Units

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Sample subject outline - Semester 2 2013

Note: Subject outlines often change before the semester begins. Below is a sample outline.

Rationale

This unit extends the introductory acting exercises undertaken in Acting 1 and addresses issues of combining an organic acting process with the requirements and responsibilities of dramatic text at a naturalistic level.

Aims

The aim of this unit is to apply your actor's process to text-based performance. It deals primarily with a realistic style which is the foundation for stage and screen acting and is designed to incorporate your acting processes with a minor public performance outcome.

Objectives

On completion of this unit you should be able to:
1. Develop a methodology for personal and role preparation.
2. Convert and transfer acting exercises into performance contexts.
3. Implement a level of knowledge and skills pertinent to a professional actor in both independent and collaborative contexts.
4. Manage time and prioritise activities to achieve performance goals.
5. Apply written and oral communication skills in the presentation of an analysis and evaluation of acting exercises and performances.

Content

The unit content addresses the exploration and development of the actor's craft in two projects. Material chosen will be close to the actor's individual range. The main focus will be on the development of the actor's process, working a free and expressive instrument and an appropriate work ethic. The scene work will involve autonomous rehearsal requirements, e.g. 4 hours per week outside of class rehearsals. A lecture series will support your development as an actor introducing you to contemporary performance approaches to a range of acting styles.

Approaches to Teaching and Learning

Continuation of individual and group work and rehearsals of text based scenes which introduces you to the double responsibility of self management as an individual artist and a member of an ensemble working towards performance.You will also attend a lecture series offered jointly to students in KSB108 Acting 2 and KTB106 Performing Skills 2.

Assessment

LATE ASSIGNMENTS
An assignment submitted after the due date without an approved extension will not be marked. If you are unable to complete your assignment on time, you should submit on time whatever work you have done.

Faculty Assessment Information
To access the Creative Industries Faculty Assessment Information see the Blackboard site for this unit.FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
Because of the nature of studio-based teaching, formative assessment is an inherent part of the process. The industry-based procedures of receiving regular performance notes from a Director during the rehearsal process will provide you with feedback and direction. These notes should be taken as an indication of your progression in the unit. Weight 0%

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT
Due to the practical nature of this unit and the importance of developing individual skills within a dynamic group culture, you are required to make a serious commitment to taking responsibility for your progress within the restrictions of a group environment. In order to meet unit objectives and to support group processes and outcomes, attendance at all rehearsals is a requirement

Students will be graded on a 7-1 scale.

Assessment name: Practical
Description: (Summative) Rehearsals and Performance of Scene Work 1.
Relates to objectives: 1, 2, 3, 5
Weight: 30%
Internal or external: Internal
Group or individual: Individual
Due date: Mid Semester

Assessment name: Practical
Description: (Summative) Rehearsals and Performance of Scene Work 2.
Relates to objectives: 1, 2, 3, 5
Weight: 50%
Internal or external: Internal
Group or individual: Individual
Due date: End of Semester

Assessment name: Reflective Journal
Description: (Formative) A progressive critical analysis of acting exercises and performances in relation to theory encountered in the lecture series.
Relates to objectives: 1, 2, 4
Weight: 20%
Internal or external: Internal
Group or individual: Individual
Due date: End of Semester

Academic Honesty

QUT is committed to maintaining high academic standards to protect the value of its qualifications. To assist you in assuring the academic integrity of your assessment you are encouraged to make use of the support materials and services available to help you consider and check your assessment items. Important information about the university's approach to academic integrity of assessment is on your unit Blackboard site.

A breach of academic integrity is regarded as Student Misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties.

Resource materials

Required Text

Barranger, M.(2004) Understanding Plays (third edition) Pearson, N.Y.

Morris, E. (1979) Irreverent Acting, Ermor Enterprises, LA.

Merlin, Bella (2007) The Complete Stanislavski Toolkit, NHB, London

Schechner, R. (2006) Performance Studies (An Introduction) Routledge, UK.

Recommended References

Adler, S. (1988) The Technique of Acting, Bantam Books, NY.

Chubbuck, Ivana, The Power of the Actor, (2005) Currency Press, Australia

Shapiro, M. (1997) An Actor Performs, Harcourt Brace & Company, NY.

Morris, E. (1998) Acting, Imaging and the Unconscious, Ermor Enterprises, LA.

Cohen, R. (1998) Acting Professionally, Mayfield Publishing, California.

Risk assessment statement

There are no unusual physical risks associated with this unit. However, you need to ensure your own safety in what is an emotionally rigorous unit by:
(a) informing staff of any health issues
(b) taking personal responsibility for a healthy life style and physical stamina

Disclaimer - Offer of some units is subject to viability, and information in these Unit Outlines is subject to change prior to commencement of semester.

Last modified: 26-Mar-2013