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.

Please note that given the circumstances of COVID-19, there may be some modifications to the assessment schedule promoted in Handbook for Semester 1 2020 Units. Students will be notified of all approved modifications by Unit Coordinators via email and Unit Blackboard sites. Where changes have been made, these are designed to ensure that you still meet the unit learning outcomes in the context of our adjusted teaching and learning arrangements.

  • Unit Title

    Directing Workshop
  • Unit Code

    PMA2003
  • Year

    2020
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    2
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Renee Esther NEWMAN

Description

An examination and exploration of the diverse skills required of the modern director, this unit explores the technical aspects required to move a theatre production from conception to presentation. It details the research process of the director, the rehearsal process, the language of actors, and the process of implementing technical requirements in order to achieve creative vision. Students will learn how to take a creative vision and apply the practical processes necessary to bring it to performance.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must be enrolled in Y97

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded PAM2103, PAM3103

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Research and critically analyse text in order to make directorial decisions in rehearsal.
  2. Demonstrate effective leadership skills in conducting rehearsal in the role of director.
  3. Design and plan effective rehearsal tools and techniques for a specific work.

Unit Content

  1. The Director's research and preparation.
  2. A theoretical base for the exploration of style.
  3. Uniting action, beat, objective and how these pertain to the directorial process.
  4. Script analysis.
  5. Consideration of stagecraft for director's including use of space, pacing and dynamics, and other elements of staging a work and moving it from page to stage.
  6. Creative and technical use of sound, lighting and design elements in staging work.
  7. Giving clear and evocative direction to actors on vocal, physical and imaginative choices.
  8. The rehearsal process for actor and director.
  9. Leadership, communication and collaboration skills of the director.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 2Not Offered15 x 1 hour seminarNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

Practical workshops, research and tutorial discussions

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
PresentationGroup presentation50%
PresentationPresentation of directing piece50%

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.

Please note that given the circumstances of COVID-19, there may be some modifications to the assessment schedule promoted in Handbook for this unit. All assessment changes will be published by 27 July 2020. All students are reminded to check handbook at the beginning of semester to ensure they have the correct outline.

  • Unit Title

    Directing Workshop
  • Unit Code

    PMA2003
  • Year

    2020
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    2
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Renee Esther NEWMAN

Description

An examination and exploration of the diverse skills required of the modern director, this unit explores the technical aspects required to move a theatre production from conception to presentation. It details the research process of the director, the rehearsal process, the language of actors, and the process of implementing technical requirements in order to achieve creative vision. Students will learn how to take a creative vision and apply the practical processes necessary to bring it to performance.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must be enrolled in Y97

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded PAM2103, PAM3103

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Research and critically analyse text in order to make directorial decisions in rehearsal.
  2. Demonstrate effective leadership skills in conducting rehearsal in the role of director.
  3. Design and plan effective rehearsal tools and techniques for a specific work.

Unit Content

  1. The Director's research and preparation.
  2. A theoretical base for the exploration of style.
  3. Uniting action, beat, objective and how these pertain to the directorial process.
  4. Script analysis.
  5. Consideration of stagecraft for director's including use of space, pacing and dynamics, and other elements of staging a work and moving it from page to stage.
  6. Creative and technical use of sound, lighting and design elements in staging work.
  7. Giving clear and evocative direction to actors on vocal, physical and imaginative choices.
  8. The rehearsal process for actor and director.
  9. Leadership, communication and collaboration skills of the director.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 2Not Offered15 x 1 hour seminarNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

Practical workshops, research and tutorial discussions

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
PresentationGroup presentation50%
PresentationPresentation of directing piece50%

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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