EA263-5-FY-LO:
Production Practice 3
2023/24
East 15 Acting School
East15 (Loughton) Campus
Full Year
Undergraduate: Level 5
Current
Thursday 05 October 2023
Friday 28 June 2024
30
08 April 2021
Requisites for this module
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EA199
BA DKAS Stage and Production Management
Students will undertake additional production roles in a variety of disciplines.
Roles may include (Assistant Stage Manager, Deputy Stage Manager, Stage Manager, Assistant Production Manager, Technical department assistants). These roles will further enable the student to increasingly develop their team working and managerial skills whilst learning through practice on practical productions.
The aims of this module are:
1. Further develop the students’ skills in Stage/Production or Technical Management Continue to develop the students management skills
2. Further develop the students’ knowledge of the collaborative production process in a professional environment.
3. Further enhance the students Professionalism in the key skills areas of:
4. Communication, Reliability, Time Management.
5. Team Work.
6. Initiative and Self-Motivation.
7. Commitment & Flexibility.
8. Organisation.
9. Further develop the students Practical Skills in the key areas of:
10. Quality & finish of practical work.
11. Attention to detail on practical work.
12. Management & organisation of the student work environment.
13. Management & understanding of budgets.
14. Understanding of Health & Safety.
15. Continue to develop the students understanding of the importance of reflection & critical thinking.
16. Continue to develop the students understanding of the importance of documentation & record keeping.
By the end of the module students will have an understanding of:
1. The skills application required for their production role
2. The importance of communication and organisation
3. The production/project process from beginning to completion
4. The professional and transferable skills required
5. Research and analytical thinking
6. Health and Safety
7. Scheduling and time management
8. The student becomes increasingly confident and professional in their working methodology and skills application
No additional information available.
Small group practical classes, seminars, tutorials, independent work and supervised productions. Students lean through practised based teaching on this module. Small group seminars happen at the beginning of the module to help the students develop their technical skills during this module. Regular tutorials and production based meetings also support the teaching in this module.
The above list is indicative of the essential reading for the course.
The library makes provision for all reading list items, with digital provision where possible, and these resources are shared between students.
Further reading can be obtained from this module's
reading list.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
Reflective Evaluation on Module as Whole |
|
20% |
| Coursework |
Hoxton submission point (MFA or BA INT projects) |
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| Coursework |
MA Acting submission point |
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|
| Practical |
Continuous Assessment and Portfolio |
|
60% |
| Practical |
Reflective evaluation - term work |
|
20% |
Additional coursework information
Assessment is based on the ability to achieve the learning outcomes of the module related to the overall criteria contained in the Year Two Assessment Form and Grading Descriptors. Formative assessment and feedback is given throughout the module and Summative assessment is undertaken at the end of the term in which the module is taken and marks issued to students on the Assessment Form together with written tutor comments.
Students must pass all elements of assessment to pass the Module
It is expected that 2nd year students studying PP1, PP2, & PP3 will submit on Stage or Production Management roles on 2 out of the 3 modules in any order, the remaining module will be technical role based.
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
Mr Alexander Purser, email: a.purser@essex.ac.uk.
Alex Purser and staff
abpurs@essex.ac.uk
No
No
No
Ms Emma Ruth Hansford
LAMDA
Lead Practitioner Stage Manager
Available via Moodle
No lecture recording information available for this module.
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