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Performance Skills 1 (DRAM20029)
Undergraduate level 2Points: 12.5On Campus (Southbank)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Overview
Availability | Semester 1 (Early-Start) |
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This subject explores the actor’s process and develops the actor’s instrument via practical classes and creative tasks.
Students build a critical awareness of the vocal and physical skills necessary for the development and communication of character, becoming flexible, more physically integrated, transformative, responsive and receptive.
Students develop an imaginative, creative and flexible approach to the creation of character through improvisation and text analysis, applying contemporary acting techniques in a range of creative contexts. Through training tasks and exercises, students develop their acting, vocal and physical skills.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- develop strong and flexible vocal support and physical presence appropriate for performance;
- engage with different genres and performance styles with a heightened sense of truth and meaning;
- make informed and imaginative choices for performance of a character incorporating behavioural actions and objectives;
- perform tasks and exercises with active curiosity and discipline;
- reflect upon individual skills development and progress.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
All of
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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DRAM10034 | Contextual Studies 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
DRAM10035 | Performance Preparation 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
25 |
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: 31 January 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Studio Process: Participation and engagement with practical classes and completion of modules and activities as prescribed requiring approximately 50 hours to complete
| Throughout the semester | 50% |
Voice and Movement task requiring approximately 10 hours to complete
| Mid semester | 10% |
Character scene work integrating voice and movement technique (duration up to 10 minutes) requiring approximately 30 hours to complete
| During the assessment period | 30% |
Reflection on the integration of voice, movement and acting skills into performance
| During the assessment period | 10% |
Hurdle requirement: Students must attend a minimum of 75% of all scheduled classes and submit all elements of assessment to be eligible for a pass in this subject. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 1 (Early-Start)
Coordinator Amy Hume Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 104 hours comprising, one 1.5-hour devising prac workshop, one 1.5-hour text class, two 2-hour voice classes, two 2-hour movement classes and one 1.5-hour text class per week Total time commitment 204 hours Teaching period 14 February 2022 to 29 May 2022 Last self-enrol date 25 February 2022 Census date 31 March 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 6 May 2022 Assessment period ends 24 June 2022
Last updated: 31 January 2024
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 (Acting)
Last updated: 31 January 2024