James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2002

TH1102:03

Acting 1: Introduction to the Art of Acting

Townsville

HECS Band 1

52 hours workshops. Semester 2.

Available to all students except those enrolled in the BT.

This subject introduces the students to the specifics of acting as a creative art and to the language of acting and provides them with the fundamental acting skills. Students will participate in a series of exercises, improvisations and interactions with partners, learning the essential acting skills such as relaxation, attention and concentration, truth and belief.

Learning Objectives:

  1. to enable students to identify, obtain, and employ mastery of fundamental key competencies necessary for theatre skills in their profession.

Assessment by practical exercises in five areas (80%); creative journal (20%).