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Miskin Theatre Assignment October 2014- January 2015

Assignment Cover Sheet

Assignment Reference: Level 2 i!loma in "er#orming Arts $Acting%


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Title: &hel# Li#e

Date Set: 4 th November 2014

Units: B4 Acting Skills a nd Technique (All Criteria) , B6 Devising Plays (All Criteria) ,

Attache Briefs: Unit A1 'orking in the "er#orming Arts (n)ustry !all criteria"#


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Unit A2 "ro#essional evelo!ment in "er#orming Arts !all criteria"

Timing $ithin %o&rse: Term 1 an) 2 $12 'eeks%

S&bmission Dea line: "ro)uction ate* 21 st-2+ r) January 2014Tumblr Logbooks ,ill be checke) on a ,eekly basis

ebrie#* Tues)ay 2 th January 2014


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Logbook &ubmission ate* Thurs)ay 2.th January 2014 at 10amTutorials* 'e)nes)ay 4 th /ebruary Thurs)ay 5 th /ebruary /ri)ay th /ebruary

S'ecial %onsi erations: As ,ell as ,orking ,ith )irectors an) other com!any members in)e!en)ent stu)y is essential()n a ition to the t$o &nits on this brief# *o& $ill also cover the A1 + A2


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Reso&rces: esearch is necessary !roo# o# ,hich ,ill be in your )iary3 ehearsals an) !er#ormances ,ill be observe) asevi)ence3 otebooks an) correct clothing ,ill be re uire)3 iaries ,ill #orm essential evi)ence an) this inclu)esblogge) )iary entries comments an) evaluations3

,&nctional S-ills .&tcomes: This !ro6ect ,ill also go to,ar)s covering /unctional &kills outcomes3

Directors in charge of Assignment: Laura 7ollan) an) 8laire "ortelli


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Relevant De'artmental NotesAssessment thro&gho&t this co&rse is essentiall* formative# com'an* members can re/visit criteria to arrive at their final assessment gra es(

vi ence: This ,ill be in the #orm o# a Tumblr )iary observe) !artici!ation )irector observation vi)eo recor)ings an) research notesThis 'ro ect is ine tricabl* lin-e to all other 'erformances(


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3ra ing %riteria: "ass Merit or istinction are attainable3

nglish an aths: This !ro6ect ,ill inclu)e #unctional skills in 9nglish an) Maths3 "lease bear in min) your in)ustry re uires elo uent use o# 9nglishan) accurate use o# #igures to ,hich en) the continuing )evelo!ment o# these skills are #irmly embe))e) insi)e all your ,ork3

5rofessional 5ractice: "lease be a,are that you ,ill be !utting !ro#essional !ractice into action ,ithin The Miskin Theatre ,hich is a !ublicly license)!ro#essional environment in ,hich you are e##ectively an intern being given the o!!ortunity to !ublicly test your skills an) gain cre)itable in)ustriale:!erience


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Note on co'*right an 'lagiarism * This !rocess ,ill re uire in)e!en)ent research3 8o!ying #rom the internet an) a))itional sources is not a!!ro!riatean) violates co!yright an) ,ill be classe) as !lagiarism unless #ully annotate) an) cre)ite)3 ;ou must make your ,ork your o,n3 'e nee) to see thatyou have an un)erstan)ing o# the areas that you have researche)3 8o!ying ,ork )irectly #rom A ; source ,ill not be tolerate)3 (# you uote A ; e:istingmaterial you must !ut it in uotation marks an) in brackets attribute the source < author3 /or e:am!le* %o'*ing is cheating7 !The Directors 2014/

is-in Theatre"


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.n com'letion of this 'ro ect *o& sho&l

Acting S-ills an Techni9&e =e able to use vocal skills =e able to use movement skills =e able to inter!ret an) )evelo! characters


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=e able to !er#orm in an acting roleDevising 5la*s

=e able to e:!lore an) )evelo! material #or a )evise) !lay =e able to use a range o# )rama #orms an) techni ues =e able to communicate i)eas issues an)


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>n)erstan) the e##ectiveness o# )evise) ,ork #or !er#ormance

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;ou ,ill #orm an ensemble com!any to !ro)uce an) !er#orm a ne, )evise) !iece entitle) ?&hel# Li#e@ ;our !rocess ,illconsist o# skills-base) ,orksho!s research techni ues )evising an) character )evelo!ment3 ehearsals ,ill hel!


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)evelo! both your ability an) un)erstan)ing o# the techni ues involve) in acting an) ,hy they are im!ortant3 ;ou ,illcover im!rovisation an) !hysical theatre3 ;ou ,ill also look at voice through ,arm-u!s the )evelo!ment o# !ro6ectionan) )iction3 Through this you ,ill e:!lore vocalisation an) te:tual character creation be#ore moving on to !er#orm the#inal !iece3 ;ou ,ill )evelo! the skills re uire) to create characters an) !er#orm a )evise) !iece o# theatre3 ;ou ,ill take!art in actor@s vocal an) !hysical ,arm-u!s ,hilst also taking res!onsibility #or lea)ing these in)e!en)ently3


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;ou ,ill )ra, u!on the skills gaine) an) use them in )evising rehearsing an) ultimately the !er#ormance o# ?&hel# Li#e@3;ou ,ill rea) research an) e:!lore the sub6ect matter an) take !art in ,orksho!s to hel! you )evelo! an) e:!lore)i##erent !hysicality@s voices an) characteristics3 ;ou ,ill then start )evising an) ,ill continue to take !art in rehearsalsto ,ork to,ar)s the #inal !er#ormance3


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The "er#ormance ,ill run #or + nights in the &tu)io Theatre in January 20143

;ou ,ill #inally ,rite an evaluation o# the #inal !er#ormance ,here you ,ill analyse an) e:!lore the strengths an),eaknesses o# both yoursel# an) the com!any in ?&hel# Li#e@ then you ,ill submit your Tumblr logbook3


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(n)ivi)ual contribution to the rehearsal an) )evising !rocess is essential but ,e must also ,ork together an) establish asoli) theatre com!any3

"lease re#er to the attache) sheets #or in#ormation on the units you ,ill be covering3 All the criteria containe) in theseunits 6oin together to un)er!in your training an) )evelo!ment as an actor3 (# there is any con#usion over any o# the a#orementione) !lease )o not hesitate to ask3


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;hat *o& nee to o

Atten) all rehearsals )emonstrating a !ur!ose#ul sense o# #ocus on the ,ork3 evelo! a character ,ith vocal an)!hysical accuracy making !ersonal artistic )ecisions3 ;ou shoul) communicate intentions to the au)ience at alltimes3 !Unit B4 3%


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"artici!ate e##ectively in )aily !hysical ,arm-u!s an) )evelo! !hysical characteristics #or your character3 !Unit B43% =# 3%4# Unit B6 3% 4"

>se the vocal skills you have )evelo!e) through your vocal ,orksho!s to enable you to !resent your character)uring rea)-throughs rehearsals an) the #inal sho, ,ith a high )egree o# technical comman)3 !Unit B4 3%2#Unit B6 3% 4"


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8reate a vocal e:ercise routine that inclu)es a variety o# relevant e:ercises base) on ,orksho!s you have taken!art in3 This shoul) hel! you to )evelo! control o# your voice an) shoul) e:!lore )i##erent vocal ualities such as!itch tone s!ee) volume an) accents3 "artici!ate in your com!any@s vocal e:ercise ,orksho!s le) by the)irectors an) your !eers an) be !re!are) to lea) the vocal e:ercise routine that you have create)3 !Unit B4 3%1"


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esearch your character in or)er to e:!lore create an) )evelo! it3 ather an) collate in#ormation in the #orm o#character uestions images ,ritten research notes an) so on3 /or your research you shoul) use a variety o#sources such as books moo) boar)s character uestions im!rovisations !ersonal !ro!s )ra,ings an) )esigns3!Unit B4 3%># 3%6# Unit B6 3%="


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9nsure that you use your imagination )uring the !rocess an) recor) )ecisions you make about matters o#inter!retation3 =e !re!are) #or hot seating3 This ,ill be use) alongsi)e other techni ues to hel! you to )evelo!your character3 =e !re!are) to !resent an) )iscuss your research ,ith your com!any3 !Unit B6# 3% 1# 3%2"

"er#orm a role in ?&hel# Li#eB ,ith #ocus commitment an) imagination !Unit B4 3%?# Unit B6 3% >"


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3 'rite an evaluation ,ith re#erence to the !lanning o# C&hel# Li#eB an) revie,ing the overall !rocess as a ,hole3escribe your !ersonal e##ectiveness inclu)ing strengths an) ,eaknesses an) suggest o!!ortunities #or

im!rovement3 !Unit B6 3%6" Directors Comments:


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Individual Targets:1.2.


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Agreed as Fair and Accurate: Actor: Director: Date:


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