DRMA 261 Acting for Stage and Digital Film II (5 credits)

2. Analyze dramatic structure and genre for stage and film.

3. Identify examples of theatrical conventions in theatre, film, television, and electronic media.

4. Demonstrate safe use of the voice and body.

5. Analyze characters from various genres and media, describing physical, intellectual, emotional, and social dimensions.

6. Create and sustain believable characters for stage and digital film.

7. Improvise and write dialogue that reveals character and motivation for stage and digital film.

8. Examine cultural, social, and political aspects of a script to depict appropriate technical elements.

9. Analyze historical and cultural influences on theatre and film.

10. Explain the influence of American society on live theatre and film.

11. Evaluate emotional responses to and personal preferences for dramatic performances, using appropriate theatre and film vocabulary, and apply concepts of evaluation.

12. Select career and vocational opportunities in theatre and film and explore the, training, skills, and artistic discipline needed to pursue them.

Degree Outcomes
Humanities: Graduates acquire critical skills to interpret, analyze, and evaluate forms of human expression, which can include creation and performance as an expression of human experience.

Effective Communication: Graduates will be able to exchange messages in a variety of contexts using multiple methods.

Critical, Creative and Reflective Thinking: Graduates will evaluate, analyze and synthesize information and ideas in order to construct informed, meaningful and justifiable conclusions.

Global Citizenship: Graduates will be able to critically examine the relationship between self, community, and/or environments, and to evaluate and articulate potential impacts of choices, actions, and contributions for the creation of sustainable and equitable systems.

Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50