What is the theater term for..?

Question

What is the proper term for the way actors are placed on the stage, or told to stand in a specific spot (the director tells them this). Is it "placement"? I swear there's a real theater/technical term used to refer to this. Anyone know??

Answer 1

'Blocking' a scene is the 'tech term'. And when you get direction you make a 'note' in your script. That's why it's known as the director 'giving notes'. Or when you 'take notes' from the director.

Answer 2

When a scene is being spaced out in movement, that is refered to as Blocking or Staging.

You are thinking of Mise en Scene - the physical placement of the actors in a specific area in order to create a greater visual impact (mise en scene literally translated means roughly "place in the scene").

Of course, that is the theatre term. For film, it's called a "mark." Telling an actor to stand on a specific spot for the camera angle.

Answer 3

Staging

Answer 4

Blocking.

Each actor is blocked to stand or move or sit depending on how the Director interprets the script.

Stand, cross left, lift arm and toast with glass.

Answer 5

Blocking

Answer 6

The answer is blocking. Many rehearsals are run throughs just to set blocking. This is usually done early on before the actors even know their lines. I've been in community theatre for seven years.

Answer 7

The term blocking comes to mind. But is more of a general statement describing "staging actions" it is almost like choreography. Actual places onstage would be downstage, upstage, stage left, stage right., centerstage etc....

Answer 8

Stage directions or blocking.

Answer 9

The proper term is blocking...

Answer 10

I'm pretty sure it's called staging or blocking