Acting: Interpretation and Technique Flashcards
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What is 'emotional memory' or 'affective memory' as a rehearsal technique?
Answer: Recalling a past personal experience to access genuine emotion that parallels the character's situation
Emotional (affective) memory draws on the actor's real past experiences to generate genuine feeling analogous to what the character is experiencing.
In a group scene assessed by LAMDA, what does 'active listening' require of the actor?
Answer: Genuinely responding to what is said and done by scene partners in the moment, allowing it to affect your character
Active listening means truly receiving and being affected by your scene partners, which keeps the performance spontaneous and responsive rather than predetermined.
What does LAMDA mean by 'justification' in the context of acting choices?
Answer: Finding a logical and emotional reason within the character's world for every action, word, and physical choice
Justification means that every choice an actor makes — a pause, a gesture, a vocal shift — has a truthful reason rooted in the character's given circumstances.
Which acting approach emphasizes 'physical actions' as the primary route to authentic emotion?
Answer: Stanislavski's method of physical actions (later developed by Grotowski and others)
Stanislavski's later method of physical actions proposes that truthful, specific physical tasks will naturally generate authentic emotion, rather than emotion being pursued directly.
In LAMDA performance preparation, what is the purpose of an 'obstacle' within a scene?
Answer: The force — internal or external — that prevents a character from easily achieving their objective, creating dramatic tension
Obstacles create conflict and tension by blocking a character's path to their goal — without obstacles, there is no drama, only announcement.
What does LAMDA's criterion 'sense of style' evaluate in a performance?
Answer: The actor's understanding of and ability to perform within the specific theatrical genre, period, and form of the chosen piece
Sense of style assesses whether the actor demonstrates an understanding of the piece's dramatic genre and theatrical conventions, performing in a manner appropriate to its form.
When LAMDA speaks of 'truthfulness' in performance, what standard is being applied?
Answer: That the actor's behavior, emotion, and thought feel genuine and believable within the imagined world of the play
Truthfulness means the audience believes in the reality of the character's experience — the actor's inner life and outer behavior are congruent and authentic within the fiction.