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ACF110 - Acting and Directing for Screen

Year	2025 unit information
Enrolment modes:	Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne)
Credit point(s):	1
EFTSL value:	0.125
Unit Chair:	Trimester 2: Donna McRae
Previously:	ACA202
Prerequisite:	Nil
Corequisite:	Nil
Incompatible with:	Nil
Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment:	1 x 2-hour on-campus seminar per week 1 x 1-hour online lecture per week
Typical study commitment:	Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Content

This unit introduces students to the principles and techniques of acting and directing for screen productions, including focus on the relationship between actors and directors. Screenings and close analysis of acting and directing examples will help to establish the narrative, formal and stylistic criteria that will be applied to practical exercises and tasks that explore a variety of creative methods. The unit is designed to give students a practical understanding and overview of techniques and tools required to act in or direct across different types of screen-based works such as film and television drama, whether on location or within virtual production and studio environments.

Learning Outcomes

ULO	These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can:	Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs)
ULO1	Engage in critique, analysis and reflection of directing methods and techniques in order to develop ideas and structure material into an effective narrative	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking
ULO2	Analyse existing industry practices and scripts to identify techniques for achieving acting and directing goals that will support the realisation of the task	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking
ULO3	Apply different directing techniques and strategies to address problems and challenges inherent in taking a scene from script to filmed live action	GLO2: Communication GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving

ULO

These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can:

Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs)

ULO1

Engage in critique, analysis and reflection of directing methods and techniques in order to develop ideas and structure material into an effective narrative

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO2

Analyse existing industry practices and scripts to identify techniques for achieving acting and directing goals that will support the realisation of the task

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO3

Apply different directing techniques and strategies to address problems and challenges inherent in taking a scene from script to filmed live action

GLO2: Communication

GLO4: Critical thinking

GLO5: Problem solving

Assessment

Assessment Description	Student output	Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit)	Indicative due week
Assessment 1: Acting and Directing Reflection	800 words	20%	Week 3
Assessment 2: Screen Director Analysis	1200 words	30%	Week 7
Assessment 3: Filmed Scenes	2000 words or equivalent	50%	Week 10

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning resource

The texts and reading list for ACF110 can be found via the University Library.

Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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