EA351-6-FY-SO:
Stage Combat in Practice and Performance
2017/18
East 15 Acting School
Southend Campus
Full Year
Undergraduate: Level 6
Current
Thursday 05 October 2017
Friday 29 June 2018
30
15 January 2008
Requisites for this module
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BA W412 Acting and Stage Combat
This is a compulsory module for the BA Hons Specialist Performance Skills: Stage Combat. During the Foundation years students were trained in the use, style and overall performance of a range of combat/physical disciplines, giving them an appropriate base from which to apply these skills in complex performance scenarios in the BA Hons final year. The module takes working knowledge of weapons gained in Years One and Two of the Foundation degree, and applies it to professional performance situations.
You will move from being a performer of stage combat towards becoming a creator and choreographer of theatrical violence, which calls upon a variety of physical and contextual skills. You will study the logic and progression of story line and character action within a range of stage combat scenarios.
You will undertake units of work on special effects, fight choreography, fights in costume, deaths and disarms and will be given an opportunity to re-validate your externally-assessed British Academy of Dramatic Combat (BADC) and British Academy of Stage and Screen Combat (BASSC) certification in Term Three.
Special Effects (Term One)
You will research, devise and create a variety of stage effects related to stage combat. There is an element of 'hands on' constructing in this block of work, as well as liaison with the School's Technical Department. The unit will call on a combination of taught skills, creative input, lateral thinking, problem-solving, and textual analysis. You will be dealing with issues that involve advanced skills applied for theatrical or film production. The unit is designed to foster your growth as both a performer and a future fight choreographer/director.
The unit will focus on ways of making characters 'bleed' - from different parts of the body and from different wounds. Among the 'tricks' explored will be:
Blood bags
Blood sponges
Hidden blood techniques and associated technology
Trick props and weapons.
As part of the assessment process, you will be performing scenes to put your theories into practice.
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This module includes preparation for externally-assessed British Academy of Dramatic Combat (BADC) and British Academy of Stage and Screen Combat (BASSC) awards.
Practical Classes, occasional Lectures, Independent Study, Rehearsals, Screenings
This module does not appear to have a published bibliography.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Practical |
Choreography |
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50% |
| Practical |
Fight Scenes for Camera |
|
50% |
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 Nick Hall, email: halln@essex.ac.uk.
Nick Hall, Chris Main
For further information please email halln
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Mr Philip D'Orleans
British Academy of Stage and Screen Combat
Physical Skills Instructor
Available via Moodle
No lecture recording information available for this module.
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