Links To Real Acting World

Because Hollywood Arts is a school largely involved with acting, the show uses many real-life terms associated with the fine arts world

Method Acting (used in Sleepover at Sikowitz's): a characterization and concentration exericse during which a person takes on the persona of a certain character for a prolonged period of time while participating in real life simultaneously.

Blackballed (also referred to as being blacklisted and used in Beck Falls For Tori): when one is outcasted in the theater/acting world because they have angered an influential person in the business.

Stage Fighting (shown in the episode Stage Fighting): fake confrontation used in theater, film and TV that looks real to an audience. One can use dance, martial arts, boxing, etc. in order to make the scene look as if the people involved are really harming each other. However, if the proper precautions are not taken, stage fighting can be dangerous.

Improv (shown in Pilot, The Bird Scene, Freak the Freak Out, Sleepover at Sikowitz's, etc.): creating a scene on the spot with minimal information (such as a basic character design and setting) and continuing the dialogue based on others' participation or 'going with the flow'. An episode usually begins with one of the students' improv scenes.

Driveby Acting Exercise (shown in The Bird Scene, Pilot, etc.): when someone randomly gives one actor or a group of actors a certain scenario to react to. Examples of this given on the show are: Angry Englishmen, Elderly People Walking On Broken Glass, An Old Women Who Says 'MANH?', A Boy Trying To Order Fast Food From a Weird Man, A Boy Who Never Learned To Speak English Talking To A Nurse Who Randomly Bites People, etc.

Resume (shown in Beck Falls For Tori): A portfolio consisting of a photo or group of photos, a list of special skills and previous involvement in commercials, plays, movies, TV, voice-acting, stunt work, etc. that is given to casting directors during auditions so they can evaluate their potential candidates.