ACP103 - Acting Studio
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Kate Hunter |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | ACP177 |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 3-hour on-campus seminar per week |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Content
Through practical workshops, students will develop the essential skills required for acting and performance at a foundation level with specific focus on presence, impulse, energy and imagination.
Through the practical application and analysis of two core actor-training methods, particular focus will be placed on questions of the boundaries between self and character, truth and fiction, text and subtext, as well as outside-in versus inside-out methods of constructing a role. Students will explore techniques to prepare a solo and group performance.
Learning Outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Engage critically with contemporary approached to acting through applying historical, cultural and theoretical knowledge along with technical and interpretive skills to performance | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO8: Global citizenship |
| ULO2 | Critically engage with theories relating to contemporary acting techniques to communicate ideas in performance and theatrical creation through multiple forms of expression | GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO3 | Evaluate ideas, concepts and processes related to acting through creative, critical and reflective thinking and practice | GLO4: Critical thinking GLO6: Self-management |
| ULO4 | Employ appropriate acting/performance methodologies to identify and develop solutions to performance problems | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO5 | Effectively negotiate interpersonal, creative and collaborative relationships with peers and leaders | GLO7: Teamwork |
Assessment
Trimester 2:| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: Performance Exercise 1 | 1200 words or equivalent | 30% | Information not yet available |
| Assessment 2: Research Essay | 1600 words or equivalent | 40% | Information not yet available |
| Assessment 3: (Group of 3-5 students and individual) Performance Exercise 2 | 1200 words or equivalent (3-8 min duration) | 30% | Information not yet available |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for ACP103 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
Unit Fee Information
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