EA111-4-AP-LO:
Introduction to Acting Theory, Methods and Practice, and Development From Self to Character
2020/21
East 15 Acting School
East15 (Loughton) Campus
Autumn & Spring
Undergraduate: Level 4
Current
Thursday 08 October 2020
Friday 26 March 2021
15
24 January 2020
Requisites for this module
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This compulsory first year acting module provides an initial training in acting theory, method and practice based on the uniqueness of the individual and the ability to change, adapt, extend, perceive, accept and reject. Students move through self-study to look outside themselves, approaching firstly improvised situations and then scripted text in imaginative and collaborative ways.
The module aims to provide students with opportunities to learn:
1. The ground rules of the art of acting
2. How to improvise truthfully
3. Sight-reading skills
4. Play reading
5. Objective self-assessment
6. How to create a character
7. The importance of the ensemble
8. To study people in practical, real-life situations
9. To observe and understand aspects of human development
10. To develop an appreciation of the complexity of human nature
By the end of the course you will know how to start work on a play and will have begun collaborative text work. You will be able to begin to create a character from a text and to start the process of creating the world of the play.
Students must comply with Professional Code of Conduct in order to pass.
Students work with tutors in group practical classes.
Learning also takes place in workshops and rehearsals.
Oral formative assessment from/with a panel of tutors At the end of the first and third terms
Written formative assessment and tutor feedback report at the end of the first and third terms
Improvisation and group discussion.
This module does not appear to have a published bibliography.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
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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
Ms Gerry McAlpine, email: gmcalp@essex.ac.uk.
Gerry McAlpine and staff
gmcalp@essex.ac.uk
0208 508 5983 x45
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Ms Joyce Henderson
Joyce Henderson
Freelance Theatre Maker
Mr Anthony Richard Clark
Prof Robert Gordon
Goldsmiths University
Professor
Available via Moodle
No lecture recording information available for this module.
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