精东传媒app

UniSQ Logo
The current and official versions of the course specifications are available on the web at .
Please consult the web for updates that may occur during the year.

THT2001 The Creative Actor

Semester 1, 2022 Toowoomba On-campus
Units : 1
Faculty or Section : Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts
School or Department : School of Creative Arts
Grading basis : Graded
Course fee schedule : /current-students/administration/fees/fee-schedules

Staffing

Examiner:

Requisites

Pre-requisite: THT1004

Overview

Contemporary theatre workers need the knowledge and skills to apply the principles of story generation, structure, development and production as a foundation to wide ranging professional practice. Concomitant to that capability are the organisational, communication, problem-solving, reflective practice and collaborative skills fundamental to independent models of practice. This course introduces students to the principles of screenplay story structure, and the broad precepts of comedy. Through weekly cumulative workshops, students acquire and apply the principles of story and comedy to the generation of original and adapted work. Weekly supervised workshop processes enable students to acquire and apply skills and knowledge for evaluating and developing work-in-progress towards final performance outcomes. Students negotiating this course gain a formative understanding of the architecture of story and story construction and the processes involved in developing professional performance product. In the performance of work generated, students further their understanding and application of interpretive and performance skills in the live and digital mediums.

A weekly lecture and tutorial process enables students to acquire and apply knowledge of story and comedy structure to the development of new and adapted material. An ensuing weekly-supervised workshop involves students in the acquisition and iterative application of professional dramaturgical skills and knowledge in testing, evaluating and developing original material towards performance. Working in supervised and independent contexts, students negotiate assigned and/or voluntary production and performance roles to actualize performance outcomes in appropriate digital and/or live modes. Students will complete a series of authentic assessment tasks based on industry practice in performance training linked to real-world industry training experiences. The portfolio assessment contributes specifically to student emerging professional practice.

Course learning outcomes

On successful completion of this course students should be able to:

  1. Apply the principles of structure and comedic theory to the creative generation and development of original work
  2. Apply dramaturgical skills and approaches to the iterative development of original creative work
  3. Work collaboratively to deliver identified outcomes in practice utilizing teamwork, problem-solving, communications and reflective practice skills
  4. Apply acting and creative practice skills to achieve performance outcomes

Topics

Description Weighting(%)
1. The principles of story and comedy as applied in screenplay and situation/sketch comedy. 25.00
2. Dramaturgical skills and iterative approaches to story generation and development 25.00
3. Roles, responsibilities and processes for achieving independent production 25.00
4. Interpretive acting skills as applied to the creative process of generating original work 25.00

Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed

Ferguson, T 2010, The Cheeky Monkey Writing Narrative Comedy, Currency Press Pty Ltd.
Snyder, B 2005, Save the Cat! The Last Book on Screenwriting that you鈥檒l Ever Need, Michael Wiese Productions.

Student workload expectations

To do well in this subject, students are expected to commit approximately 10 hours per week including class contact hours, independent study, and all assessment tasks. If you are undertaking additional activities, which may include placements and residential schools, the weekly workload hours may vary.

Assessment details

Description Weighting (%) Course learning outcomes
SCRIPT ANNOTATION 20 1
WSHOP PRAC SERIES 40 1,2
ORIGINAL WORK IN PERFORMANCE 40 3,4
Date printed 10 February 2023