Year 1 Journal V23 2019 · Research scripts from film and television (monologues and duologues, within your age range and personality). Research should be ongoing, so any that you

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YEAR 1 JOURNAL

22307VIC Certificate III in Acting (Screen)

Name: Cluster: School:

Are There Productions P/L trading as the Australian College of Dramatic Arts 22307VIC Certificate III in Acting (Screen) Merilyn Brend © 2019

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Act 1

Date: ____________________ Write about who you are, your performance experience and why you’re doing this course: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Read the induction information and fill in your indemnity form.

Act 2 Date: ____________________ Write notes on the discussion on how to write your journal notes: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Please hand in your indemnity form. Reading: Warm Ups Reading: Writing a Character Backstory Reading: Writing Film Critiques Reading: Example Character Backstories Filming Preparation: Melissa and Todd OR Ronan and Lucy

HOMEWORK:

Find what inspires you. This could be a clip, quote, or reading. Be prepared to share this in Act 3.

Research scripts from film and television (monologues and duologues, within your age range and personality). Research should be ongoing, so any that you find, please save and print, then add to this journal.

Prepare a chat to camera to be filmed in Act 3. Learn Melissa and Todd OR Ronan and Lucy and write the backstory below. Prepare any

costume/prop needs. Character Backstory – Melissa/Todd OR Ronan/Lucy: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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Act 3 Date: ____________________ Write notes on the idea of ‘blank canvas’ after class discussion: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Film chat to camera. Film Melissa and Todd OR Ronan and Lucy. Watch the ET audition video. Reading: Explanation of Technical Terms

HOMEWORK:

Research Constantine Stanislavski and his acting methods (rather than a biography) for submission in Act 4.

Reading: The Camera Never Lies Reading: Constantine Stanislavski

Film Critique – Melissa/Todd OR Ronan/Lucy: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Act 4 Date: ____________________

Submit Stanislavski research. Improvise with the given ingredients. Filming Preparation: Nick and Finlay

HOMEWORK:

Learn Nick and Finlay and write the backstory below. Prepare any costume/prop needs. Character Backstory – Finlay Roberts: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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Act 5

Date: ____________________

Film Nick and Finlay. Write a ‘before’ or ‘after’ script for Finlay to film in Act 7. Reading: Meisner Reading: Emotion Versus Technique

HOMEWORK:

Spend some time filling in your log of hours. Find a script, poem, page from a book, or comic (etc.) to practice reading aloud for Act 6. Finish your ‘before’ or ‘after’ script. Reading: More on Meisner Prepare for a practice self-tape in Act 4 by getting your phone, tripod, blu take and a script.

Also watch the ACDA “How To Self-tape Your Audition” YouTube video to prepare, found at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZs_nEg7mLc and write down the key notes from the video below: 1. The focus should always be on

_______________________________________________. 2. Film in any______________________. Make sure you film during the________

with naturally______________. 3. You can also achieve great lighting results

by____________________________________, just make sure not to________________________________________.

4. Film in______________ mode, otherwise_______________________________________.

5. Use a tripod or__________________, don’t film________________________. 6. Frame in a ___________________, showing

your________________________________. 7. Film against a ________________________________, otherwise this

will_______________________________________. 8. _________________________ is just as important as good vision. 9. In your chat to camera, look_____________. You should

state____________________________________________________________________.

10. During performance, your eyes should be looking_________________________ as if_______________________________________.

11. If you are filming a duologue_________________________________________________.

12. If you’re unfamiliar with editing, you can________________________________________.

13. Upload file to___________________________ and_______________________________.

Film Critique – Nick and Finlay:


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Act 6

Date: ____________________ Write down the difference(s) between an agent, and a casting consultant: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Practice self-tapes. Watch the ACDA How To Self-tape Your Audition video and discuss the homework

answers. Practice reading with the material you have found. Practice your ‘before’ or ‘after’ script. Improvise around conflict. Reading: Visit to Set Reading: Talent Requirements

HOMEWORK:

Finalise and learn the ‘before’ or ‘after’ script for filming in Act 7. Research the MEAA Victorian Agent’s List and save a PDF to your computer or print this

out. Reading: MEAA How To Nail An Audition Reading: Working on Set Reading: Victorian Agents List Information

Act 7 Date: ____________________

Film an improvisation around the basis of conflict. Film written Finlay script.

HOMEWORK:

Find a monologue of about 2 minutes and have this to submit in Act 8 for filming in Act 9. Film Critique – Before/After Finlay Script: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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Act 8 Date: ____________________

Reading: Checklist for a Great Acting CV Rehearse the monologue found in Act 7 for filming in Act 9.

Brainstorm a script writing method. Update and email your CV to [email protected]

HOMEWORK:

Learn researched monologue for filming in Act 9. Read UOC workbook Access and use the internet but do not start the questions. Write a term overview report below.

Character Backstory – Researched Monologue: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Term Overview Report: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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Act 9

Date: ____________________

Film researched monologue. Start UOC: Follow Occupational Health and Safety Procedures Filming Preparation: Toby/Gloria OR Zoe/Jesse

HOMEWORK:

Learn Toby and Gloria OR Jesse and Zoe and write the backstory below. Prepare any costume/prop needs.

Character Backstory – Toby/Gloria OR Jesse/Zoe: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Film Critique – Researched Monologue: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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Act 10

Date: ____________________

Journal check: Is everything up to date? Read Action Acting scripts and choose one to learn

HOMEWORK:

Complete the UOC workbook Access and use the Internet for submission in Act 11. Write a quantative risk assessment for the Action Acting script below. Block Action Acting below. Learn Action Acting script and write the backstory below. Prepare any costume/prop

needs. Scenario Potential Health Risk Hazard Control The instruction in and participation in action consisting of:

Possible hazards or risks to ones health could include:

How to control the risk or hazard before harm is caused:

Blocking: Character Backstory – Action Acting: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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Act 11

Date: ____________________ Evaluate your filming. Did you both learn your lines enough to concentrate on character? Did you partner work effectively? Did you have air space on the video? Is the end result how you wanted it to be? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Submit the UOC workbook Access and use the Internet. Film Toby and Gloria OR Jesse and Zoe. Rehearse Action Acting.

HOMEWORK:

Write a report on each guest speaker below. Film Critique – Toby/Gloria OR Jesse/Zoe: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Report on Industry Guest Speakers Guest Speaker 1: _____________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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Guest Speaker 2: _____________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Guest Speaker 3: _____________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Guest Speaker 4: _____________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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Act 12

Date: ____________________

Rehearse Action Acting. HOMEWORK:

Start work on UOC Follow occupational health and safety procedures workbook for submission in Act 13.

Act 13

Date: ____________________

Submit UOC Follow occupational health and safety procedures Journal check: Film critique and log of hours must be up to date Film critique on AA

HOMEWORK:

Update journal for submission Act 14 Film Critique – Action Acting: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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Act 14

Date: ____________________

Filming preparation: Pigeon Monologue Submit your journal.

HOMEWORK:

If you are behind in filming, contact your trainer to catch your work up. Learn Pigeon monologue and write the backstory below. Prepare any costume/prop needs.

Character Backstory – Milly/Billy: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Act 15 Date: ____________________

Film Pigeon Monologue as audition for the Year 2 elective films. Film Elective Audition script given to you by the Year 2 students. Be aware of call times for the Elective film.

HOMEWORK:

Continue to update your journal. Learn script for Year 2 Elective films


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Act 16

Date: ____________________ This lesson will be spent filming the Year 2 Elective scripts. Self-evaluation. How much filming have you missed? Have you filmed enough to be competent? Is your homework up to date? Are you really functioning in class? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ HOMEWORK:

Complete the self-evaluation.

Act 17 Date: ____________________ This lesson will be spent filming the Year 2 Elective scripts.

Act 18 Date: ____________________ This lesson will be spent filming the Year 2 Elective scripts, HOMEWORK:

What makes you different? Write notes as suggested in the Learner’s Manual. Take smart phone to class for self-tape filming.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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Act 19 Date: ____________________

Writing the Year 2 Elective filming analysis ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Complete the Year 2 feedback form in class. Submit to your teacher. Start work on UOC workbook Develop and apply creative arts industry knowledge for submission in Act 22.

Film Self-tape After a class discussion, write about your understanding of ‘type cast’.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

HOMEWORK: Email your self-tape to your teacher Resubmit your CV digital copy with corrections to [email protected]


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Act 20

Date: ____________________

Film preparation: Melanie and Scooter. Film critique: self-tape Write a journal reflection on your self-tape and what you think went well and what you could

have done better. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

HOMEWORK:

Character Backstory – Melanie and Scooter: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Catch Phrases – Melanie and Scooter: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Act 21

Date: ____________________

Film: Melanie and Scooter Film preparation: Nina and Taj.

Character Backstory – Nina or Taj: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ HOMEWORK:

Learn Nina And Taj


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Act 22

Date: ____________________

Film Nina and Taj. Submit the UOC workbook Develop and apply creative arts industry knowledge Start work on Workbook UOC Prepare for performances for submission in Act 25.

HOMEWORK: Film Critique – Nina or Taj: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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Act 23

Date: ____________________

Make your own radio ad for submission in Act 24. HOMEWORK:

Finalise your radio ad for submission in Act 24. Submit as an MP3 or on USB.

Rehearse and block script for filming UOC Prepare for performances in Act 24. Blocking: Character Backstory – For your chosen Script: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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Act 24

Date: ____________________

Submit your radio ad as an MP3 or on USB. Film UOC Prepare for performances. Evaluate your improvisation. Were you believable? Did you stay in character? Did others

in the group commit to the job of acting? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Filming Preparation for Act 25 – Sam & Charlie, Halfway across the Galaxy, Ballet Audition, Deathly Hallows, Goblet of Fire

HOMEWORK:

Learn your chosen script and develop your character by rehearsal. Blocking your scene


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Act 25

Date: ____________________

Submit your folio for UOC Prepare for performances. Film the script (Sam and Charlie, Halfway across the Galaxy, Ballet Audition, Deathly

Hallows, Goblet of Fire) Film Critique for your chosen Script: _______________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

HOMEWORK:

Write an alternative ending to the Sam and Charlie script for submission in Act 25. Ensure all journal work is up to date for submission Act 26/27.


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Act 26

Date: ____________________

Submit the alternative Sam and Charlie script ending. Devise, rehearse and workshop your own action acting script.

HOMEWORK:

Compile a list of scripts for Presentation. Read additional scripts. Research acting techniques.

Act 27 Date: ____________________

Read the handout: Relaxation Exercises. Submit your journal. Submit your log of hours. Multiple choice assessment Write a contemporary monologue for delivery in class. Find the dramatic moment of the

monologue. Rehearse Presentation scripts.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Act 28 and 29 Date: ____________________

Rehearse presentation Live filmed Presentation


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Log of Hours

Nominal hours Certificate III: Total nominal hours over two years 570 – 700 hours. Suggested learning time: three plus hours per week plus research, study (non-supervised learning), and Industry days (excursions). The course provides for delivery in a variety of modes, including:

• Acting exercises • Practical assessments in front of camera • Interesting range of topics covered • Pathways and peripheral jobs information • Industry guest speakers workshops and tutorial • Knowledge of how the industry works

The time required to undertake these activities will vary between students based on their experience. On average, the non-supervised activities listed above will equate to 500 hours. Students will be required to keep a ‘Log of Hours’ to record performance arts activities, many will be directly relatable to the course learning tasks, but some may be from additional studies with the performance arts. Hours Allowed

• VCE Drama • VCE Theatre • Fee for service drama/music theatre/performing arts lessons • Dancing/singing lessons • Acting coaching (for auditions – one on one) • Circus arts • Time spent learning scripts for class • Time spend researching class tasks • Time spend practicing filming • Time spend watching YOUTUBE VIDS/FILMS for acting technique work

Do NOT write hours of class


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LOG OF HOURS

DATE ACTIVITY HOURS TOTAL

EXAMPLE: 10/2/2019

EXAMPLE: Dance Class

EXAMPLE: 3 hours

EXAMPLE: 3 hours

EXAMPLE: 12/2/2019

EXAMPLE: VCE Drama

EXAMPLE: 1 hour

EXAMPLE: 4 hours


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DATE ACTIVITY HOURS TOTAL

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Year 1 Journal V23 2019 · Research scripts from film and television (monologues and duologues, within your age range and personality). Research should be ongoing, so any that you