Conditioning Forces
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According to the text, what is the primary role of "conditioning forces" in a scene?
View answer and explanationIn the example from Sean O'Casey's The Bedtime Story, how many distinct conditioning forces did the actor have to juggle at once?
View answer and explanationWhich of the following is NOT listed as one of the five conditioning forces in the example from The Bedtime Story?
View answer and explanationWhat metaphor is used to describe the initial difficulty of working with multiple conditioning forces?
View answer and explanationIn the author's demonstration of 'hurry', what is the character's behavior at 10:50, with ten minutes to get to an 11 o'clock class?
View answer and explanationWhat emotional state sets in when the author's character checks the watch and finds it is 11 A.M. for an 11 o'clock class?
View answer and explanationAccording to the chapter, what is the recommended method for an actor to learn how to deal with many conditioning forces?
View answer and explanationWhat two factors are mentioned as essential for believably portraying the necessity to be quiet?
View answer and explanationWhat does the author state about the nature of a condition or sensation during a scene?
View answer and explanationWhat is the recommended first step when practicing with conditioning forces for a task like getting ready to go out?
View answer and explanationWhat is the suggested order for rehearsing and staggering multiple conditions?
View answer and explanationWhich behavior is associated with the 10:55 AM scenario in the 'hurry' demonstration?
View answer and explanationWhat is the ideal outcome of correctly working with conditioning forces, according to the chapter?
View answer and explanationTo find the correct behavior for 'hurry', the author states one must be precise about the destination and what other factor?
View answer and explanationIn the example of practicing an exercise with heat, then a headache, and then hurry, what is the third condition added?
View answer and explanationWhat is the author's stated reason for having saved the discussion of 'how to be in a hurry' for this chapter?
View answer and explanationWhat does the author suggest about an actor who, after an exercise, continues to tiptoe?
View answer and explanationThe chapter suggests that if you complicate the task of the exercise, you will have difficulty with what?
View answer and explanationIn the example of getting ready for the movies while feeling overheated, how does the heat influence the action of fixing one's face?
View answer and explanationWhat is the author's final comparison for an actor who has successfully rehearsed and staggered multiple conditions?
View answer and explanationWhich of the following is presented as a 'conditioning force' an actor might have to portray?
View answer and explanationWhat physical action does the author's character take with the puzzle and pencil when discovering it's 11 A.M.?
View answer and explanationAccording to the chapter, why is it hard to 'shelve' nausea in the subconscious?
View answer and explanationHow does adding a headache affect the action of leaning down for shoes in the provided example?
View answer and explanationThe author adores performing the demonstration about which specific conditioning force?
View answer and explanationWhat is the primary reason the actor in The Bedtime Story example does not turn on the light?
View answer and explanationThe chapter states that the necessity to be quiet almost takes care of itself if you have an orientation to the other person's distance and what other element?
View answer and explanationWhat does the author suggest you do once a condition like heat is 'in your bones' and no longer requires conscious attention?
View answer and explanationIn the author's demonstration, a five-minute difference in time (from 10:50 to 10:55) changes the character's behavior from organized to what?
View answer and explanationWhat kind of conditions does the author suggest an actor start with when practicing?
View answer and explanationThe feeling of a blouse sticking to one's shoulder blades is used as an example of what conditioning force?
View answer and explanationWhat must an actor do if they want to find the real behavior influenced by time?
View answer and explanationWhat is a potential negative consequence of complicating the task in a conditioning force exercise?
View answer and explanationThe chapter suggests that how 'quietly' you execute a task will vary depending on what assumption?
View answer and explanationWhat physical evidence of being late does the author's character grab at 10:55, which is then forgotten?
View answer and explanationWhich of these is NOT listed as a potential conditioning force to consider when getting ready for the movies?
View answer and explanationThe author recommends a specific order for staggering and rehearsing conditions to avoid what?
View answer and explanationIn the O'Casey example, why is the character's room bitter cold?
View answer and explanationWhat action might a headache influence when the character pulls a comb through damp locks?
View answer and explanationAt what time does the author's character leave a button behind after catching a coat sleeve on the door?
View answer and explanationWhich statement best describes the relationship between a task and conditioning forces in the exercise?
View answer and explanationThe text suggests that even if an exercise with multiple conditions is difficult at first, repeating it after criticism and trying different tasks will lead to what?
View answer and explanationWhen an actor is portraying the need to be quiet, the text says the condition must be established with the necessary components to allow the actor to do what?
View answer and explanationWhat is the consequence of the actor bumping the purse catch at 10:55 AM?
View answer and explanationWhich of these is NOT a sensory detail mentioned in the example of practicing with the condition of heat?
View answer and explanationThe author states that a condition or sensation may be momentarily forgotten until what happens?
View answer and explanationWhen the author's character yanks the last button and stomps out the door, what time is it?
View answer and explanationWhat is the author's purpose in providing the three-part demonstration of being in a hurry?
View answer and explanationWhy does the author claim that the action is conditioned by forces like hurry, darkness, or cold, but is rarely 'about' them?
View answer and explanationUltimately, the addition of hurry to the conditions of heat and headache will influence what?
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