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The Actors Encyclopaedia - EThe Actors Encyclopaedia - A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y ZEAR PROMPTER Ear device worn to assist actors with scripts that are difficult to memorize. ECHO Reverberating sound ECU Abbreviation for extreme close-up. EDITING Process of combining together (manually or electronically) individual shots into a complete film. EDITOR Person who assembles the visual and audio elements of a film into a completed film. EFFECTS PROJECTOR Lantern used to project an image onto a stage or, more commonly, the cyclorama. EFFECTS STOCK Special film stock that is used to generate computerized composites. ELEVATION A working drawing showing the side view of the set or lighting arrangement. ELEVATOR A mechanized stage that raises and lowers the floor to get scenery, properties, and performers on and off the stage. ELEVEN O'CLOCK NUMBER A big finish show tune that occurs shortly before the end of a musical. ELIZABETHAN THEATRE Period in English theatre associated with the reign of Queen Elizabeth I (1558-1603). Among the many notable authors from this period are William Shakespeare, Christopher Marlow, Thomas Kyd, Ben Jonson and Beaumont & Fletcher. EMOTIONAL MEMORY A technique of acting by which an actor recalls the intricate details of a past experience and the emotions experienced for the purpose of evoking a similar emotion which is then used by the actor in performance. EMPLOYER OF RECORD (EOR) Company responsible for employment and for taxes and unemployment benefits. ENGAGER Any person, producer, advertising agency, corporation or other entitiy that contracts and/or pays performers for their performance in a television or radio commercial. ENSEMBLE A group of actors who work together with no one actor outshining any others. ENTR'ACTE a musical interlude between play acts. ENTRANCE Entering the acting area. Also the opening in the set that is used for entering. ENVIRONMENTAL THEATER A theatrical performance in which the audience area and the acting area are intermixed with the action occurring all around the audience. EPIC A film that requires an immense production. EPILOGUE A short scene at the end of the main action of a production which explains or comments upon the action. EPIPHANY, EPIPHANAL MOMENT A character's sudden insight into his/her condition or circumstances. EPISODIC Series of self-contained productions sharing a common title and featuring recurring lead characters, and any number of transient secondary characters. EQUITY WAIVER 99 or fewer seat professional theatres over which Equity has special contractual agreements. Equity and non-equity actors may perform in these productions. In Los Angeles the agreement is called LA 99 Seat plan, in New York it is called a Seasonal Showcase code. EQUITY A trade union for actors and stage managers involved in live performances. ESCAPE STAIRS Steps which are hidden from the audience's view, which are used by actors to exit or enter from upper-level platforms or doors. EVERGREEN A song that continues being popular year after year. EXCLUSIVITY Contract provision in which an actor agrees not to work for other employers during the time the contract is in effect. EXECUTIVE PRODUCER A producer who is who is responsible for funding an overall production but not involved in the technical aspects of the production. EXHIBIT MODEL Models who host conventions and other promotion assignments. EXIT LINE Last line spoken by an actor before leaving the stage. EXIT To leave the acting area. The opening in the set that is used for leaving. EXPENSE FORM A form used by actors to document their job related expenses for tax purposes. EXPOSITION Information essential to the understanding of the dramatic action. Revealed to the audience through dialog. EXPRESSIONISM A stylised form of theatre in which greater value on emotion than realism. Visual effects are often accomplished through distortion. EXT Exterior. A scene shot outside. EXTRA A performer who appears in a non-specific, non-speaking character usually as part of a crowd or in the background of a scene. EXTREME CLOSE-UP A shot in which the subject fills the entire frame. EYELINE MATCH A technique used in special effects to assure a live actor is looking at the "face" of the special effects character who will later be inserted into the scene. The Actors Encyclopaedia - A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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