DRM0330 - THEORY OF DIRECTING

Module Identifier

DRM0330

Module Title

THEORY OF DIRECTING

Academic Year

2004/2005

Co-ordinator

Dr Daniel Meyer-Dinkgrafe

Semester

Intended for use in future years

Next year offered

N/A

Next semester offered

N/A

Course delivery

Other

21 contact hours

Assessment

Assessment Type	Assessment Length/Details	Proportion
Semester Assessment	Essay 7,500 words	100%

Further details

For information on due dates for submission of assessed work, please refer to the departmental web pages at http://www.aber.ac.uk/tfts/duedates.shtml

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this module students should be able to:

Have an understanding of the role and scope of the director in theatre, film and television.

Have an initial experience of the director's work.

Aims

To enable students to develop a sophisticated awareness of the conditions affecting the work of the director and his/her general role and scope in theatre, film and television.

Content

Lecturers who have specialist practical knowledge and experience in the different fields will teach the course collaboratively. The precise contents will be established in view of the requirements of each year's student group.

Reading Lists

Books
** Recommended Text
Hodge, F (1982) Play Directing-Analysis, Communication and Style
Jones, D. R. (1986) Great Directors at Work
Loney, G (Ed) (1974) Peter Brook's Production of A Midsummer Night's Dream
Mitter, S (1992) Systems of Rehearsal
Schumacher, C (1989) Artaud on Theatre
Willett, J (Ed) (1978) Brecht on Theatre
Barba, E. (1979) The Floating Islands
Braun, E (1982) The Director and the Stage: From Naturalism to Grotowski
Cole, S. L. (1992) Directors in Rehearsal
Grotowski, J (1975) Towards a Poor Theatre
Frost, A and Yarrow, R (1990) Improvisation in Drama
Elam, K (1980) The Semiotics of Theatre and Drama
Cook, J (1989) Director's Theatre
Brook, P (1968) The Empty Space
Berry, R (1989) On Directing Shakespeare
Williams, D (1991) Peter Brook: A Theatrical Casebook
Stanislavsky, K (1967) An Actor Prepares
Patterson, M (1981) Peter Stein: Germany's Leading Theatre Director
Rabey, David Ian (2003) English Drama Since 1940 longman
Sierz, Aleks (2001) In- Yer -Face Theatre Faber

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 7