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Welcome to Mrs. Zimpfer’s Drama Class

Welcome to Mrs. Zimpfer’s Drama Class. “All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players”. Discuss with the people next to you what you think this quote means. It’s your opinion, so it can’t be right or wrong! . Thought of the Day: Do something today that makes others smile.

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Welcome to Mrs. Zimpfer’s Drama Class

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  1. Welcome to Mrs. Zimpfer’s Drama Class

  2. “All the world's a stage,And all the men and women merely players” • Discuss with the people next to you what you think this quote means. • It’s your opinion, so it can’t be right or wrong!

  3. Thought of the Day: Do something today that makes others smile • 1. ACT: • V) to perform by representing a character in a play. • N) The major division of a play • Question: • What does acting mean to you? • Three complete sentences please.

  4. Factoid: • What movie is this quote from? • “Mrs. Potato Head, Mrs. Potato Head, Mrs. Potato Head… hey, I can dream, can’t I?”

  5. Factoid Answer • Toy Story, Mr. Potato Head • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBxSnXeWEMk

  6. Thought of the day: You can’t love others if you don’t love yourself • Vocabulary: • 2. Atmosphere: (adj.) the mood of a play • Question (Three sentences) • What is a movie or play you’ve seen with a: • Dark and mysterious atmosphere? • Joyful and happy atmosphere?

  7. Factoid: • What was the highest grossing film of last summer, 2012?

  8. Factoid Answer: • The Avengers

  9. Thought of the Day: A joke is only a joke if people laugh . . . • Vocabulary word: • 3. Dialogue: (N) the conversations actors have on stage with each other. • Question (Three sentences) • Can you think of a play/movie that had especially funny or witty dialogue?

  10. Factoid • What movie did this quote come from? • “Yeah, it’s uh, ‘Bring an Obscure Relative to Work Day’.”

  11. Factoid Answer: • Monster’s Inc./Mike • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tkdj6oIi5oU

  12. Thought of the day: Be yourself. Nobody else can do that for you. • Vocabulary: • 4. Plot (n): the story of a play • Question: What are the five essential elements of a good plot (think language arts). Just list the 5 elements – you don’t need sentences. =)

  13. Factoid: • Who won the Golden Globe award for best actor in a comedy or musical 2012 (most recently)?

  14. Factoid Answer: • Hugh Jackman in Les Miserables

  15. Thought of the day: We cannot know what good is without also knowing what is bad. Hmmmmmmm . . . • Vocabulary: • 5. Blocking (v): Working out the movements of actors on stage- includes planning the entrances, exits, crosses, etc. • Question (Three sentences): Why would it be important for a writer to include blocking in his/her script? • Why does blocking matter?

  16. Factoid: • What role does Josh Hutcherson play in the “Hunger Games?”

  17. Factoid Answer: • PeetaMellark • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zI29PiVzxv8

  18. Thought of the day: A great artist is one who observes the world around them. • Vocabulary: • 6. Apron: That portion of the stage that falls between the main curtain and the audience (very front of stage). • Question (Three sentences): If an actor walks out onto the apron part of the stage during a play to give a speech, what might this say about the importance of the character and his/her speech?

  19. Factoid: • What musical on Broadway is the highest grossing musical of all time?

  20. Factoid Answer: • The Lion King • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pgZtzDj_7o

  21. Thought of the day: The risk of taking no risks is the worst risk of all. • Vocabulary • 7. Delivery: The way an actor delivers his/her lines. Examples: excitedly, nervously, passionately, angrily, boringly, joyfully, etc. • Question (Three sentences): How does one actor’s delivery of a line affect how the other actors respond to him/her?

  22. Factoid: • Who is considered the most famous mime of all time?

  23. Factoid Answer • Marcel Marceau • Famous for bip the clown • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4LEKqLiYH4

  24. Thought of the day: “A day without sunshine is like, you know, night.”Steve Martin • Vocabulary: • 8. Set: the scenery and other properties used in a dramatic performance Question (Three sentences): Think of any play you’ve seen in which the set made an impression on you. What about it makes you remember it?

  25. Factoid: • What is the highest grossing DISNEY movie of all time (adjusting for inflation) . . .

  26. Factiod: • Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gWiVs5Q0kc

  27. Thought of the day: If you would create something,you must be something. • Vocabulary: • 9. Cue (n): A signal or movement that tells a performer to carry out the next action. • Question (three sentences) Why are cues important in a play for actors?

  28. Factoid: • What famous story is about a young, rebellious nun who winds up being the caretaker of 7 children and falls in love with their father?

  29. Factoid Answer • The Sound of Music • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=td8rLo-us3c&feature=related

  30. Thought of the Day: The job of an artist is not to see the black and white of the world, but to see the grey and every shade in between. • Vocabulary • 10. Monologue: A speech spoken by one person delivered to the audience. Can be a comedy or drama. • Question (3 sentences): Can you think of any monologues in a play or movie that you remember? Why do you remember it? What made it memorable?

  31. Factoid • What movie is this quote from? • "I suffer from short-term memory loss. No, it's true! I forget things almost instantly. It runs in my family! Well I mean... at least... I think it does. Hum... Where are they? ... Can I help you?”

  32. Factoid Answer: • FINDING NEMO • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lk3ZxmptZy8

  33. Thought of the day: Theater is the only medium in which the audiences’ reactions change/affect the performance. • 11. Characterization: A representation of a character’s qualities. Shown through dialogue, gesture, movement, costume, and makeup. • Question (3 sentences): Think about a character you’ve seen in movie or play. What made his/her character stand out to you?

  34. Factiod • Who won favorite TV actress in the 2012 teen choice awards?

  35. Answer: • Selena Gomez • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCQNFlU7xW4&feature=related

  36. Thought of the day:: Acting is behaving truthfully under imaginary circumstances.
~ Sanford Meisner • 12. Actor: a person on stage, who by prior performance and training has been selected by a director to act a role in a production. • Question (Three sentences): Who is your favorite actor and WHY?

  37. Factoid: • Who played Glinda the Good Witch in the original broadway production of Wicked?

  38. Answer • Kristen Chenoweth • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e45Ln6lkXSk

  39. Thought of the day: When you live in the moment, there is no future or past, only right now. • 13. Foreshadow: Some bit of dialogue or action that suggests something that will happen later in a play or a story. • Question (3 sentences): Can you think of or make up an example of how a playwright would foreshadow that something bad is going to happen?

  40. Factoid: • What is the difference between a Broadway and an off-broadway show?

  41. Answer: • A broadway theater has a minimum of 499 seats, while an off-broadway theater has less than 499 seats, but at least 99 seats.

  42. Thought of the day: Conflict is what creates drama. The more conflict actors find, the more interesting the performance.
~ Michael Shurtleff • 14. BEAT: When seen in a script, [beat] implies pausing and taking a breath. Helpful when dealing with the tempo (or speed) of a line. • Question (3 sentences): What might cause an actor to purposefully take a beat/pause in the middle of a line?

  43. Factoid: • What movie won BEST PICTURE at the academy awards for 2012?

  44. Answer: • ARGO! • Directed and starred in by Ben Affleck

  45. Thought of the day: If you really do want to be an actor who can satisfy himself and his audience, you need to be vulnerable.
~ Jack Lemmon • 15. Ad Lib: To improvise a line not found in the script. Usually used in a play when an actor forgets his lines. • Question (3 sentences): Why else might an actor ad lib in a play? Also, what are forms of drama that only involve ad libbing?

  46. Coming soon . . . • Vocabulary quiz coming up in TWO class periods . . . Be prepared and start studying now! =)

  47. Factoid: • What won best animated film in the 2011 Academy Awards?

  48. Answer: • TOY STORY 3 • Video not available . . .

  49. Thought of the day: Talk to someone today that you’ve never spoken to before. You might make a new friend! • 16. HAM: to overplay a part. An over-actor! • Question (3 sentences): Can you think of an actor on a tv show or onstage that you have seen “ham it up”? When might it be OK to ham, and when is it not OK?

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