Copy and paste from the following data to produce each assessment task. Write these in plain English and spell out how, when and where the task is to be carried out, under what conditions, and what resources are needed. Include guidelines about how well the candidate has to perform a task for it to be judged satisfactory.
Elements Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance Criteria Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
1. Prepare for acting practice and performances | 1.1 Take fatigue and personal limitations into account when preparing for acting practice and performances 1.2 Perform warm-up and warm-down procedures in conjunction with practice or performance activities 1.3 Identify and use understanding of stage layout and terminology 1.4 Discuss creative and technical parameters of the role or performance with relevant personnel 1.5 Use make-up, hairstyle and costuming to portray character as required |
2. Explore and practise basic acting skills | 2.1 Perform dialogue with clarity, accuracy and control using a range of basic vocal techniques 2.2 Apply and practise memorisation skills for retaining lines of dialogue 2.3 Develop the creative use of voice and body in a dramatic context to convey role and character 2.4 Apply flexibility, creativity and honesty when rehearsing and acting with others and in improvised performance 2.5 Practise observation and sensory recall of daily life to enrich own performance |
3. Explore characterisation techniques | 3.1 Determine character to be performed 3.2 Build a character by using basic acting skills 3.3 Imaginatively respond to given circumstances and how they affect a character’s choices |
4. Demonstrate a collaborative approach to dramatic practice and performance | 4.1 Cooperate with group members during practice or performance 4.2 Take and interpret direction to further improve own acting practice and performance 4.3 Contribute creatively to group work 4.4 Take account of different functions and roles of theatre personnel in dealings with others |
5. Evaluate own basic acting skills | 5.1 Develop critical skills to evaluate and improve own technique 5.2 Use feedback from others to identify and develop ways to improve own basic acting skills |
This section specifies different work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included.
Rehearsing must include: | communication and consultation with relevant personnel observation and interpretation of text consistent level of commitment to developing performance quality and artistry in the given style ongoing willingness to learn. |
Improvised performance must include: | breakdown of the actor's inhibitions ensemble awareness exercises in spontaneity expression of thought and emotion physical communication sensory awareness. |
Basic acting skills must include: | observation and sensory awareness personalisation responding to given circumstances translating objectives into actions. |
Evidence of the ability to:
demonstrate basic acting skills
demonstrate basic vocal techniques when performing dialogue
explore and develop characterisation techniques
work collaboratively.
Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided for each of the above points at least once.
To complete the unit requirements the individual must:
in the context of developing acting skills, demonstrate a basic knowledge of:
historical, social and cultural significance of drama and theatre
key historical and contemporary playwrights and their texts
health and safety requirements associated with performances
explain how the following apply when acting:
group dynamics
effect of voice on audiences
common theatre conventions
lighting design
props
set design.
Assessment must be conducted in a safe environment where evidence gathered demonstrates consistent performance of typical activities experienced in creative arts industry environments. The assessment environment must include access to:
appropriate practice and performance space
resources and equipment used to develop basic acting skills.
Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational educational and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.
Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.
Observation Checklist