| Effective Term: | 2025/05 |
| Institute / School : | Institute of Education, Arts & Community |
| Unit Title: | Foundation Skills Acting Studio 1 |
| Unit ID: | CPPSA1001 |
| Credit Points: | 15.00 |
| Prerequisite(s): | Nil |
| Co-requisite(s): | (CPPSD1001 and CPPSV1001) |
| Exclusion(s): | Nil |
| ASCED: | 100103 |
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| Brief description of the Unit |
This unit is divided into two strands: Acting and Music Theatre/Theatre Practice. This foundational training practice grounds the emerging actor in a variety of exercises and activities designed to open the creative pathways of the developing artist. Acting: During this initial semester students will explore fundamental skills of the actor's craft by focusing on the basic elements of performance. Student actors will be taught techniques that explore personal connection with material in the studio setting. Theatre Practice: In the Music Theatre/Theatre Practice component of the unit students explore, in a practice-based way, how acting processes evolve into performance. |
| Grade Scheme: | Graded (HD, D, C, P, MF, F, XF) |
| Work Experience Indicator: |
| No work experience |
| Placement Component: | |
| Supplementary Assessment:Yes |
| Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment |
| Course Level: |
| Level of Unit in Course | AQF Level(s) of Course | | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | | Introductory | | |  | | | | | Intermediate | | | | | | | | Advanced | | | | | | |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
| Knowledge: |
| K1. | Define fundamental elements of the acting process. |
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| K2. | Identify storytelling processes through text and song. |
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| K3. | Explore the relationship between mind and body during acting processes. |
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| K4. | Investigate concepts of improvisation. |
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| K5. | Build confidence exploring space, time, rhythm and sound. |
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| K6. | Explore a sense of self and authenticity in the work. |
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| Skills: |
| S1. | Practice being open, engaged and responsive. |
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| S2. | Illustrate the actor's impluse, spontaneity and creativity through improvisation. |
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| S3. | Demonstrate consistency and discipline in a daily personal practice. |
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| S4. | Practice taking creative risks and initiating a sense of self and authenticity in the work. |
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| S5. | Build a strong and communicable physical expressiveness. |
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| S6. | Analyse and appraise personal acting processes. |
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| Application of knowledge and skills: |
| A1. | Use theatrical space and time to dramatic effect. |
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| A2. | Demonstrate psychophysical ease, freedom, simplicity and authenticity in performance. |
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| A3. | Practice integrating Acting, Voice, and Acting through Song skills in performance. |
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| A4. | Rehearse and perform effectively as an ensemble member. |
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| A5. | Practice collaborative skills, including sharing ideas, reflecting, questioning, giving and receiving feedback and seeking contact. |
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| A6. | Evaluate personal strengths and weaknesses. |
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| Unit Content: |
Acting: Students engage in exercises and activities that are designed to develop the actor's imagination and creative state. Theatre Practice: Students will participate in a variety of projects that culminate in small studio-based showings of performance work. This performance component encourages the links between process-based work and performative outcomes, requiring students to integrate acting, voice, singing, dance and movement skills. Topics may include: Improvisation Storytelling Acting through song Viewpoints Self-Devising Neutral Mask Scenic Elements |
| Graduate Attributes: |
| Federation University recognises that students require key transferable employability skills to prepare them for their future workplace and society. FEDTASKS (Transferable Attributes Skills and Knowledge) provide a targeted focus on five key transferable Attributes, Skills, and Knowledge that are be embedded within curriculum, developed gradually towards successful measures and interlinked with cross-discipline and Co-operative Learning opportunities. One or more FEDTASK, transferable Attributes, Skills or Knowledge must be evident in the specified learning outcomes and assessment for each FedUni Unit, and all must be directly assessed in each Course.
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| FED TASK and descriptor | Development and acquisition of FEDTASKS in the Unit | | Level | FEDTASK 1
Interpersonal | Students will demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate, inter-act and work with others both individually and in groups. Students will be required to display skills in-person and/or online in: • Using effective verbal and non-verbal communication • Listening for meaning and influencing via active listening • Showing empathy for others • Negotiating and demonstrating conflict resolution skills • Working respectfully in cross-cultural and diverse teams. | Level 1 - Students require directions and boundaries from mentor | FEDTASK 2
Leadership | Students will demonstrate the ability to apply professional skills and behaviours in leading others. Students will be required to display skills in: • Creating a collegial environment • Showing self -awareness and the ability to self-reflect • Inspiring and convincing others • Making informed decisions • Displaying initiative | Level 1 - Students require directions and boundaries from mentor | FEDTASK 3
Critical Thinking and Creativity | Students will demonstrate an ability to work in complexity and ambiguity using the imagination to create new ideas. Students will be required to display skills in: • Reflecting critically • Evaluating ideas, concepts and information • Considering alternative perspectives to refine ideas • Challenging conventional thinking to clarify concepts • Forming creative solutions in problem solving. | Level 1 - Students require directions and boundaries from mentor | FEDTASK 4
Digital Literacy | Students will demonstrate the ability to work fluently across a range of tools, platforms and applications to achieve a range of tasks. Students will be required to display skills in: • Finding, evaluating, managing, curating, organising and sharing digital information • Collating, managing, accessing and using digital data securely • Receiving and responding to messages in a range of digital media • Contributing actively to digital teams and working groups • Participating in and benefiting from digital learning opportunities. | Level 1 - Students require directions and boundaries from mentor | FEDTASK 5
Sustainable and Ethical Mindset | Students will demonstrate the ability to consider and assess the consequences and impact of ideas and actions in enacting ethical and sustainable decisions. Students will be required to display skills in: • Making informed judgments that consider the impact of devising solutions in global economic environmental and societal contexts • Committing to social responsibility as a professional and a citizen • Evaluating ethical, socially responsible and/or sustainable challenges and generating and articulating responses • Embracing lifelong, life-wide and life-deep learning to be open to diverse others • Implementing required actions to foster sustainability in their professional and personal life. | Level 1 - Students require directions and boundaries from mentor |
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| | Learning Outcomes Assessed | Assessment Tasks | Assessment Type | Weighting | Professional Standards |
| 1. |
K1, K2, K3, K4, K5, K6, S1, S2, S3, S5, A2, A5 |
Participation and engagement in studio practice of Acting and Theatre Practice. |
Demonstration of continuous learning in class, showing evidence of growing application of skills and knowledge through embodied participation and technique and skill presentations. |
40-50% |
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| 2. |
K6, S2, S4, A1, A2, A3, A4 |
Work in progress is to be presented which demonstrates critical reflection and interpretation of information through physical and vocal expression. |
In-house studio performances. |
30-40% |
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| 3. |
S6, A6 |
Ongoing critical reflection and written responses to learning experiences throughout the semester. |
Reflective Journal/Workbook |
20-30% |
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