Handbook : Unit informationEdith Cowan University

School: Education

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• Unit Title

  Introduction to Directing

• Unit Code

  DST1215

• Year

  2016

• Enrolment Period

  1

• Version

  1

• Credit Points

  15

• Full Year Unit

  N

• Mode of Delivery

  On Campus
  

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Description

This unit provides an introduction to making theatre performance from the perspective of the 'director'. Students will explore the director's complex relationship with the actor, the interpretation of scripts and basic technical knowledge.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

1. Apply a knowledge of the basic principles of lighting, sound and stage management in performance.
2. Collaborate in the production of a theatrical performance.
3. Demonstrate a range of voice and movement in performance.
4. Explore the relationship between actor and spectator through reflective performance.
5. Identify through performance the relationships between script, director, actors, crew and spectator.

Unit Content

1. Basic principles of lighting and stage management.
2. Exploration of written texts and appropriate performance styles.
3. Performance components/methodology the interdependence of all production members, including negotiation, collaboration and presentation.
4. Performance spaces physical and psychological relationships between actor and audience.
5. The actors craft voice, body, imagination, action.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Practical workshops Seminars

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 Board of Examiners.

Text References

• Benedetti, R. (2004). Stanislaviski: An introduction. Routledge.
• Coult, R., & Kershaw, B. (1987). Engineers of the imagination. London: Methuen.
• Brook, P. (1988). The shifting point. Methuen.
• Brook, P. (2003). There are no secrets. Methuen.
• Brook, P. (2008). The empty space. Penguin.
• Strand Lighting (199). Stage lightning ? lighting the smaller scale production. Melbourne: Strand.
• Hodge, A. (2008). Twentieth century actor training. Routledge.
• Johnson, T., Caldarone, M., & Lloyd-Williams, M. (2004). Actions: The actor's thesaurus. Quite Specific Media Group Ltd.
• Mitchell, K. (2009). The director's craft: A handbook for the theatre. Routledge.
• Mitter, S., & Shevtsova, M. (2005). Fifty key theatre directors. Routledge.
• Mitter, S. (2004). Systems of rehearsal. Routledge.
• Hagen, U. (2008). Respect for acting. John Wiley & Sons.

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