EA111-4-FY-LO:
Introduction to Acting Theory, Methods and Practice, and Development From Self to Character
2020/21
East 15 Acting School
East15 (Loughton) Campus
Full Year
Undergraduate: Level 4
Current
Thursday 08 October 2020
Friday 02 July 2021
15
22 September 2020
Requisites for this module
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BA W411 Acting,
BA W83A Acting (International),
BA W441 Acting and Contemporary Theatre
In the module you will cover the following topics: The Basic Rules of Improvisation, Story Telling/Play Reading, Sight Reading, Study of Self, The Sensory World, The Community, Releasing the Imaginations, Self to Character and Text Analysis. Further details about each topic can be found inside the course handbook.
Module Aims:
To provide students with opportunities to learn:
• The ground rules of the art of acting
• How to improvise truthfully
• Sight-reading skills
• Play reading
• Objective self-assessment
• How to create a character
• The importance of the ensemble
• To study people in practical, real-life situations
• To observe and understand aspects of human development
• To develop an appreciation of the complexity of human nature
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this module you will be able to demonstrate:
• Professional potential: range, focus, presence
• Commitment: energy, positive attitude, personal contribution
• Creative Inventiveness: fresh responses, spontaneity in a range of experiences
• Flexibility & Sensitivity to Change: responsiveness to others and to direction
• Ensemble Acting: adaptability, generosity, awareness of relationships
• Objective self-assessment: awareness of own strengths and weaknesses as an actor, ability to accept criticism and act upon it
• Research Skills: in-depth interviews, objective observation, selection of appropriate material, accurate documentation
• Application of research to practice
• Textual comprehension
• Creative repetition
Module Content:
- Improvisation: The Basic Rules
- Story Telling/Play Reading
- Sight Reading
- Study of self
-The sensory world
- The community
- Releasing the imagination
- Self to character
- Text Analysis
Learning and Teaching Methods:
• Students work with tutors in group practical classes.
• Learning also takes place in workshops and rehearsals.
• Oral formative assessment from/with a panel of tutors At the end of the first and third terms
• Written formative assessment and tutor feedback report at the end of the first and third terms
• Improvisation and group discussion.
This module does not appear to have a published bibliography.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Practical |
Continuous Assessment |
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| Practical |
Continuous Assessment 2 |
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| Practical |
Continuous Assessment 3 |
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Additional coursework information
Assessment:
Continuous assessment through observation of contribution to class work in:
• Storytelling
• Play reading
• Study of Self
• Acting Theory, Method & Practice
• Improvisation/Sensory World
• The Community (Project)
• Self to Character
• Text Analysis
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
Gerry McAlpine and staff
East 15 Acting School
Hatfields Campus
Rectory Lane
Loughton, IG10 3RY
No
No
No
Ms Joyce Henderson
Joyce Henderson
Freelance Theatre Maker
Mr Anthony Richard Clark
Prof Robert Gordon
Goldsmiths University
Professor
Available via Moodle
No lecture recording information available for this module.
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