DRAP1020 Production 1A

Class contact hours will vary depending on rehearsal and performance schedules. Please contact topic coordinator for timetable details.

This topic is designed to provide Drama Centre students with experience in theatre, television and film production. All students are required to take part in a major production.

This topic aims to:

• Develop an understanding of professional rehearsal techniques and practice
• Introduce students to the foundations of ensemble skills
• Introduce students to both conceptual and interpretive artists
• Provide students with an introduction to the concepts theatrical imagination

1. Effectively use professional rehearsal techniques and practice to develop a performance at a beginner level
2. Source costumes and props, operate lights and sound for a theatre show
3. Work as part of an ensemble at a beginner level
4. Enunciate, discuss and evaluate ideas in a group situation at a beginner level
5. Apply acting methodology, voice and movement techniques to the requirements of a live or electronic performance at a beginner level
6. Convey ideas, character, situation, emotion, relationship and story to an audience or the camera as directed at a beginner level
7. DIRECTING STUDENTS: Effectively use professional rehearsal techniques and practice to develop a live or electronic performance at a beginner level
8. DIRECTING STUDENTS: Stage and production manage a small scale theatre show
9. DIRECTING STUDENTS: Create an ensemble at a beginning level
10. DIRECTING STUDENTS: Enunciate, discuss and evaluate ideas in a group situation at a beginner level
11. DIRECTING STUDENTS: Apply directing, dramaturgy and design methodology to create a live or electronic performance at a beginner level
12. DIRECTING STUDENTS: Direct actors to convey ideas, character, situation, emotion, relationship and story to the camera or an audience at a beginner level
13. DIRECTING STUDENTS: Demonstrate basic skills in camera operation and editing (optional)