acting
Filling in temporarily
Acting is performing a role, especially in theater, film, or television.
It's both the craft and the activity: She studied acting in New York, His acting was wooden.
Acting also describes someone temporarily filling a position: an acting director, an acting president.
The word can suggest pretense: All that sympathy was just acting.
Raised performance platform
- rehearsalPre-performance practice session
- monologueUninterrupted solo address
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- scriptWritten words for performance
blocking · cue · director · costume · backstage · spotlight · understudy · ensemble
Conveyed thought or feeling
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- timingArt of choosing moments
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- presenceState of being somewhere
characterization · interpretation · nuance · range · versatility · authenticity · commitment · transformation
Dense metal, symbol Pb
- supportingBearing or sustaining
- cameoBrief guest appearance
- protagonistStory's central figure
- antagonistOne who opposes another
villain · hero · ingenue · ensemble · co-star · extra · stand-in · double
Trial performance for selection
- castingShaping through liquid form
- agentOne who acts independently
- headshotShoulders-up photograph
- callbackFollow-up audition invitation
screen test · reel · typecasting · SAG · cold read · sides · representation · booking
Pretend to have
- fakeNot the real thing
- simulateImitate through modeling
- pretendAct as though
- dissembleConceal one's motives
pose · put on · affect · sham · bluff · masquerade · charade · facade
Nature, symbol, or role
- personaAssumed public identity
- LARPIn-person character embodiment game
- cosplayDressing as media characters
- improvUnscripted comedic performance
scenario · reenactment · simulation · avatar · backstory · in-character · worldbuilding · gamemaster
Orderly way of doing
- StanislavskiActing technique innovator
- emotional recallRetrieving past feelings deliberately
- substitutionExchange of one for another
- objectivePurpose or goal
sense memory · motivation · subtext · beat · moment · impulse · intention · preparation
stage
Raised performance platform
- rehearsalPre-performance practice session
- monologueUninterrupted solo address
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
script · blocking · cue · director · costume · backstage · spotlight · understudy · ensemble · props
expression
Conveyed thought or feeling
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- timingArt of choosing moments
- deliveryConveyance of goods
presence · characterization · interpretation · nuance · range · versatility · authenticity · commitment · transformation · embodiment
lead
Dense metal, symbol Pb
- supportingBearing or sustaining
- cameoBrief guest appearance
- protagonistStory's central figure
antagonist · villain · hero · ingenue · ensemble · co-star · extra · stand-in · double · bit part
audition
Trial performance for selection
callback · screen test · reel · typecasting · SAG · cold read · sides · representation · booking · series regular
feign
Pretend to have
dissemble · pose · put on · affect · sham · bluff · masquerade · charade · facade · front
character
Nature, symbol, or role
- personaAssumed public identity
- LARPIn-person character embodiment game
- cosplayDressing as media characters
improv · scenario · reenactment · simulation · avatar · backstory · in-character · worldbuilding · gamemaster · tabletop
method
Orderly way of doing
- StanislavskiActing technique innovator
- emotional recallRetrieving past feelings deliberately
- substitutionExchange of one for another
sense memory · objective · motivation · subtext · beat · moment · impulse · intention · preparation · character work
take
Capture or filmed segment
cut · wrap · continuity · slate · mark · coverage · dolly · setup · print · pickup
- artsartist, creativity, expression, songs, painting
- creative artsvisual art, drawing, painting, abstract art, illustration
- entertainment industrytheater, film, television, music, dance
- filmmovies, film, filmmaking, cinematography, film editing
- pastimeshobbies, amusement, puzzles, cards, crafting
- performing artsdance, music, drama, theater, theatre
actingpermanent
Fixed without end
confirmed · official · regular · appointed · established
actingrefraining
Choosing not to act
abstaining · inaction · forbearing · ceasing · stopping
- acting upBehaving badly or failing
- take actionBegin doing something
- in actionActively performing a task
- action movieHigh-adrenaline cinema
- action figuresJointed miniature character toys
- action starPerformer in thrillers
action, active, activity, actions, reaction, activate, activist, interaction, reacting