Acting and Script Preparation Quiz

Beats are more than pauses.

• True

• False

Deciding where the BEATS are in your script is an important step in deciding how you will (fill in the blank).

Changes in (Fill in the Blank) are what make acting interesting.

Which symbol = beat, change?

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• ( )

Which beat symbol = short pause?​

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What you DO to get the other person to give you what you want. If one thing doesn’t work, you try something else.

Every time you pause, shift what you are feeling or thinking about, have a realization, or try a new

tactic; that is a new (Fill in the Blank)

Which beat symbol = long pause?

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Why is it important to score a script?

• A. It prevents being onstage just to talk

• B. It helps to make specific choices about the way to perform a character

• Both A and B

What a character wants more than anything. It drives the character's decisions.

• Objective

• Super Objective

• Tactic