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Practical Voice and Movement (DRAM90031)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Not available in 2022
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Overview
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The subject integrates skills acquired in Voice and Dialect, and in Combat, Mask, and Clown. Practical Voice and Movement combines techniques for affective storytelling through studio recorded voice acting, motion capture, and combat for camera with weapons.
Voice training will focus on advanced voice acting, recorded studio projects from multiple genres, such as, television, radio, industrials, animation, video games, podcasts, streaming platforms, advertisements, and audio books. Students will also apply their voice acting training to the requirements of Automated Dialog Replacement (ADR) from pre-recorded digital footage.
Students will create characters using motion capture real-time virtual production environments. They integrate advanced movement skills and the transformed body in the motion capture studio. Advanced movement and physical skills are applied in the context of on-camera combat. Students interpret the narrative of relationships and given circumstances to develop conflict scenes using found weapons, knives, swords and firearms.
Students reflect on the impact of physical conflict and body shapes in the development of on-screen narrative.
All training adheres to safe practices in accordance with Safety Guidelines for the Entertainment Industry developed by the Australian Entertainment Industry Association (AEIA) and the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA).
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- implement voice acting skills and techniques in relation to commercial text in multiple genres and Automated Dialog Replacement (ADR);
- implement commercial, animated character and narrative voice acting skills in a professional context;
- plan and execute movement and acting techniques to motion capture real-time virtual production environments;
- implement on-camera combat skills with weapons to a professional standard;
- evaluate and articulate voice and movement methods in relation to screen acting.
Last updated: 10 November 2023
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
All of
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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DRAM90030 | Combat, Mask and Clown | Not available in 2024 |
12.5 |
DRAM90032 | Voice and Dialect | Not available in 2024 |
12.5 |
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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Prepare and perform a 5-7 minute digital audio reel, with three contrasting commercial copy texts. (Task includes preparation, rehearsal, performance, and digital editing, requiring approximately 24 hours of work)
| Early in the teaching period | 20% |
Create and perform a 5-7 minute ADR for a pre-recorded film scene. (Task includes preparation, rehearsal, performance, and digital editing, requiring approximately 24 hours of work)
| Mid teaching period | 20% |
Prepare and perform a 5-7 minute on-camera combat scene with weapons. (Task includes preparation, rehearsal, performance, and digital editing, requiring approximately 24 hours of work)
| Late in the teaching period | 20% |
Essay - critical reflection
| During the assessment period | 40% |
Last updated: 10 November 2023
Dates & times
Not available in 2022
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