voice, body language, movement, gesture, etc., when in role.

• types of characters that appear frequently in movies, TV shows, books, etc.

• the written text of a stage play or a screenplay to be used in production; includes dialogue and stage direction

• the words spoken by characters

What are internal traits?

• a character’s physicality

• elements of character NOT contributed by actor

• a character’s personality

• movement of actors on stage

What are external traits?

• types of characters that appear frequently in movies, TV shows, books, etc.

• a character’s physicality (appearance, gestures, etc.)

• a character’s personality

• what the actor contributes to the character

What are character archetypes?

• types of characters that appear frequently in movies, TV shows, books, etc.

• the written text of a stage play or a screenplay to be used in production; includes dialogue and stage direction

• instructions in the script of a play, usually indicating movement or tone of a character

• the words spoken by characters.

What are performance elements?

• what the actor contributes to the character

• elements of character NOT contributed by actor

• types of characters that appear frequently in movies, TV shows, books, etc.

• a character’s physicality

What are technical elements?

• elements of character NOT contributed by actor

• what the actor contributes to the character

• changing voice, body language, movement, gesture, etc., when in role.

• a character’s physicality

What is a script?

• the words spoken by characters

• instructions in the script of a play, usually indicating movement or tone of a character

• movement of actors on stage

• the written text of a stage play or a screenplay to be used in production; includes dialogue and stage direction

What are stage directions?

• types of characters that appear frequently in movies, TV shows, books, etc.

• instructions in the script of a play, usually indicating movement or tone of a character

• the words spoken by characters

• what the actor contributes to the character

What is dialogue?

• the words spoken by characters.

• the written text of a stage play or a screenplay to be used in production; includes dialogue and stage direction

• what the actor contributes to the character

• a character’s personality

What is a puppet?

• a character made out of paper or cloth and controlled by an actor’s hand

• the written text of a stage play or a screenplay to be used in production; includes dialogue and stage direction

• changing voice, body language, movement, gesture, etc., when in role.

• a character’s personality