EA613-7-SU-LO:
Practical Project (MFA)
2023/24
East 15 Acting School
East15 (Loughton) Campus
Summer
Postgraduate: Level 7
Current
Monday 22 April 2024
Friday 28 June 2024
60
11 March 2022
Requisites for this module
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MFA W41220 Acting (International),
MFA W41020 Acting
Year Two MFA Acting students may opt to engage in an intensive study of one character from a play or novel in English (or in English translation), researching a range of approaches to and interpretations of the character in performance.
This forms the basis for the creation of an original monologue based on and inspired by the character in the source text. Assessment is through a research portfolio with a contextualising document (not more than 5,000 words) and the creation and performance of an original monologue (5-7 minutes long) created by the student for that character
PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION
At the end of term three MA/MFA Acting (International) students will collaborate with actors and directors from the MA Acting course on a full-length production in which they are directed as professionals rather than tutored. By the completion of the theatre production, students will be expected to have attained a degree of professionalism, which will fully equip them for the highly competitive career of acting. MFA students will have three showcase productions in their second year, two of which are usually in London venues. Students will also have seminars and workshops with Industry professionals on audition and interview technique, CVs, improving presentation and preparation for employment in the industry.
The module aims:
1. To allow the student to initiate and pursue a substantial independent project
2. To enable the student to reflect critically and creatively on a range of skills and knowledge appropriate to the training and preparation of the actor
By the end of the module students will be able to demonstrate:
1. The ability to plan and complete a substantial independent project, with limited tutorial guidance
2. A detailed and critical understanding of the chosen material, including its original cultural and intellectual context, and the responses of theorists and practitioners to it
3. Comprehensiveness and discrimination in the gathering, editing and presentation of research materials
4. Clarity in the communication of the results of research and critical inquiry
No additional information available.
Supervision tutorial, independent study, workshop
This module does not appear to have a published bibliography for this year.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
Research Portfolio |
|
40% |
| Coursework |
Presentation of Character Mono |
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60% |
Additional coursework information
Assessment is through a research portfolio including contextualising critical document (5000 words) and the creation and performance of an original monologue (15 to 20 minutes long) created by the student for that character.
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
100 per cent Coursework Mark
Reassessment
100 per cent Coursework Mark
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Ms Monica Wilson, email: wilsonm@essex.ac.uk.
Monique Wilson
email wilsonm
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Available via Moodle
No lecture recording information available for this module.
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