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Improv Terms
Accepting:
Embracing the offers made by other performers in order to advance the scene
Ad
lib
:
to make up lines as you go along
Advancing:
the process of moving a scene forward
Blocking
:
the choreographed movement of actors on stage or on a film set
Context:
the broader setting for the scene
Cue
:
the line or action that triggers another line or action
Denial:
rejecting ideas or information from another player, a common problem experienced by students new to improv
Focus
:
the concept of guiding the attention of the players and audience to a particular place or person at a given moment
Fourth Wall:
the imaginary barrier separating the actors from the audience
Gestures
:
movements of the hands to communicate ideas, express emotions, or indicate direction
Improvisation
:
(often shortened to just "improv") to make up as you go along; unscripted
Mark:
a spot on stage or on set an actor must stop at or look toward
Pantomime
:
t
o pretend to use objects by using gestures to express meaning
Plateau:
a period in which the scene is not advancing; a plateau that lasts too long is bad and will kill audience interest
Profile
:
the side of a face
Projection
:
controlling the voice in such a way that all members of an audience may hear
Props
:
objects used by an actor on stage
Spontaneity
:
a free, direct, and immediate response to an experience
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