Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Performance style & calibration · Working

Heightened performance

ELI5

Acting deliberately more stylised, intensified or theatrical than everyday behaviour.

Used in conversation

“The heightened performance should come through in behaviour, not only in treatment language.”

Pitch context

A director may use this term to turn a broad intention into a specific performance or casting choice.

Why it matters: Translates creative intention into casting, rehearsal, performance and on-set direction.

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