Physicality & Voice

PROJECTION is:

• the same thing as yelling

• creating volume with your diaphragm to send your voice a farther distance

• the same thing as VOLUME

• using only your vocal chords to create volume

_______ is the loudness or softness of your voice.

• PROJECTION

• TONE

• VOLUME

• PITCH

An actor should have a SIGNATURE GESTURE for their character because:

• it makes the character funny

• it makes the character similar to other characters

• it makes the character boring

• it makes the character unique and identifiable

Yelling:

• strains the vocal chords

• can cause you to lose your voice

• makes your voice sound higher pitched and flat

• all of the above

Which is NOT a reason an actor should warm up before performing?

• it can help reduce performance anxiety

• it can cause stage fright

• it can help relax the voice and body

• it can help get into character

The Actor's Tool Box includes:

• pitch & tone

• articulation & projection

• physicality & voice

• posture & gesture

A FACIAL EXPRESSION can help to show a character's _______:

• posture

• emotion

• tone

• gesture

A __________ __________ is a hand or body movement that is repeated by a character.

Which is the following is NOT an example of a vocal warm-up?

• shake out

• HA! sound for projection

• tongue twisters

• buzzing your lips

Which of the following is an example of a physical warm-up?

• tongue twisters

• yawning

• bending at the waist and rolling back up

• chewing sticky taffy