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School: Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Acquiring Basic Acting Skills

  • Unit Code

    ACT1005

  • Year

    2016

  • Enrolment Period

    1

  • Version

    2

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

Students completing this unit acquire basic skills in acting in preparation for studio rehearsals and performance. They will develop a range of skills in theatre management to enable them to initiate their own project when graduated. Script development and research are introduced as a means to better understand acting as part of the whole dramatic process and not an isolated art form.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Appraise acting in relationship to other creative arts forms.
  2. Build a character from actions, high stakes and visceral responses.
  3. Detail a character using the techniques of Stanislavsky and his philosophical descendants.
  4. Execute transactional acting through emotional connection.
  5. Rehearse and create a role in line with the artistic vision of the production.

Unit Content

  1. Acting modalities and philosophies.
  2. Basic stage craft techniques.
  3. Creating the journey of a character.
  4. Dramaturgy skills.
  5. Given circumstances, actions and objectives.
  6. Script analysis skills.
  7. Sensory awareness and response.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Class work, research, presentations.

Assessment

GS2 GRADING SCHEMA 2 Used for performance and/or practical based units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescription
Creative WorkScenework for staff.
Creative WorkReinterpretation and investigation of a Stanislavsky based scenario
PerformancePerformance in the end of year production
Creative WorkArtform assessment

Text References

  • ^ Stanislavsky, K. (1994). Building a character.
  • ^ Merlin, B. (2007). The complete Stanislavski toolkit. London, United Kingdom: Nick Hern Books.
  • Brook, P. (2008). Empty space. London: United Kingdom. Penguin Modern Classic.
  • Meisner, S. (1987). Meisner on acting. London: United Kingdom. Vintage.
  • Alfreds, M. (2007). Different every night. London: United Kingdom. Nick Herne Books.
  • Donellan, D. (2005). Actor and the target. London: United Kingdom. Nick Hern Books.

^ Mandatory reference

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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School: Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Acquiring Basic Acting Skills

  • Unit Code

    ACT1005

  • Year

    2016

  • Enrolment Period

    2

  • Version

    2

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

Students completing this unit acquire basic skills in acting in preparation for studio rehearsals and performance. They will develop a range of skills in theatre management to enable them to initiate their own project when graduated. Script development and research are introduced as a means to better understand acting as part of the whole dramatic process and not an isolated art form.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Appraise acting in relationship to other creative arts forms.
  2. Build a character from actions, high stakes and visceral responses.
  3. Detail a character using the techniques of Stanislavsky and his philosophical descendants.
  4. Execute transactional acting through emotional connection.
  5. Rehearse and create a role in line with the artistic vision of the production.

Unit Content

  1. Acting modalities and philosophies.
  2. Basic stage craft techniques.
  3. Creating the journey of a character.
  4. Dramaturgy skills.
  5. Given circumstances, actions and objectives.
  6. Script analysis skills.
  7. Sensory awareness and response.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Class work, research, presentations.

Assessment

GS2 GRADING SCHEMA 2 Used for performance and/or practical based units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescription
Creative WorkScenework for staff.
Creative WorkReinterpretation and investigation of a Stanislavsky based scenario
PerformancePerformance in the end of year production
Creative WorkArtform assessment

Text References

  • ^ Stanislavsky, K. (1994). Building a character.
  • ^ Merlin, B. (2007). The complete Stanislavski toolkit. London, United Kingdom: Nick Hern Books.
  • Brook, P. (2008). Empty space. London: United Kingdom. Penguin Modern Classic.
  • Meisner, S. (1987). Meisner on acting. London: United Kingdom. Vintage.
  • Alfreds, M. (2007). Different every night. London: United Kingdom. Nick Herne Books.
  • Donellan, D. (2005). Actor and the target. London: United Kingdom. Nick Hern Books.

^ Mandatory reference

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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