| Module Identifier | DR30220 | ||
| Module Title | PRODUCTION ANALYSIS | ||
| Academic Year | 2001/2002 | ||
| Co-ordinator | Mr Richard Cheshire | ||
| Semester | Semester 2 (Taught over 2 semesters) | ||
| Pre-Requisite | DR10120 , DR10220 | ||
| Course delivery | Lecture | 15 Hours 15 x 1 hour sessions | |
| Seminars / Tutorials | 5 Hours 5 x 2 | ||
| Practical | Theatre visits | ||
| Assessment | Essay | 40% | |
| Exam | 2 Hours | 60% | |
Learning Outcomes:
Typically, upon completion of this module the student should be able:
- To identify the production choices made in selected performances.
- To reflect analytically and critically on the efficacy and significance of these production choices.
- To demonstrate a detailed knowledge of two of the texts studied and a deeper understanding of the problems, possibilities and challenges of interpreting these texts for contemporary performance.
Content:
In this module students will acquire a methodology for the identification and analysis of the different components that come together in production. These include the contribution of the directors, designers and performers. These will be considered in isolation, in relation to each other, and in so far as they contribute effectively to the realization of the text in the consciousness of the given audience.
The lectures and seminars will focus on the text chosen for performance. Several of these will be third-year productions of texts performed as part of the Department’s English-medium practical semester and the others will be performances scheduled to be seen on the 3-day theatre visit arranged for this module.
Students should bear in mind their own responsibility for acquiring their experience of the relevant text and bringing it to bear in the analysis of separate production events. The lectures and discussions arranged with theatre practitioners are designed to be generally helpful and informative, but they should not distract attention from the proper focus of the module which is firmly on the personal experience and analysis acquired and developed by the individual student.
Students should be aware that they are expected to contribute towards the cost of the theatre visits. It is estimated that this will be approximately £150 (arrangements can be made to spread this cost over up to 6 instalments).