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Acting Skills 2 (MUST10006)
Undergraduate level 1Points: 12.5On Campus (Southbank)
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- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 2
Overview
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With the acquisition of new acting processes and language, Acting Skills 2 will afford students the opportunity to apply these new skills, with early exploration of text process, as well as in improvisation and movement classes. The focus continues to be on developing the actor’s individual intuitive and imaginative response alongside technical craft skills. Students will be introduced to the principle that these two approaches integrate personal interpretation with the demands of serving the style and substance of story and text to provide performance that is rich in both form and content, with the clear understanding that in theatre, analytical work must have full and free physical and emotional expression to be meaningful.
Intended learning outcomes
On completing this subject students will be able to:
- consistently work with both internal and interpersonal connection;
- exhibit a working understanding of language and concepts central to the actor’s craft and implement these in practice;
- utilise processes in text work, including explorative, play-based and technical processes specifically, imaginatively and physically;
- exhibit greater freedom, expression and articulation in the body;
- reflect on and describe their experiences of the work;
- offer, receive and utilise constructive critical feedback;
- consistently exhibit an ability to work in an ensemble with personal integrity, trust and unconditional respect for the work of others;
- gain a sense of autonomy in their artistic process by identifying personal patterns and areas of resistance or difficulty and working positively to overcome them.
Generic skills
On completing this subject students will be able to:
• exhibit extensive practical and theoretical understanding of their discipline including acquisition of skill level, discipline, relevant professional knowledge, and ethics appropriate to professional artistic practice;
• be critical and creative thinkers, with an aptitude for continued self-directed learning;
• recognise and value their uniqueness as an artist whilst developing diversification;
• participate fully in collaborative learning and to confront unfamiliar problems.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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MUST10002 | Acting Skills 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUST10001 | Dance Skills 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUST10004 | Music Theatre Contextual Studies | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUST10003 | Voice Skills 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: Acting skills - preparation and participation in classes, demonstrating continuous application to given task and progress in learning and engaging with key concepts. Continuous. 45%
Continuous: Movement - preparation and participation in classes, demonstrating continuous application to given task and progress in learning and engaging with key concepts. Continuous. 10%
Formal: Acting skills - performance of a set task. Week 13. 15%
Formal: Movement - performance of a set task. Week 13. 10%
Written: a one page assignment on an aspect of acting technique. Due mid-semester. 10%
Written: comprising a self-assessment of progress based on a journal of classroom experiences, reflection and self-directed study to be submitted. Due week 12. 10%
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Coordinator Rainer Pollard Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 72 hours 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
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.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Bachelor of Fine Arts (Music Theatre)
Last updated: 3 November 2022