EA319-6-AP-LO:
Professional Preparation and Audition Technique
2017/18
East 15 Acting School
East15 (Loughton) Campus
Autumn & Spring
Undergraduate: Level 6
Current
Thursday 05 October 2017
Friday 23 March 2018
15
20 May 2011
Requisites for this module
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BA W411 Acting,
BA W83A Acting (International)
Module Outline
This compulsory module for the BA Acting course is aimed at providing students with the necessary skills and preparation to launch their professional careers. Students will receive specific training in audition and interview technique, in marketing skills such as web design, CVs and letters of introduction and legal and financial issues affecting professional actors. Opportunities will be provided for workshops, meetings and lectures by and with industry professionals such as agents and casting directors, as well as with working actors and directors. Throughout the module students will be given practical assignments on which they will receive feedback from guest lecturers and industry professionals.
Module Aim
To provide students with the necessary professional preparation and skills to launch their acting careers.
Module Content
The Working Actor, practical workshops with a range of industry professionals including
A Casting Director
An Agent or Actors Co op Agency
A Working Actor
A Working Director
A Web Designer
A Drama Workshops leader
Related alternative work, eg role play, corporate.
Students will receive direct feedback on practical and written assignments from guest lecturers who are actively working in the industry and are thus able to pass on their up to the minute knowledge of the real world of the working actor.
The Working Environment, meetings with specialist consultants on topics including
Equity , the Actors Union
Spotlight
The Independent Theatre Council (ITC)
Establishing your own company
Legal and tax adviser
Independent financial adviser
Self marketing and promotion specialist
Headshot photography
Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to demonstrate the skills necessary to produce
a good CV
effective letters of introduction to theatre agents and directors
professional audition speeches
a good technique for television and film interviews, including sight reading skills
a professional portfolio including one 10 x 8 headshot
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Practical classes, workshops and seminars
This module does not appear to have a published bibliography.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Practical |
Professional preparation |
|
100% |
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
Phillip Weaver and guest tutors
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Ms Caroline Thorne
University of the West of England, Bristol
Available via Moodle
No lecture recording information available for this module.
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