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Stand Up and Be Funny (PERF20001)
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
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This subject is designed to develop self-confidence in the student, exploring humour and their innate sense of fun, to creatively explore their everyday lives, satirise the world around them, subvert and poke fun at topical issues with an awareness of cultural, gender and ethical sensitivities, and develop skills from working professional comedians.
Students will be guided in useful, productive ways to observe everyday people and ordinary encounters, and recreate them into seriously funny stories that connect with audiences. Beginning with raw material, such as a concept for a character or a situation, students will discover how to begin to transform it into a stand-up routine or into sketch comedy.
Students will also be encouraged to think critically and analyse productively, reflecting on comic failure and success, as well as how best to employ changes of status and even slapstick, to their advantage. The subject will cover the fundamentals of physical comedy, improvisation, parody, character-building, absurd, nonsense and extreme humour, story structure and Lazzi.
The subject is delivered through a combination of workshops, assigned readings, screenings and lectures.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- discuss comedy in relation to popular culture;
- use voice and movement to communicate comic ideas;
- listen and respond to feedback and direction;
- apply comedic structure to develop a short comedy routine with consideration to ethical responsibilities;
- rehearse and perform with confidence to an audience.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- develop and implement innovative and creative ideas;
- give and receive constructive feedback;
- collaborate creatively with others;
- show interest in and respect for others;
- articulate, integrate and adapt knowledge from different domains.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
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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Class participation and active contribution to collaborative work and class discussions
| Throughout the teaching period | 10% |
In class exercises, activities and performances
| Mid teaching period | 30% |
Written structure of routine including research notes
| Second half of the teaching period | 20% |
Rehearse and perform a 5-minute routine
| During the assessment period | 40% |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Coordinator Kat Henry Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 28 hours, comprising one 2-hour workshop per week, and a 2 to 4-hour rehearsal and performance Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 27 February 2023 to 28 May 2023 Last self-enrol date 10 March 2023 Census date 31 March 2023 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 May 2023 Assessment period ends 23 June 2023
What do these dates mean
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- Student Learning Entitlement. This applies to all students enrolled in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP).
Subjects withdrawn after the census date (including up to the ‘last day to withdraw without fail’) count toward the Student Learning Entitlement.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
- Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Biomedicine
- Bachelor of Commerce
- Bachelor of Design
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film and Television)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Music Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Production)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Screenwriting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Art)
- Bachelor of Music
- Bachelor of Science
- 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: 31 January 2024