Unit B3: Acting Skills Assignment Brief

The BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology Theatre Department   Assignment brief
Unit number and title	Unit B3: Acting Skills
Qualification	BTEC Level 2 First Extended Certificate in Performing Arts (Acting)
Start date	Thursday 5th of September 2013
Deadline	17th  October 2013 (Settling In Evening) for performance and written work
Assessor	WRe/TCr/JHu/CAl
Assignment title	Acting Skills
The purpose of this assignment is to: A Explore and develop your acting skills and review your own practise B Use your acting skills within rehearsal and performance
Scenario This unit is about starting your journey to becoming a professional actor. You will be introduced to important acting skills and will learn about the specific demands that acting makes on the body and mind. In particular, you will undertake a programme of regular exercises to help you master the techniques that will enable you to control and use your body and voice to communicate a character or role from either the play Punk Rock by Simon Stephens or The Witness by Vivienne  Franzmann. As well as these skills you will also need to use your imagination to create characters. (Assessment through teacher observation and blog notes )
Task 1 – Workshops You will take part in warms up and skills sessions at the beginning of your Thursday morning lessons. In these sessions you will develop voice skills such as; ·         Projection ·         breath control ·         Pitch ·         Articulation ·         Projection You will also develop  physical skills such as ; ·         Balance ·         Co-ordination ·         spatial awareness ·         Gesture ·         facial expression Deadline:  17th October 2013 Criteria assessed: P1, M1, D1 Assessment through teacher observation
Task 2 – Rehearse You will be cast in a short scene from either Punk Rock or The Witness. You will have the opportunity to rehearse these scenes in your Thursday afternoon lessons and these rehearsals will sometimes be directed by your teacher and sometimes you will be expected to work on your own and make decisions about the scene. We will expect you to employ the techniques that you have acquired including; ·         character choices, ·         relationships with other characters ·         applying research findings to character, ·         taking direction ·         focus  We will also expect you to have excellent time keeping and time management skills so that you understand what it means to   work as part of a company. Deadline: 17th October 2013 Criteria assessed: P3, M3,D3
Task 3 – Performance You will perform your scene alongside everyone else in your group on ‘settling in’ evening which will take place on Thursday the 17th of October. You will be graded on how well you use your voice and body to communicate character, awareness of your audience and space, focus, energy and commitment and your  interaction with other characters Deadline:  17th October 2013 Criteria assessed: P4, M4, D4
Task 4 – Blog You will receive guidance from your teacher about your blog which you will complete over the course of this term.  You will  include thoughts about the exercises you have done, how they have helped you create your character and what decisions you have made in the creation of your character.  You will email this in on the morning of your performance, on 17th October 2013. Deadline: 17th October 2013 Criteria assessed: P2 M2 D2
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Unit 3:Acting Skills

Grading Criteria

P1 Demonstrate competent use and control of technical and interpretive acting skills in practice and development

M1 Demonstrate competent use and control of technical and interpretive acting skills, showing consistency in focus, response and effort in practice and development

D1 Demonstrate competent use and control of technical and interpretive acting skills, showing imagination and insight and a high level of focus, response and effort in practice and development.

P2 Present an ongoing review of acting skills, describing strengths and areas to develop

M2 Present an ongoing review of acting skills, describing strengths and areas to develop, setting achievable targets for improvement and reviewing progress

D2 Present an ongoing review of acting skills, describing strengths and areas to develop, setting achievable targets for improvement and evaluating progress

P3 Demonstrate personal management skills and competent application of acting skills in rehearsal

M3 Demonstrate consistent personal management skills with competent and confident application of acting skills in rehearsal

D3 Demonstrate a high level of personal management kills and competent, confident, insightful and imaginative application of acting skills in rehearsal

P4 Perform a role using relevant technical and interpretive acting skills competently

M4 Perform a role with confidence and consistency using relevant technical and interpretive acting skills competently, to communicate the creative intentions of the piece

D4 Perform a role with confidence, consistency and ease; use relevant technical and interpretive acting skills competently and fluently; and fully communicate the creative intentions of the piece.