Performance Skills 4 (9714.6)

This subject deepens the second-year students practice by challenging them to employ performance training techniques at a developed intermediate level. The students will continue to refine their acting through the exploration of contemporary texts. They will be introduced to the theory of various 20th century models of actor training techniques. The students will continue to refine their vocal technique through the exploration of vocal range. The students will continue to engage in physical performance training to study the use of the body as an instrument of expression and power for acting and stage performance. They will be introduced to various concepts and ideas about the body as discussed by a range of performance practitioners.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Employ acting, vocal and physical training techniques at a developed intermediate level;
2. Apply the key techniques of physical training to rehearsal practice;
3. Employ acting techniques in the presentation of contemporary texts; and
4. Apply communication skills in an academic/creative context.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
2. UC graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
2. UC graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
2. UC graduates are global citizens - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - evaluate and adopt new technology
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures

Prerequisites

9713 Performance Skills 3

Corequisites

9718 Screen and TV Studies

Incompatible units

None.

Equivalent units

None.

Assumed knowledge

None.