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Voice and Dialect (DRAM90032)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Not available in 2021
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Overview
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This subject applies voice acting techniques with dialect tasks designed to research and create characters from the vocal posture of pronunciation and the rhetorical cadence of cultural language. Students analyse and diversify knowledge for transformative acting by expanding their choices for generating a role through voice and dialect. This work will enable students to address their personal accent or dialect and how it differs from the vocal tract of the character that they are portraying.
Students will learn how to transcribe dialects using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). While pinpointing the intersection of their personal dialects and patterns of speaking, students will identify vocal posture variants and dialects of America and the United Kingdom. After achieving the detailed models of voice and dialects of the American and the United Kingdom’s canon of vocal sounds, students will consider the cultural optics of their casting demographic and select a dialect from other parts of the world to create character.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- develop mastery of character within the technical requirements of voice;
- embody an expanded range of vocal skills through cultural dialects;
- analyse character through vocal cadence and dialects.
Last updated: 10 November 2023
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Wide understanding of acting practice; critical theories about acting technique; some knowledge of industry practices.
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: 10 November 2023
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Accent/Dialect 1 - Transcribe and record a general American dialect. (Task includes preparation, rehearsal, performance, and digital editing, requiring approximately 24 hours of work)
| Early in the teaching period | 20% |
Accent/Dialect 2 - Transcribe and record a British dialect. (Task includes preparation, rehearsal, performance, and digital editing, requiring approximately 24 hours of work)
| Mid teaching period | 20% |
Accent/Dialect 3 - Transcribe and record a cultural dialect relevant to the actor's casting demographic. (Task includes preparation, rehearsal, performance, and digital editing, requiring approximately 24 hours of work)
| Late in the teaching period | 20% |
Reflective Journal. Documentation and guided self-reflection of class work, to include performance challenges and critique of methods used.
| During the assessment period | 40% |
Last updated: 10 November 2023
Dates & times
Not available in 2021
Last updated: 10 November 2023
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Additional information for this subject
Students must meet the course entry requirements in order to be considered for a CAP enrolment in this subject. Approval to be sought from the Course Coordinator.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 10 November 2023