1. TAHSFTI.2 Developing scripts through improvisation and other theatrical methods TAHSFTI.3 Acting by developing, communicating, and sustaining roles within a variety of situations and environments, DOK 4 PANTOMIME

3. WHAT IS PANTOMIME? “Mime” = mimesis: “to imitate an activity”. Pantomime = pantomimus: “all gestures used in support of a theme.” They are both a form of acting without words.

4. KEY ELEMENTS OF PANTOMIME Character plot using imaginary props and people to tell a story uses mime techniques to create characters and plot and communicate these to an audience.

5. RULES OF PANTOMIME 1. Consistency: Objects that are mimed must remain the same size. Ex: a steering wheel cannot shrink and expand; drinking glasses cannot float off in mid-air, but must be set down; a broom handle is not a wet noodle. 2. Exaggerated resistance: If a mime pushes against a door, pulls a rope, lifts a suitcase, pushes a button, picks a flower, knocks on a door, lifts a weight, tightens a bolt, sews on a button or performs almost any action, the resistance of person against object must be exaggerated and made “bigger” than in real life. In real life, picking flowers may take no effort at all, but in pantomime, the actor must make the action more definite, sharper, and bigger. 3. Exaggerated expression and gesture: If a mime points to someone, cries, laughs, becomes sad or angry, reacts in shock or horror or joy, the facial expressions and gestures used must be exaggerated, or made bigger than in real life.

6. EXAMPLES: HISTORICAL Commedia Dell Arte https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUnaNTfTzuM Charlie Chaplin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNseEVlaCl4 Marcel Marceau https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWbtGAF_gXc

7. MODERN Rowan Atkinson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_kloG2Z7tU&index=2&list =PLD5km2DStNFv-mBAbWBGKSIitpVYRC8Xq https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_kloG2Z7tU&index=2&list =PLD5km2DStNFv-mBAbWBGKSIitpVYRC8Xq Students Like You! http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=pantomime&qs=n&for m=QBVR&pq=pantomime&sc=8-9&sp=- 1&sk=#view=detail&mid=72C7D40670D10659675172C7D4067 0D106596751 http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=pantomime&qs=n&for m=QBVR&pq=pantomime&sc=8-9&sp=- 1&sk=#view=detail&mid=72C7D40670D10659675172C7D4067 0D106596751