Lighting
Follow Spot
Profile Spot
Fresnel
Flood Light
(gauze)
Barn Doors
Gobo
Gel
Pyrotechnics
Focusing (the lights)
Black out
Slow fade
Cross fade
Snap-to
Sound
Sound cue
Cross fade
Recorded voice over
Set
Back cloth
Cyclorama
Gauze
Flies
Door Flats
Window Flats
Flats
Scenery
Trapdoor
Rostra
Treads
Truck
Wings
Backstage
Staging
Venue
Thrust
Theatre in the round
End on
Proscenium Arch
Avenue
Auditorium
Revolving Stage
Ground plan
Key
Rake
Enter/exit
Audience
Sight lines
Stage Directions
Stalls, balcony, dress circle
Props
objects used by actors
Personal Prop
Set prop
Costume
Period Costume
Write in super detail for full
marks
Make Up
liners
Wax/nose putty
Crepe hair
Fake blood
Latex
Spirit gum
Makeup pallets
Stipple sponge
Scarring
Skull cap
Tooth varnish
INTERMEDIATE VOCAB CHEAT SHEET
VOICE
Articulation
Fluency
Intonation
Register
Clarity
Pause
Pitch
Accent
Pace
Timing
Tone
Volume
Emphasis
MOVEMENT
Stance
Balance
Body Language
Gesture
Facial Expression
Mime
Posture
Pace
Timing
Slow Motion
Blocking
Masking
CONVENTIONS
alternative ways of presenting all or parts of a presentation
Slow motion
Tableau (C) / Frozen Picture (F)
Freeze Frame –action frozen in time
Soliloquy
Flashback/flash forward
Narration
Voice Over( recorded speech played during a drama)/
Voice in Head (recall words said by others about a character or
situation)
Mime
Monologue
soliloquy
OTHER ACTING TECHNIQUES
Aside- to audience only
Stage whisper
Masks
stereotype
CHARACTERISATION
- the process of developing a character fully
Character
Role Play
-exploring attitudes and beliefs
Thought Tracking
- when prompted the character says their thoughts out loud
Voice in the Head
Writing in Role
Hot Seating
Thought Tunnel
-character walks past other characters.
Those other characters speak their thoughts outloud
usually about the character walking past.