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=== Actresses in Men's Roles === | === Actresses in Men's Roles === | ||
Women actors sometimes act the roles of young boys, because in some ways a woman is more similar to a boy than a man is. For example, a woman usually plays the role of [[Peter Pan]]. In pantomime, a sort of play for children (not the same as [[mime]]), the most important young man is also a woman. [[Opera]] has some "pants roles" which women traditionally sing. These women are usually [[mezzo-soprano]]s, which means they sing with a voice that is high but not very high. Examples are Hansel in ''Hänsel and Gretel'', and Cherubino in ''[[The Marriage of Figaro]]''. | Women actors sometimes act the roles of young boys, because in some ways a woman is more similar to a boy than a man is. For example, a woman usually plays the role of [[Peter Pan]]. In pantomime, a sort of play for children (not the same as [[mime]]), the most important young man is also a woman. [[Opera]] has some "pants roles" which women traditionally sing. These women are usually [[mezzo-soprano]]s, which means they sing with a voice that is high but not very high. Examples are Hansel in ''{{lang|de|[[Hänsel und Gretel (opera)|Hänsel and Gretel]]}}'', and Cherubino in ''[[The Marriage of Figaro]]''. | ||
[[Mary Pickford]] played the part of "Little Lord Fauntleroy" in the first film version of the book. [[Linda Hunt]] won an [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]] in ''[[The Year of Living Dangerously]]'', in which she played the part of a man. | [[Mary Pickford]] played the part of "Little Lord Fauntleroy" in the first film version of the book. [[Linda Hunt]] won an [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]] in ''[[The Year of Living Dangerously]]'', in which she played the part of a man. | ||
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===In theatre=== | ===In theatre=== | ||
To act on stage, actors need to learn the stage directions that appear in the script, such as "Stage Left" and "Stage Right". These directions are based on the actor's point of view as he or she stands on the stage facing the audience. Actors also have to learn the meaning of the stage directions "Upstage" (away from the audience) and "Downstage" (towards the audience)<ref name="sft.edu">http://www.sft.edu/tips/stage-acting.html Retrieved on April 3, 2014</ref> | To act on stage, actors need to learn the stage directions that appear in the script, such as "Stage Left" and "Stage Right". These directions are based on the actor's point of view as he or she stands on the stage facing the audience. Actors also have to learn the meaning of the stage directions "Upstage" (away from the audience) and "Downstage" (towards the audience)<ref name="sft.edu">http://www.sft.edu/tips/stage-acting.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140326100456/http://www.sft.edu/tips/stage-acting.html |date=2014-03-26 }} Retrieved on April 3, 2014</ref> | ||
Theatre actors need to learn blocking, which is "...where and how an actor moves on the stage during a play." | Theatre actors need to learn blocking, which is "...where and how an actor moves on the stage during a play." | ||
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===In television=== | ===In television=== | ||
"On a television set, there are typically several cameras angled at the set. Actors who are new to on-screen acting can get confused about which camera to look into." <ref name="ReferenceA">http://www.sft.edu/tips/television-acting.html Retrieved on April 3, 2014</ref> TV actors need to learn to use lav mics ([[Lavaliere microphone]]s).<ref name="ReferenceA"/> TV actors need to understand the concept of "frame." "The term frame refers to the area that the camera's lens is capturing." | "On a television set, there are typically several cameras angled at the set. Actors who are new to on-screen acting can get confused about which camera to look into." <ref name="ReferenceA">http://www.sft.edu/tips/television-acting.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407094416/http://www.sft.edu/tips/television-acting.html |date=2014-04-07 }} Retrieved on April 3, 2014</ref> TV actors need to learn to use lav mics ([[Lavaliere microphone]]s).<ref name="ReferenceA"/> TV actors need to understand the concept of "frame." "The term frame refers to the area that the camera's lens is capturing." | ||
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