mss2per screen sound performance
SCREEN + SOUND PERFORMANCE
MSS2PER
2015
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject students will investigate what makes screen and sound performance distinct from live perfomance. Students will do critical and creative projects on topics such as: performing for large and small screens; the close-up and the face; action bodies and embodied voices; stars, fans and the plastic self; TV audiences as performers in talent, quiz and reality shows; human voice-overs and non-human characters in animation; the affective voice in radio and sound plays; indigenous and national performance styles; performing the self in social media.
SchoolSchool of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorFelicity Collins
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 2 - UG
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites 15 credit points of first-year level subjects in Media: Screen + Sound or Media Studies or Cinema Studies
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjects CST2CAC, CST3CAC & MSS3PER
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Capacity to characterise and compare different types of screen and sound performance
- Activities:
- Tutorial exercises analysing a range of screen and sound performances
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Writing(Writing)
- Speaking(Speaking)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
02. Ability to apply related concepts from performance theory to the critique of specific texts
- Activities:
- Tutorial summaries of key concepts covered in lectures and readings; essay on selected sceen and sound performance demonstrating grasp of related concepts
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
- Writing(Writing)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
- Speaking(Speaking)
03. Capacity to research, develop, present and evaluate a group project
- Activities:
- Contribute to a group project requiring research and development, presentation, class feedback and evaluation
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
- Speaking(Speaking)
- Teamwork(Teamwork)
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
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Melbourne, 2015, Winter semester, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorFelicity Collins
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 27 - 28
Three 1.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 27 to week 28 and delivered via blended.
SeminarWeek: 27 - 28
Three 2.0 hours seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 27 to week 28 and delivered via blended.
TutorialWeek: 27 - 28
Three 2.0 hours tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 27 to week 28 and delivered via blended.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| one 1,750-word short answer tutorial exercises (Online) | 40 | 01 | |
| one 2000 - word equivalence research project | 60 | 02, 03 |