Differences in Acting and Directing

What elements make theatre stand out from film and televison?

Stage actors need more training, more talent, and more rehearsal hours than screen actors

A theatre director has no control over an actors...

Who has to remember more lines?

One time only, multiple takes

How many times a week do stage actors practice a play or musical?

The director tells the producer what to do

One the curtain goes up, the director cannot bring it down to make adjustments

Who's scenes are shot out of sequence?

What are screen actors called when it comes to close ups?

What type of director has most of the power but still serve under the direction of the script writers?

What does ero asoro maghese mean?

Stage actors have the privilege of reading their lines off cue cards and teleprompters?

Which actor is NOT discussed in this section?

Has “The theatre is dying” ever been a phrase?

About how many lines do stage actors need to have memorized for their performance?

What is the theatre sometimes called?

What’s the most important difference between screen and stage actors when it comes to filming movies and shows?

Do theatre, film, and television have anything in common?

When do screen actors often learn their lines?

The nature of live theater is that anything can happen!

The director has absolute control over the production

In which ways does the communication flow?

Film Directors have less power compared to Television Directors

Directors can change a script and rewrite lines

What is film often called?

Why is theater a risky business?

How does what we talked about in the following question makes tv and theater differ?

Which actors have a direct connection to the audience?

Stage actors are allowed to have doubles or fill-ins

Can movies be shot out of sequence?