Describe how the actor is performing this walk:

focuses on carefully maintaining balance, centre of gravity and control, focuses on drawing the feet together and isolating the action of walking

When standing in 'neutral' position your body must...

...feature feet under shoulders, relaxed posture, hands by the sides

Four major elements of mime are

Isolation, Precision, Snap and Slow Motion

Weight and texture means...

Your body must respond to the weight of the object.

The neutral stance in mime is

feet under shoulders, shoulders and arms relaxed, knees soft

Which Espressive Skill is most utilised in Mime?

Both facial and physical expression

Touching surfaces means...

Movements of our hands that create imaginary environment

To be an effective mime you must

Use imagination and concentration

Why do Mimes wear makeup?

To highlight their emotions and feelings

When performing a 'snap', the actor will...

Freeze first, and then present a strong and quick movement to draw focus

Accurate, precise and exaggerated movement

Which of these are famous Mime artists?

Marcel Marceau, Charlie Chaplin

The characteristics of mime are;

little or no speech, gesture, imagined settings

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1
Describe how the actor is performing this walk:
slows all movement and just walks
uses oil on his shoes so he can slide forward
focuses on carefully maintaining balance, centre of gravity and control
focuses on drawing the feet together and isolating the action of walking
2
When standing in 'neutral' position your body must...
...feature feet under shoulders, relaxed posture, hands by the sides
...arms up in the air, face to the ceiling, feet under shoulders
...be flexible, moving and mobile
...low level, relaxed, lying down
3
Four major elements of mime are
Slow Motion, Weight and Timing
Isolation, Weight, Timing
Speech, High Action, Asides
Isolation, Precision, Snap and Slow Motion
4
Weight and texture means...
You have a good imagination
Your body must make sure the move has meaning
Your props are ready
Your body must respond to the weight of the object.
5
Mr Bean can be considered an example of a Mime artist.
TRUE
FALSE
6
The neutral stance in mime is
hands behind back, eyes left or right, chin down
straight back, stiff knees, eyes up
lying flat on the floor
feet under shoulders, shoulders and arms relaxed, knees soft
7
Which Espressive Skill is most utilised in Mime?
Both facial and physical expression
Facial Expression
Physical Expression
Vocal Expression
8
Touching surfaces means...
Imagining your hands are numb
Touching the stage with your feet
Movements of our hands that create imaginary environment
Making sure the stage is clean
9
Mime has three main styles and origins.
Australia, NZ and China
Greece, Italy and Spain
China, Viet Nam and Korea
Oriental, Italian and French
10
To be an effective mime you must
Use lengthy monologues
Use imagination and concentration
Know Right & Wrong
Have only speech
11
Why do Mimes wear makeup?
So the audience laugh at them
To highlight their emotions and feelings
To enhance the appearance of their costume
To hide their face so they don't get embarassed
12
When performing a 'snap', the actor will...
Freeze
Freeze first, and then present a strong and quick movement to draw focus
Play a game of cards with others in the scene
Freeze first and then perform a slow motion scene
13
Precision means...
High speed
Making sure the audience notices your hands
Accurate, precise and exaggerated movement
Expressive face and hands
14
In order to create the illusion of a car, the mime uses
isolation, snap and slow motion
snap and precision
isolation and precision
slow motion and isolation
15
Which of these are famous Mime artists?
Winston Churchill
Kenny Rogers
Marcel Marceau
Charlie Chaplin
16
Describe the techniques used in this performance
precision, snap and isolation
pitch, projection and articulation
snap, slow motion and facial expression
vocal expression and tone
17
The characteristics of mime are;
yelling at the audience
long scenes with lots of props
silently standing still
little or no speech, gesture, imagined settings

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