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Acting 2 (DRAM10014)
Undergraduate level 1Points: 12.5On Campus (Southbank)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 2
Jayde Kirchert
Faculty of the VCA and Music Student Centre
Ground Floor, Elisabeth Murdoch Building (Bldg 860)
Southbank Campus
234 St Kilda Road, Southbank, 3006
Overview
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The terminology and process introduced in first semester will be applied to scene work, allowing students to apply their new understanding within and beyond the classroom. The emphasis will be on personal connection to the given circumstances of the character, to the text and with scene partners. Students will also be encouraged to apply these processes to their singing and dancing.
Intended learning outcomes
Upon completion of this subject students will:
- exhibit a working understanding of language and concepts central to the actor’s craft;
- exhibit a developing understanding that imagination, spontaneity and curiosity to develop a sense of play and exploration are essential in all facets of their learning;
- demonstrate a developing ability to apply text process to both spoken and sung work;
- demonstrate a developing ability to work with consistent internal and interpersonal connection;
- understand that full engagement of the self in the work and with others is the essential foundation upon which performance skills are built.
Generic skills
Upon completion of this subject students will:
• exhibit developing knowledge of the key basic components of music theatre performance;
• have the capacity to participate fully in collaborative learning and to confront unfamiliar problems.
• exhibit a developing capacity for self-reflection, analysis and critical thinking.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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DRAM10012 | Acting 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
Continuous: preparation and participation in classes, demonstrating continuous application (60%)
Formal: based on performance of a set task in week 8 (15%) and on the acting component of the song performed within the end-of-year concert (15%)
Written: self-assessment based on a journal of classroom experiences and self-directed study 250 words (10%)
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Jayde Kirchert Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 34 Total time commitment 120 hours Teaching period 29 July 2019 to 27 October 2019 Last self-enrol date 9 August 2019 Census date 31 August 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 27 September 2019 Assessment period ends 22 November 2019 Semester 2 contact information
Jayde Kirchert
Faculty of the VCA and Music Student Centre
Ground Floor, Elisabeth Murdoch Building (Bldg 860)
Southbank Campus
234 St Kilda Road, Southbank, 3006
Time commitment details
120 hours
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
Last updated: 3 November 2022