ACTING FOR THE CAMERA
DRA3CAM
2021
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject students will be exposed to current screen industry practices by analysing, critiquing and being involved in the process of producing performance work for the screen. Students will be required to produce a "self-tape audition" as an outcome of the subject. This latest industry practice requires, in many cases, actors to produce their own screen audition. Across the semester, students will, in masterclass workshop sessions, learn about and practice the skills of: performing monologues and scenes; shaping those performances for a range of camera/screen contexts (often via "low-fi", available technologies); show-reels, screen tests and self-tape auditions; the uploading of screen performance to online platforms; self-reflexivity and critique of one's own practice.
SchoolHumanities and Social Sciences
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorRob Conkie
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 3 - UG
Available as ElectiveYes
Learning ActivitiesExamination of online audition and performances; workshops in acting practice and technique; workshops in filming and performing for camera/screen; class discussion; small group work; workshops on editing and uploading audition films; short written analytical exercises; peer reflection; reading critical material and small group discussion; viewing and critical discussion of screen performance.
Capstone subjectNo
Subject particulars
Subject rules
PrerequisitesDRA2SIP OR MSS2SSP OR DRA2MIT OR DRA2MOA OR MSS2PER
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Quota Management StrategyN/A
Quota-conditions or rulesN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Minimum credit point requirementN/A
Assumed knowledgeN/A
Career Ready
Career-focusedNo
Work-based learningNo
Self sourced or Uni sourcedN/A
Entire subject or partial subjectN/A
Total hours/days requiredN/A
Location of WBL activity (region)N/A
WBL addtional requirementsN/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
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Intended Learning Outcomes
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Melbourne (Bundoora), 2021, Semester 2, Blended
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorRob Conkie
Class requirements
WorkShopWeek: 31 - 43
One 3.00 h workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Self-tape audition (perform, produce and upload a film of one or more performances)Equivalent to 2800 words | N/A | N/A | No | 70 | SILO1, SILO3 |
Written critique (1200 words) | N/A | N/A | No | 30 | SILO2, SILO3 |