Assignment Briefs

Academy of Performing Arts
Assignment Brief – Evidence Contents Sheet (What will be required of me that isn’t covered by the performance?)

 

Section	Written Evidence Required for (GC 1 & 2) & TIE (GC1)	Complete
1	Your blog should be interesting and visual and include the following…   Preparing your role according to the genre of the piece .          What are the main stylistic differences between differing stylistic conventions eg a naturalistic script and a symbolic script?   Technical Vocabulary plot, sub-plot, action, narrative, sub-text, scenic structure, episodic structure, monologue, soliloquy. Support your findings with you tube clips that support the points you have made. .            Attitude to Rehearsals .          How did you develop characterisation, by using your voice, movement and gesture? .          Can you interpret and analyse script/screenplay by understanding the technical and performance language within them?   Vocabulary: communication of ideas and of meaning through clarity; effectiveness; use of appropriate conventions and effective use of dialogue/monologue; testing with performers   .            Understanding the writing & presentation style of a variety of scripts .          What style choices have you made when writing your script? .          What were the challenges when writing for Tv compared to Television/Film.   Research & Exploration of ideas to utilize within your script .           What research did you undertake to include/inform your scrip’s narrative or the characters within the script? .          Explore the historical and cultural backgrounds, popular culture, documentaries, relevant documents and artefacts relating to your scripts .          Include story boards, rough drafts, outlines, plot synopsis, scenarios, experimentation with character; drafting and redrafting; editing. .              Learners should produce two scripts each totalling at least 10 minutes when performed; the scripts should be written for at least two different performance mediums.
3	Post Performance Evaluation - Accurate evaluation of your script – including correct technical language   –        This should be the last entry in your blog and provide a detailed summary of the final performances. How does your script work in performance? –        In addition to the usual strengths & weaknesses. You should produce a simple survey/questionnaire monitoring feedback from your audience.

 

 

Academy of Performing Arts
Assignment Brief – Units (Which units are included in this project?) & Grading Criteria (What is required to achieve each criteria/level of grading?)

 

 

 

Learner Name:			Assessor name:
			Rachel Maddix
Date issued”		Completion date”		Submitted on:
19/9/13		28/3/13
Qualification:			Unit numbers and titles:
BTEC Extended Diploma in Performing Arts  (Musical Theatre)			Unit 23:Film & TV Acting Unit 27:Script Writing
Assignment title:	Script….Lights, Camera, Action
In this assessment you will have opportunities to provide evidence against the following criteria. Indicate the Blog dates where the evidence can be found.

 

Criteria reference	To achieve the criteria the evidence must show that the student is able to…….		Task no.			**Blog dates**
Unit 23:Film & TV Acting
P1	Use acting skills for the camera that are appropriate to the role
M1	Use acting skills for the camera to fulfil the needs of the role
D1	Use acting skills for the camera imaginatively and creatively to fully exploit the potential of the role
P2	Rehearse and develop work for the camera
M2	Recall, rehearse and develop work for the camera through cooperation and commitment
D2	Recall, rehearse and develop work for the camera with accuracy, imagination and creativity
P3	Perform a role through the medium of film or TV.
M3	Perform a role for film or TV with appreciation of the needs of the medium.
D3	Perform a role for film or TV that fully exploits the medium
Unit  27: Script Writing
P1	Discuss the key features and characteristics of different styles of writing
M1	Explain the key features and characteristics of different styles of writing using some detailed examples
D1	Analyse the key features and characteristics of different styles of writing using detailed examples with insightfulness
P2	Research and explore ideas and topics for scripts
M2	Research and explore ideas and topics for scripts using a variety of imaginative approaches
D2	D2 research and explore ideas and topics for scripts using imaginative and highly creative analytical approaches
P3	Revise ideas to form a working script using script writing skills
M3	Revise ideas with creativity to form a working script using script writing skills
D3	Continually revise ideas with creativity and independence to form a working script using script writing skills
P4	Present a script that is appropriate to the medium
M4	Present a script that is sensitive to the medium and communicates meaning
D4	Present an original script that is highly appropriate to the medium and effectively communicates meaning
P5	Evaluate the success of script writing making some recommendation for development.
M5	Evaluate the success of script writing making detailed recommendations for development.
D5	Evaluate the success of script writing making detailed, considered and feasible recommendations for development.

 

Learner declaration

I certify that the work submitted for this assignment is my own and research sources are fully acknowledged.   Learner signature:                                                                                       Date:

 

 

Academy of Performing Arts
Assignment Brief – Scenario (Why tackle devising skills and perform in an educational setting?) Assignment Brief - Task List  (How will we go about it?)

 

	Unit number and title	Unit 7: Performing to an Audience Unit 14: Musical Theatre Performance
	Qualification	BTEC Extended Diploma in Performing Arts – Musical Theatre
	Start date	19/9/13
	Milestone Assessment dates	24/10/13 – Interim Blog Grades 19/11/13 – Interim Blog/Filmed Evidence Grades 14/2/13-Blog/Acting for film interim grades 28/3/13 Final Evaluation of both units
	Deadline	17/12/13
	Assessor	Rachel Maddix
	Assignment title	Script….Lights, Camera, Action
	The purpose of this assignment is to support the development understanding of the process of researching and writing scripts suitable for performance. Learners will explore the features of different mediums and research suitable topics. They will produce scripts and evaluate their effectiveness. Acting for the camera is an essential skill for learners who wish to work in the film and television industries. This project provides opportunities to develop and practice the particular skills required for acting to the camera.         Scenario: Understanding the process involved in developing a script for performance is important for learners who wish to pursue a career in writing or to develop their writing through higher qualifications. It is also a useful tool to accomplish to aid the creative process of devising original dramatic work. This unit will provide valuable opportunities for learners to experience some of the pre-production creative processes that take place in the performing arts industries.   Learners will develop scripts for performance, starting from initial concepts and rough drafts, through a process of editing, revising and refining to produce completed scripts. They will explore different kinds of scripts used in radio, film and television and stage. The focus of the work will be to consider the importance and methods of delivering meaning to an audience.   You will cover a wide range of writing forms and styles, giving an overview of the sector so that they have a clear idea of how their work fits in with that of the professional world of script writing.   The growth of independent screen productions and digital broadcasting offers many employment opportunities for actors who have trained and developed the necessary skills of acting for the camera. Experience of working as a member of a creative team within a studio environment is invaluable for such performers. This specialist unit provides ways for learners to develop their vocal skills and the subtle physical expressivity demanded by this specific medium, using techniques that are markedly different from those required for acting on stage.   Throughout this unit learners will use and hone their camera-acting skills. There will be opportunities to explore the performances of actors in professionally produced films and programmes, finding out how they use expressive codes and conventions, characterisation and performance signs in the application of their acting skills. Learners will begin to understand and use this technical and performance language. By seeing a wide range of performance styles used by actors in all kinds of television programmes and films, learners will be able to evaluate and enrich their own skills development. These skills might be used to make whole films or programmes, DVD shorts, promotional clips or showreels.
Task 1 Rehearsal & Production Process   Preparing your role according to the genre of the piece To achieve P1 of the Acting for Film and TV Unit, You need to show that you can demonstrate the skills and techniques appropriate to the demands of the role you were playing through movement and vocal skills, use of gesture, awareness  of directorial input, taking on the decisions made in blocking a scene, and the camera position and being on your mark during filming P1,   To achieve M1 of the Acting for Film and TV Unit, You need to show a consistent and competent approach to the development of acting skills for the performance of your character; you were able to deploy the ideas & techniques that are practiced by Mike Leigh.   To achieve D1 of the Acting for Film and TV Unit, You should be able to reach D1 by acquiring the skills of acting to camera, exploiting the potential of he particular role you were playing. For instance where an actor is playing a character in a narrative work, that character will be fully developed in relation to others in the cast and, most importantly, to fulfil the director’s concept of the film or TV piece. Learners can be assessed in the studio, during preparations for filming and in workshops.   Attitude to Rehearsals To achieve P2 of the Acting for Film and TV Unit, You worked in the rehearsal studio, cooperating with other people involved in your productions. You were willing to take risks, memorise lines and be on your mark. You engaged with the development of your character, sustaining spontaneity and thinking about how to refine your performance.   To achieve M2 of the Acting for Film and TV Unit, You demonstrated a clear acceptance of the relationship of actor to director and the needs of the piece in question. You worked with commitment to the needs of the group, giving and accepting objective criticism.   To achieve D2 of the Acting for Film and TV Unit, You approached rehearsals with energy, focus and commitment. Your performance was accurately recalled and you were able to change and develop it as the director wishes or the need arises.
What do you think is required to pass this rehearsal criteria (in your own words)
Task 2 -Scriptwriting Research Blog Posts   Understanding the writing & presentation style of a variety of scripts To achieve P1 of the Scriptwriting Unit, You were able to describe the key features of different types of script. You provided a correct but unelaborated outline of what scripts from a given medium contain and look like, and offered some basic observations from exemplar material which accurately identifies the style or form being employed.   To achieve M1 of the Scriptwriting Unit,  You were able to explain in detail the key styles and forms, able to offer suggestions of what techniques make the writing of the play what it is and how sub-text is used to explain the narrative to the audience. You demonstrated the ability  to compare and contrast the styles and forms of two or more scripts.   To achieve D1 of the Scriptwriting Unit,  You were able to demonstrate high levels of analysis drawing conclusions and reasoning from a range of scripts, from different mediums and being able to make comparisons between them. You discussed and understood the forms and conventions that would be used for the given medium. As well as identifying a range of key features. You show creativity and opinions when discussing the scripts, providing examples to support your conclusions.   Research & Exploration of ideas to utilize within your script To achieve P2 of the Scriptwriting Unit,  You should make some research choices and demonstrate basic analysis about the nature of your scripts.   To achieve M2 of the Scriptwriting Unit,  You should demonstrate some creativity in your research and a clear investigatory process was followed. You included variety of imaginative methods (as detailed in contents page/front cover of this brief) showing analysis and justification for the selecting or rejecting of ideas.   To achieve D2 of the Scriptwriting Unit,  You showed good levels of independence in your research, depth of analysis and your final decisions about your scripts were made from an informed stand point.
What do you think is required to pass this rehearsal criteria (in your own words)
Task 3 Scriptwriting -Drafts and Analysis Blog Posts   Evidence of several drafts of your script - with progression demonstrated. To achieve P3 of the Scriptwriting Unit, You should include some evidence of the revision of your script There is a clear distinction between the first draft of the script and your separate final draft.     To achieve M3of the Scriptwriting Unit, You need to achieve all of the Pass criteria and include detailed evidence of where and why changes have been made.   To achieve D3 of the Scriptwriting Unit, You should demonstrate a sense of continually revising and an understanding that, the only reason revision stops is because of given deadlines..     How does your script work in performance? To achieve P4 of the Scriptwriting Unit,  Your script should  demonstrate that it works in function and that there is a secure element of style and form about it. The creative content will have rudiments of deeper thought but generally there would be room for further creative development.   To achieve M4 of the Scriptwriting Unit,  The presentation of your script should be more imaginative. Throughout the ‘production or rehearsal process’ you should continue to revise the script as it comes to life, resulting in an original text, with may insightful moments and highlights. The success of the presentation of the script will probably be as a result of detailed revision in the previous criteria.   To achieve D4 of the Scriptwriting Unit,  You should show clear evidence that you have really considered a ‘visualisation’ of the script with the use of camera angles or editing decisions, stage directions and sound and lighting cues.     Accurate evaluation of your script – including correct technical language To achieve P5 of the Scriptwriting Unit, You should be  able to offer suggestions for the strengths and weaknesses of the script and be able to highlight key elements and ideas for future progression.   To achieve M5 of the Scriptwriting Unit, You should provide a detailed evaluation, making clear decisions about the strengths and weaknesses and offering creative and considered ideas of how the script could be developed further…   ie plans to lengthen the piece into a feature film length or to include additional characters or to explore the sub-plots further or even to change the medium it was originally written for.   To achieve D5 of the Scriptwriting Unit,  You should achiev all of the Pass and Merit criteria, as well as using the correct technical language with work that was consistently appropriate and accurate.
What do you think is required to pass this blogging criteria (in your own words)

 

Task 4 Performance & Post Performance Work   To achieve P3 of the Acting for Film and TV Unit, Your work has been seen in an acting performance created for film or TV. To achieve M3 of the Acting for Film and TV Unit, You showed appreciation of the needs of the medium in which you are working. You were able to develop and sustain emotion over the course of several filming sessions. You were accurate in recalling past decisions about the exact needs of a scene or section of dialogue. Your lines were accurately remembered. To achieve D3 of the Acting for Film and TV Unit,  You were able to exploit the medium , always working with accuracy, understanding how camera angles require different approaches. You are interested in how their work comes across on film, becoming involved in the creation of the finished product, where one is being made. You have mastered the subtle approach required and  the most overall  effective approach to the medium.

What do you think is required to pass this performance criteria (in your own words)

 

Sources of information for both units can be found on the Performing Arts Blog   http://worthingacademyofperformingarts.blogspot.co.uk/p/btec-dip-in-musical-theatre.html

 

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