PER1260

Production Practice ( 6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL)

Leader: Peter Snow

Offered:
Clayton Second semester 2006 (Day)

Synopsis: A wide-ranging introduction to, and involvement in, all the processes of bringing a script/production concept from the stage of initial planning to public presentation.

Objectives: After completing this subject students should have: 1. Developed an awareness of the multiple facets of the production process. 2. Developed a familiarity with customary problems in production and appropriate procedures for their solution. 3. Acquired skills in particular areas of theatre production. 4. Acquired the capacity to analyse and evaluate the production processes with which they have had a primary involvement.

Assessment: Evaluation of the quality of production contribution by a monitoring panel: 50% + Essay/project (3000 words or equivalent) providing detailed documentation and analysis of a particular area of the production process with which the student has been involved: 50%

Contact Hours: 3 hours (1 x 3 hour workshop) per week, plus rehearsal