Unit 8 – Personal Project and
Presentation
Student Name: __________________________
Student Number:_________________________
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Unit 8 – Personal Project and Presentation
Audition Piece
Over the next four college weeks you are going to work through this careers booklet.
Input your answers into the text boxes below each question. Save this document into your college account
and continue to save your work as you fill out the booklet.
1.1 Use research to identify progression routes.
What performing job would you like to aspire to have? E.g. actor
What training and / or experience would you need to do this job? Answer this question in detail.
Research two specific training courses that would help you get the career you would like.
You may find some of the following websites a useful place to start your research –
Dance - http://www.kingston.ac.uk/undergraduate-course/dance/
http://londonstudiocentre.org/courses/ba-hons-theatre-dance
Acting - http://www.lipa.ac.uk/content/Courses/UndergraduateCourses2/BAHonsActingPerformingArts.aspx
http://www.arts.ac.uk/csm/courses/undergraduate/ba-acting-drama-centre-london/
Singing - http://gsauk.org/courses/undergraduate/ba-hons-musical-theatre/
http://www.city-academy.com/musical-theatre-classes
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******Complete the information asked for in the next two boxes.
Training Course One
Full title of course –
Name of place where the course is run –
Description of the course content –
Entry requirements for the course –
How much the course costs to do –
Why is this course suitable for you? -
Training Course Two
Full title of course –
Name of place where the course is run –
Description of the course content –
Entry requirements for the course –
How much the course costs to do –
Why is this course suitable for you? -
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1.2 Use knowledge and understanding of progression routes to make
appropriate applications.
Working with your English Tutor, write an application cover letter for this job advert Auditions
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Date posted: Thursday 20 November 2014
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Employer:
Explosive Productions Ltd
We are recruiting for talented performers to be part of our fantastic high energy
production shows currently being performed at various locations across the UK
and on board luxury cruise liners around the world.
VERSATILE PERFORMERS
Male & Female
You must be versatile in all types of performance skills, a good performance
ethic, an outgoing fun personality and a professional attitude is essential.
Dancers need to prepare a short dance showing their full range of skills.
Actors need to prepare a short monologue that highlights their skills.
Singers need to prepare a song showing their full range and deliver the song in character.
We will be holding auditions at Pineapple Studios, London Wednesday 21st January
Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool Thursday 22nd January
To apply initially send your current CV, recent photograph and covering letter to….
sid@explos.iveproductionsltd.co.uk
For further details please call our
Audition Hotline on 01238 817742
or visit
www.explosiveproductionsltd.co.uk
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Insert your finish cover letter in the box below.
Make sure your work has been proof read and that you have corrected any spelling and grammar mistakes.
In the box below list 5 bits of information that you need to include on your CV. Use the following websites
to help you research your answers http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/cv/actorcv.htm
http://www6.plymouth.ac.uk/files/extranet/docs/CAR/CV_for_Performers.pdf
http://www.cvrite.co.uk/performance-cv/
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Now write your own C.V. and insert it into the box below
Make sure your work has been proof read and that you have corrected any spelling and grammar mistakes.
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2.1 Demonstrate appropriate skills to support own progression goals.
Prepare an audition piece that lasts between 1.5 – 2.5 minutes. This must consist of one of the following –
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A monologue from a published play
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A dance solo in any style that you have choreographed yourself
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A song performed to a backing track that you will provide.
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A cabaret act – magic tricks, song and dance, stand up comedy etc.
Say which act are you going to prepare and why have you chosen this option?
Answer the following questions, in the box below, based on the act that you have chosen –
Monologue –
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What play is the monologue you have chosen from?
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Who wrote the play and when did they write it?
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What is the name of your character?
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Write some detail about your character and their background e.g. how they move, how old they are etc.
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Make a note of creative decisions that you have made about the staging of the character and back up your
ideas with an explanation.
Dance –
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What style dance have you chosen to do and why?
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What music / audio accompaniment are you using and why?
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What is your dance pieces stimulus?
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Does your dance need props or costumes?
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What is the basic outline of your dance piece? E.g. story, dynamics, use of space etc.
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Make a note of creative decisions that you have made about the staging your dance and back up your ideas
with an explanation.
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Song –
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What song have you chosen to sing and why?
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What style is the song?
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What story is your song telling?
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Make a note of creative decisions that you have made about the staging your song and back up your ideas
with an explanation.
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Where did you get your backing track from?
Cabaret Act
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What is the act that you have chosen to perform and why?
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What props or costumes, if any, do you need?
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Do you need music to accompany your act? If so where did you find this music?
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Make a note of creative decisions that you have made about the staging your act and back up your ideas with
an explanation.
Answers to the questions on your chosen act …..
During the rehearsal process you will have been given constructive feedback from your tutors and your
peers. Note down the feedback that you have been given in the box below. Say who gave you the
feedback.
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3.2 Assess the effectiveness of own performance in support of
progression activities.
Through a videoed Viva on Wednesday 21st January you will assess the effectiveness of your performance
and interview.
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List in the box below the areas of your performance that you feel went well and the areas that you feel
could have been improved upon. Bring this this to your Viva.
Areas of performance that went well
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Areas for improvement
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When this workbook is complete, email it to sarah.slade@south-thames.ac.uk
This must be handed in by Thursday 22nd January.
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