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| ==Origin== | | ==Origin== |
| New Latin ''ad libitum'' | | New Latin ''ad libitum'' |
− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18th_century 1794] | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18th_century 1794] |
| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
| *1: in accordance with one's [[wishes]] | | *1: in accordance with one's [[wishes]] |
| *2: without restraint or [[limit]] | | *2: without restraint or [[limit]] |
| ==Description== | | ==Description== |
− | '''Ad-lib''' is used to describe individual moments during live theatre when an [[actor]] speaks through their [[character]] using [[words]] not found in the play's [[text]]. When the entire [[performance]] is predicated on [[spontaneous]] creation, the process is called [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Improvisational_theatre improvisational theatre]. | + | '''Ad-lib''' is used to describe individual moments during live theatre when an [[actor]] speaks through their [[character]] using [[words]] not found in the play's [[text]]. When the entire [[performance]] is predicated on [[spontaneous]] creation, the process is called [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Improvisational_theatre improvisational theatre]. |
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− | In [[film]] the term ad-lib usually refers to the interpolation of unscripted material in an otherwise scripted performance. In interviews, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dustin_Hoffman Dustin Hoffman] says he ad-libbed the now famous line, "I'm walking here! I'm walking here!" as "Ratso" Rizzo in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midnight_Cowboy Midnight Cowboy]. | + | In [[film]] the term ad-lib usually refers to the interpolation of unscripted material in an otherwise scripted performance. In interviews, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dustin_Hoffman Dustin Hoffman] says he ad-libbed the now famous line, "I'm walking here! I'm walking here!" as "Ratso" Rizzo in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midnight_Cowboy Midnight Cowboy]. |
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− | Live performers such as television talk-show hosts sometimes enhance their [[reputation]] for wit by the delivery of material that sounds ad-libbed but is actually scripted, and may employ ad-lib writers to [[prepare]] such material. Some actors are also known for their [[ability]] or tendency to ad-lib, such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Falk Peter Falk] (of the series [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbo_(TV_series) Columbo]), who would ad-lib such mannerisms as absent-mindedness while in character.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_lib] | + | Live performers such as television talk-show hosts sometimes enhance their [[reputation]] for wit by the delivery of material that sounds ad-libbed but is actually scripted, and may employ ad-lib writers to [[prepare]] such material. Some actors are also known for their [[ability]] or tendency to ad-lib, such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Falk Peter Falk] (of the series [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbo_(TV_series) Columbo]), who would ad-lib such mannerisms as absent-mindedness while in character.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_lib] |
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| [[Category: Theatre]] | | [[Category: Theatre]] |