School of Drama and Creative Industries

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School of Drama and Creative Industries

• A Different Approach to PDP and Employability

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School of Drama and Creative Industries

• Five undergraduate programmes
• BA(Hons) Acting and Performance
• BA(Hons) Costume Design and Construction
• BA(Hons) Drama and Theatre Arts
• BA(Hons) Performing Arts Management
• BA(Hons) Theatre Production

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BA(Hons) Acting and Performance

• National Council of Drama Training accredited
  programme
• 30 hours a week contact time
• 30 weeks a year
• Four strands
• Acting
• Voice
• Movement
• World of Work

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World Of Work

• Embedded into all years of the programme
• Development of skills, knowledge and the ability
  to be a reflective practitioner
• Build from contextual modules through to sector
  specific skills

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World of Work Year 1

• Introduction to the vocabulary, working methods
  and practises current within theatre, film,
  television and radio organisations
• Contextualises the industry and the range of
  future career prospects
• Research and reflective journal paper based

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World of Work Year 2

• Audition Processes
• The role of the Casting Director, and what to
  expect at a casting
• Seminars with agents, professional actors and
  representatives of professional bodies
• Development of Stagecraft
• Development of a Professional Attitude

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World of Work Year 3

• Quasi-professional repertory company
• Transition from student-actor to professional
  actor
• Advice on CVs, writing letters, targeting
  employers, show reels, voice reels, websites and
  finding work
• Advice on self-management
• Visits to professional companies

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World of Work Year 4

• The development of
• A comprehensive professional portfolio that can
  include visual and aural recorded material
• A comprehensive list of professional contacts
  that will be of practical use to the student in a
  wide range of professional contexts.
• Focus on areas not previously explored e.g. voice
  overs
• Recognition of and reflection on their own
  particular casting strengths
• Work in the professional environment

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Conclusion

• Increasing importance to embed into the programme
  at all levels
• Develops a professional portfolio for actors that
  fully prepares them for the industry
• The need for students to be reflective
  practitioners in order to be employable.