EA003-4-SP-LO:
Acting 3: Performance Projects
2020/21
East 15 Acting School
East15 (Loughton) Campus
Spring
Undergraduate: Level 4
Current
Sunday 17 January 2021
Friday 26 March 2021
30
16 September 2020
Requisites for this module
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CERXW410 Acting and Theatre Arts,
CERXW410ST Acting and Theatre Arts
This is the final term's acting module which builds on all the work of the previous two terms. You will make use of personal experience, textual analysis, research and detailed observation to create a production as part of an ensemble. The module, and the Cert HE course, culminates in a performance venue to be announced.
Module Aims -to provide students with the ability to understand:
-The structure of a play
-The process of ensemble working
-The integration of skills in performance
-Their own strengths and weaknesses as an actor
-Understand the socio-political context of the play
Learning Outcomes -Students will continue to demonstrate:
-Professional potential: Discipline, extending range, focus, presence and
energy and positive attitude
-Creative inventiveness
-Responsiveness to others and to direction
-Increased ability to act upon notes
-Greater understanding of ensemble acting
-An awareness of own strengths and weaknesses as an actor and within a project, and ability to accept criticism and act upon it
-Greater textual comprehension and use of actors research: Understanding and interpreting language and plot
-Increased level of performance skills and skills integration
Module Content:
-Understanding the structure of a play
-Approaches to deeper characterisation, including character analysis and objectives, and finding a character's through-line
-Incorporation of skills
-Rehearsal processes and recreating rehearsed work.
-Understanding the socio-political context of the play. Students will undertake extensive research into the historical, social and political context in order to demonstrate their increased understanding of a character's given circumstances within the overall meaning of the play.
Learning and Teaching Methods:
-Students work with tutors in the rehearsal of a play
-Students receive written summative assessment and tutor feedback at the end of term
-Additional learning is encouraged through improvisation, group discussion and tutor-guided independent study and research
This module does not appear to have a published bibliography.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
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Additional coursework information
Assessment:
-Continuous assessment through observation of contribution the rehearsal process and the end of term performance. Students are assessed on the extent to which they are able to demonstrate achievement of the above learning outcomes
-Compliance with Professional Code of Conduct
Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Dr Adrian James, email: adrianj@essex.ac.uk.
Ms Gerry McAlpine, email: gmcalp@essex.ac.uk.
Gerry McAlpine
East 15 Acting School
Hatfields Campus
Rectory Lane
Loughton, IG10 3RY
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Ms Teresa Fender
Falmouth University
Available via Moodle
No lecture recording information available for this module.
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