Faculty of Education and Arts

School: WA 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

    Theatre Workshop 1
  • Unit Code

    PAM1013
  • Year

    2015
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    2
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

Introduction to acting skills with an emphasis on specific problem solving through scene work studies, aimed to extend the actor's instinct, inventiveness, creativity and theatrical intuition. Students will develop skills that will be applied to practical exercises and live performances in subsequent units.

Prerequisite Rule

For COURSE_CODE NOT IN Y97 Do Permission required Otherwise true

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Demonstrate an awareness of instinct, inventiveness, creativity and theatrical intuition.
  2. Demonstrate the technical skills of the acting craft.
  3. Understand the power of theatre, its function, its potential, and their place within it.
  4. Understand the technical skills of the acting craft.

Unit Content

  1. Improvisation - Exercises in spontaneity. Breakdown of the actor's inhibitions. Ensemble awareness. Physical communication. Expression of thought and emotion. Sensory awareness. Action and reaction. Non verbal improvisation.
  2. Acting Craft - Empathy. Observation and sensory awareness. Personalisation. Given circumstances. Endowment. The power of the stage - stagelife. Transaction: actions and objectives.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Practical workshops, discussions and 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.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
Workshopassessment is continuous and is based on the objectives of the unit60%
AssignmentPreparation of class work20%
AssignmentPreparation of class work20%

Text References

  • Hagen, U. (1973). Respect for acting. New York: MacMillan.
  • Stanislavsky, C. (1987). An actor prepares. London, United Kingdom: Methuen.
  • Spolin, V. (1987). Improvisation for the theatre. Northwestern University.
  • Benedetti, R. L. (1990). The actor at work. New Jersey: Prentice Hall.

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.

PAM1013|2|1

Faculty of Education and Arts

School: WA 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

    Theatre Workshop 1
  • Unit Code

    PAM1013
  • Year

    2015
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    2
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

Introduction to acting skills with an emphasis on specific problem solving through scene work studies, aimed to extend the actor's instinct, inventiveness, creativity and theatrical intuition. Students will develop skills that will be applied to practical exercises and live performances in subsequent units.

Prerequisite Rule

For COURSE_CODE NOT IN Y97 Do Permission required Otherwise true

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Demonstrate an awareness of instinct, inventiveness, creativity and theatrical intuition.
  2. Demonstrate the technical skills of the acting craft.
  3. Understand the power of theatre, its function, its potential, and their place within it.
  4. Understand the technical skills of the acting craft.

Unit Content

  1. Improvisation - Exercises in spontaneity. Breakdown of the actor's inhibitions. Ensemble awareness. Physical communication. Expression of thought and emotion. Sensory awareness. Action and reaction. Non verbal improvisation.
  2. Acting Craft - Empathy. Observation and sensory awareness. Personalisation. Given circumstances. Endowment. The power of the stage - stagelife. Transaction: actions and objectives.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Practical workshops, discussions and 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.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
Workshopassessment is continuous and is based on the objectives of the unit60%
AssignmentPreparation of class work20%
AssignmentPreparation of class work20%

Text References

  • Hagen, U. (1973). Respect for acting. New York: MacMillan.
  • Stanislavsky, C. (1987). An actor prepares. London, United Kingdom: Methuen.
  • Spolin, V. (1987). Improvisation for the theatre. Northwestern University.
  • Benedetti, R. L. (1990). The actor at work. New Jersey: Prentice Hall.

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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