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

    Professional Preparation: Audition Techniques
  • Unit Code

    ACT3108
  • Year

    2021
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    2
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    A/Prof Andrew Lewis SMITH

Description

This unit provides a variety of professional studio experiences. Students study with staff and working professionals who provide the knowledge and skills necessary to transition into the industry. A variety of practical aspects of industry are explored - creating a CV, producing reels and marketing materials, aspects of casting, auditioning and on-camera work. Students prepare and perform in a general theatre audition and undertake screen tests for film and television. Students develop professional relationships with industry stakeholders and prepare a showcase performance.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded ACT3008

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Prepare and perform a monologue or scene for a general theatre audition to a professional standard.
  2. Prepare and perform a screen test for a film or television show to a professional standard.
  3. Prepare personal marketing materials to support meeting agents.

Unit Content

  1. Select a theatre scene or monologue to best suit your acting abilities in preparation for showcase.
  2. Select a film or television scene to best suit your acting abilities for showreel.
  3. Meeting with theatrical agents and casting directors.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECUs LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 2Not Offered11 x 1.5 hour studioNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework 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 School Progression Panel.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
PerformanceGeneral theatre audition30%
PerformanceShowreel screen scene30%
PerformanceShowcase stage scene30%
PortfolioPersonal marketing materials to support meeting agents10%

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

    Professional Preparation: Audition Techniques
  • Unit Code

    ACT3108
  • Year

    2021
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    2
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    A/Prof Andrew Lewis SMITH

Description

This unit provides a variety of professional studio experiences. Students study with staff and working professionals who provide the knowledge and skills necessary to transition into the industry. A variety of practical aspects of industry are explored - creating a CV, producing reels and marketing materials, aspects of casting, auditioning and on-camera work. Students prepare and perform in a general theatre audition and undertake screen tests for film and television. Students develop professional relationships with industry stakeholders and prepare a showcase performance.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded ACT3008

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Prepare and perform a monologue or scene for a general theatre audition to a professional standard.
  2. Prepare and perform a screen test for a film or television show to a professional standard.
  3. Prepare personal marketing materials to support meeting agents.

Unit Content

  1. Select a theatre scene or monologue to best suit your acting abilities in preparation for showcase.
  2. Select a film or television scene to best suit your acting abilities for showreel.
  3. Meeting with theatrical agents and casting directors.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECUs LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 2Not Offered11 x 1.5 hour studioNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework 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 School Progression Panel.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
PerformanceGeneral theatre audition30%
PerformanceShowreel screen scene30%
PerformanceShowcase stage scene30%
PortfolioPersonal marketing materials to support meeting agents10%

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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