CUAACT411 — Use acting techniques in performance
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What an assessment for CUAACT411 must cover
54 assessable components: 5 elements (26 performance criteria), 6 performance evidence and 15 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 7 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.
Elements & performance criteria
1 Prepare for acting performance
- 1.1Discuss principles and characteristics of acting with required personnel
- 1.2Discuss and confirm with required personnel the creative and technical parameters of role and performance
- 1.3Attend rehearsals and take note of own fatigue and personal limitations
- 1.4Prepare materials for performance as required
- 1.5Prepare body and voice by performing warm-up techniques
- 1.6Seek and respond to feedback during rehearsal process
2 Apply improvisation skills
- 2.1Initiate and prepare for improvisations with others
- 2.2Apply improvisation techniques in a range of scenarios
- 2.3Respond spontaneously to given circumstances
- 2.4Sustain a character in an improvised performance
- 2.5Test different acting techniques during improvised performance
- 2.6Seek feedback on improvised performance and identify areas for development
3 Interpret and build character for performance
- 3.1Analyse texts for performance through close reading and discussion with required personnel
- 3.2Develop a character for performance using practice and rehearsal sessions
- 3.3Use make-up, hairstyle and costuming to portray character as required
- 3.4Extend characterisation using different vocal techniques
- 3.5Extend comic and dramatic qualities using different characterisations
- 3.6Test and work creatively with interactions between various characters in rehearsal and performance
4 Perform character in theatrical context
- 4.1Convey a character using acting techniques
- 4.2Perform dialogue with clarity and emotion using different vocal techniques
- 4.3Respond to fellow actors and performance cues according to performance requirements
- 4.4Maintain characterisation standards for duration of performance
- 4.5Maintain spatial awareness of performance space and venue
5 Evaluate performance
- 5.1Seek feedback from required personnel on own performance and portrayal of character
- 5.2Evaluate own performance and use of acting techniques
- 5.3Use feedback and self-evaluation to develop strategies to improve own acting and performance skills
Performance evidence
- perform at least two different character roles on separate occasions, demonstrating the use of acting and vocal techniques
- demonstrate the use of improvisation skills
- demonstrate use of make-up, hairstyles, costumes and props as required
- create a convincing character
- work collaboratively with other performers and required personnel during rehearsals and performance
- analyse and interpret texts for performance
Knowledge evidence
- historical, social and cultural significance of drama and theatre
- historical and contemporary playwrights and their texts
- health and safety requirements associated with acting performance
- stage and acting terminology
- key elements of performance in the context of acting
- principles of group dynamics in the context of acting in performance
- key acting principles and techniques
- effect of different vocal techniques on audiences
- common theatre conventions
- relationship between performers and audiences
- strategies to respond to self-evaluation and feedback to improve acting and performance skills
- key factors impacting performers and performances, including:
- kinaesthetic awareness
- aspects of stagecraft
- make-up, hairstyles, costumes and props
Foundation skills
- Learning: Refines techniques based on experimentation and feedback from others
- Oral communication: Seeks views and opinions of others Delivers dialogue in ways that convey characters and storylines Discusses ideas and solutions
- Reading: Comprehends written information relevant to role as actor
- Initiative and enterprise: Works creatively on developing techniques for bringing characters to life
- Planning and organising: Adopts a methodical and logical approach to preparing for and acting in performances Uses different creative tools in the process of creating characters
- Self-management: Follows theatre protocols and meets expectations associated with own role Applies safe movement and vocal practice
- Teamwork: Works collaboratively with others throughout rehearsal and performance process
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What does an assessment tool for CUAACT411 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for CUAACT411 needs to address all 54 unit components: 5 elements with 26 performance criteria, 6 performance evidence requirements, 15 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.
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