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This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to rehearse performers for film, media and stage productions. It involves planning for, overseeing, and directing final rehearsals according to particular requirements.. The unit applies to those who are responsible for visualising and defining style and structure of productions. They apply high-level communication, collaboration and management skills to inspire and motivate a team of performers and technical crew, to realise their creative vision for productions. They operate with a high degree of autonomy and are members of a production team. No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU's LMS
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The candidate must demonstrate the ability to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including evidence of the ability to: direct at least two rehearsals of performers according to different rehearsal requirements. In the course of the above, the candidate must: identify key rehearsal areas by analysing scripts establish key dramatic elements of rehearsal research aspects of scripts to improve understanding of artistic requirements set rehearsal schedules that meet production requirements and timelines brief required personnel on creative vision for productions discuss characterisation and ways of visualising narratives using initial read-throughs with required personnel take a collaborative and motivating approach to directing rehearsals of performers work with production personnel on blocking and staging of scenes provide feedback to required personnel using effective communication skills.
The candidate must be able to demonstrate knowledge to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including knowledge of: practical and theoretical aspects of character development and craft of screen and stage acting roles and responsibilities of personnel involved in rehearsals including production personnel and performers artistic and technical elements to consider when directing productions typical problems with directing performers in rehearsals, and common solutions conventions and practices of directing for screen and stage examples of topics that might need to be researched in preparation for directing productions exercises used to conduct the directing of rehearsals of performers artistic sources used to enhance script interpretation infrastructure used to conduct rehearsals industry standard communication methods and practices visual story-telling techniques and ways of moving from written to visual narrative work health, safety and security procedures that apply to conducting rehearsals.
Skills in this unit must be demonstrated in a workplace or simulated environment where the conditions are typical of those in a working environment in this industry. This includes access to: productions that require directing of performers scripts performers and technical personnel rehearsal space and facilities. Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational educational and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.
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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.
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.
Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. Informal vivas may be conducted as part of an assessment task, where staff require further information to confirm the learning outcomes have been met. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.
Integrity is a core value at Edith Cowan University, and it is expected that ECU students complete their assessment tasks honestly and with acknowledgement of other people's work as well as any generative artificial intelligence tools that may have been used. This means that assessment tasks must be completed individually (unless it is an authorised group assessment task) and any sources used must be referenced.
Breaches of academic integrity can include:
Copying the words, ideas or creative works of other people or generative artificial intelligence tools, without referencing in accordance with stated University requirements. Students need to seek approval from the Unit Coordinator within the first week of study if they intend to use some of their previous work in an assessment task (self-plagiarism).
Working with other students and submitting the same or substantially similar work or portions of work when an individual submission was required. This includes students knowingly providing others with copies of their own work to use in the same or similar assessment task(s).
Organising a friend, a family member, another student or an external person or organisation (e.g. through an online website) to complete or substantially edit or refine part or all of an assessment task(s) on their behalf.
Using or having access to unauthorised materials in an exam or test.
Serious outcomes may be imposed if a student is found to have committed one of these breaches, up to and including expulsion from the University for repeated or serious acts.
ECU's policies and more information about academic integrity can be found on the student academic integrity website.
All commencing ECU students are required to complete the Academic Integrity Module.
In some circumstances, Students may apply to their Unit Coordinator to extend the due date of their Assessment Task(s) in accordance with ECU's Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000001386.
Students may apply for Special Consideration in respect of a final unit grade, where their achievement was affected by Exceptional Circumstances as set out in the Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000003318.
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