EA003-4-SP-LO:
Acting 3: Performance Projects
2015/16
East 15 Acting School
East15 (Loughton) Campus
Spring
Undergraduate: Level 4
Current
30
02 March 2012
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 for the CertHE programme in which the work is aligned and brought together with the parallel work the students have been doing throughout the year in EA004 Audition Technique.
Additionally, and building on 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 CertHE programme itself, culminates in two showings in the Corbett Theatre at the end of Term Three.
Understanding the structure of a play
You will learn how to break down a play into 'units of action' and how to apply this learning to the rehearsal process.
Approaches to deeper characterisation
Character analysis, characters' objectives, finding a character's 'through line'.
Incorporation of skills
Rehearsal processes, recreating rehearsed work.
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Students work with tutors in small group practical classes.
Learning also takes place in practical presentations/demonstrations, workshops, supervised and unsupervised rehearsals and through performances.
Continuous oral tutor feedback is integral to class work and rehearsal process.
Students receive written summative assessment and tutor feedback report at the end of term.
Additional learning is encouraged through improvisation, group discussion and tutor-guided independent study and research.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
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Coursework weighting |
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Continuous assessment |
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100% |
Additional coursework information
Students must comply with the East 15 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
For further information email east15@essex.ac.uk
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Dr John Freeman
University of St Mark and St John
Teacher
Available via Moodle
No lecture recording information available for this module.
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