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Stage and Film Directions

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    Stage and Film Directions vocabulary
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  • Name three stage positions used for blocking on a stage.
    Upstage/Downstage/Center stage/Stage right/ stage left
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  • What words do we use to go on and off the stage?
    Enter/Exit
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  • What is 'cheating out'?
    Angling your body so that the audience can see you.
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  • We have a close up and an over the shoulder shot. Name two more types of shot.
    Mid shot and Wide shot.
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  • Describe what a voice over is.
    a piece of narration in a film or broadcast, not accompanied by an image of the speaker.
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  • What do the film makers say when they want the actors to start?
    Action
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  • What is the 'fourth wall'?
    The audience, you typically shouldn't acknowledge them.
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  • Explain 'blocking' and why it is important.
    Blocking is the movement that the actors do on stage or in film. It's used so that everyone is in the correct position.
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  • What is a 'cue'?
    The command given to cast or crew to carry out a particular operation.
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