LEARNING OUTCOMES
- The student deepens and diversifies their knowledge and understanding about the acting processes through theory and practical exercises
- Develops further their tools in relation to text analyses, creating characters, directing actors to better handle different acting techniques
- Further examines their own acting directing methodology
- Knows how to use learnt skills in practice
Credits: 3
Schedule: 25.11.2024 - 13.12.2024
Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Hanna Maylett
Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):
CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):
Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):
Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: Finnish, Swedish
CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD
Content
valid for whole curriculum period:
Course in collaboration with Theater Academy acting students. This 2 week intensive workshop concentrates on directors’ and actors collaborative work in creating characters and scenes for camera. Directors and actors work together on scenes with teachers, a professional director and an actor. The students do quick scene exercises, examine characters and scene structures as well as observe how good communication and trust are built in a collaborative work relationship. The scene rehearsals are shot with light camera equipment (among participants), and they are watched and discussed together.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
valid for whole curriculum period:
Participation in text analyses, acting exercises and / or improvisations. Reading of the given material, active participation in analyses, discussions, breakdown and feedback.
Workload
valid for whole curriculum period:
Pratice based intensive workshop that requires presence in teaching. Teaching concentrates on discussions, sharing perceptions, observations and interactive presence. Group work, collaborative learning and learning by observing others.
Contact teaching 50h, group work 31h.
The course follows the attendance practices of the Theater Academy.
Acceptable completion of the course requires 100% participation in contact teaching and doing exercises.
DETAILS
Study Material
valid for whole curriculum period:
Given in syllbus
Substitutes for Courses
valid for whole curriculum period:
Prerequisites
valid for whole curriculum period:
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals
4 Quality Education
5 Gender Equality
10 Reduced Inequality
FURTHER INFORMATION
Further Information
valid for whole curriculum period:
Teaching Language: Finnish
Teaching Period: 2024-2025 Autumn II
2025-2026 Autumn IIRegistration:
Registration for courses Sisu. Priority order to courses is according to the order of priority decided by the Academic committee for School of Arts, Design and Architecture, https//www.aalto.fi/en/services/registering-to-courses-and-the-order-of-priority-at-aalto-arts Min 3, max 6