Direction and Production

Awards offering Direction and Production

This unit is offered as a part of the following awards:

• Bachelor of Arts
• Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Applied Social Science
• Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business
• Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education (Secondary)
• Bachelor of Arts (Education Studies)
• Bachelor of Education (Secondary)
• Bachelor of Ministry
• Diploma of Arts
• Undergraduate Certificate in Arts

Unit Content

Outcomes

1. Demonstrate advanced skills in formulating directorial intention and vision from a Christian worldview that presents relevance and desired impact on a modern audience;
2. Demonstrate advanced knowledge, understanding and critical analysis of the creative processes involved in staging a theatrical production;
3. Demonstrate detailed research into the context of a play text that identifies the ideas presented, reveals how they are connected to create a cohesive work and how it might be staged for an audience;
4. Explain in detail directorial intention(s) that inform the staging of particular moments in a developed play, and how the performance and production elements function together to create these moments;
5. Critically analyse live performances experienced and how these have influenced, inspired or informed the direction of particular moments in a developed play.

Subject Content

• Biblical foundations for direction and production
• Forming a directorial vision for performance
• The production process
• Theatrical design
• Rehearsal processes
• Applying technical elements to a production
• The director’s notebook

This course may be offered in the following formats

• Face to Face (onsite)
• E-learning (online)
• Intensive
• Extensive

Please consult your course prospectus or enquire about how and when this course will be offered next at Alphacrucis University College.

Assessment Methods

• Directorial Rationale (25%)
• Field Study Report (25%)
• Directors Notebook (50%)