Artistic Production 3
Artistic Production 3 strengthens students’ independence and artistic vision. It is the main subject of the third year and consists of free-standing projects, each with a specific artistic direction and different artistic viewpoints and creative methods.
In addition, the students acquire the survival toolkit to work as a freelance worker, independent producer, and learn about production processes, funding, and organizational work.
Artistic Production 3 gives students further insight into artistic directions, forms, and ways of working. The aim is to strengthen the student’s artistic competence and ability to work pertinently on diverse artistic projects.
During the year, students work on a series of projects that range in duration from short (1 to 3 weeks) medium (4 to 5 weeks) and long (6 to 12 weeks). Each project offers a new challenge to work on a different artistic direction, with a different creative process, and employing a different work structure.
The diversity of the artistic projects allows the students to explore how they want to work, discover where their strengths lie, and find out what direction they would like to take in the professional field.
Through the projects, the students explore the following: the roles of artistic leader, director, devising ensemble member, interpretive actor, creative actor, movement director, dramaturg, composer, and writer; creative processes and ways of creating artistic material (for example, from movement, immersive research, artistic and documentary sources); artistic directions and intentions.
The practical work is accompanied by reflection and critical thinking, and the knowledge of production skills, how to work as an independent actor, how to promote oneself, and create networks in the professional field.
Knowledge
The student:
- Has a good knowledge of methods, tools, and process in creating artistic work.
- Has a good knowledge of how to collaborate with the different members of creative team.
- Has a good knowledge of how to use acting skills to create artistic work.
- Has insight and awareness of artistic choices and how to relate them to a wider cultural, social, and political context.
- Knows how to develop an artistic project from an idea to a realised form.
- Has a clear idea of how to set up and organise an artistic project in terms of funding, planning and production work.
- Has a broad knowledge of the structure of the Norwegian theatre and film industry.
- Has a broad knowledge of contracts and workers' rights for actors.
- Has a good knowledge of work ethics and good practice in the artistic field.
Skills
The student:
- Can use their knowledge to make relevant artistic choices.
- Can use improvisation as a compositional tool to devise new work.
- Can use their collaborative skills to create new work in different artistic productions.
- Can understand and communicate clearly with directors and other members of the creative teams.
- Can apply their knowledge to create artistic work.
- Can research, develop, and make informed choices in employing different styles, interpretive strategies, and devising methods to create artistic work.
- Can use their knowledge of workplace ethics to work safely with intimacy and contribute to a safe working environment.
- Can find, evaluate, and reflect on different networks in the creative industries.
- Can apply their subject knowledge to promote themselves and find work in the creative industries.
General Competence
The student:
- Has a wide range of artistic competences to collaborate with colleges to create compelling and thought-provoking artistic work.
- Can employ and develop embodied acting skills in voice, movement, improvisation, and interpretation in artistic production.
- Can apply their understanding of work ethics to collaborate on artistic projects and advance good practice.
- Can imagine, research, plan and accomplish original artistic projects, both individually and in a group.
- Has insight and knowledge about Norwegian theatre and the film industry and can plan and realise artistic productions.
- Knows networks in the industry that can support their own practice.
- Knows how to work as a freelancer in Norway and internationally.
- Can exchange and articulate ideas with other actors and various artistic teams.
- Can utilise both improvisational and text interpretation methods in creative proposals.
Practical subject
Compulsory subject
The teaching takes place at a suitable location for a artistic production and is organized within a defined period of 6 to 12 weeks. Additional work beyond the scheduled rehearsal time can be expected as a work requirement
The working method is determined by the artistic leaders of the project. It is the student's responsibility to adapt to the methods and requirements set by the artistic team.
Nord University works continuously to improve the quality of its studies. In this work, we work closely with the students: in that the students participate in the evaluation of both the individual courses and the study as a whole. Evaluation in each course will take place by:
- At the start of a course: clarification of expectations between lecturer and students
- Continual evaluation throughout the semester
- Final evaluation
Comprehensive evaluation of the study takes place at regular meetings between representatives for the students and study leaders at Nord University. Students are also encouraged to participate in the central quality surveys.
Composite Assessment - all components must be approved/passed to receive a grade in the course.
Mandatory Attendance (OD): Mandatory attendance in teaching is assessed as approved/not approved. A minimum of 90% attendance is required. Counts for 0/100 of the final grade.
Work Requirements (AK): 10 stage presentations during the academic year are required. Assessed as approved/not approved. Counts for 0/100 of the final grade.
1st Semester:
Practical Exam (PE): Exam in groups (stage performance) with individual assessment. Grading: Pass/Fail. Duration up to 6 hours. Counts for 50/100 of the final grade.
2nd Semester:
Practical Exam (PE): Exam in groups (stage performance) with individual assessment. Grading: Pass/Fail. Duration up to 6 hours. Counts for 50/100 of the final grade.
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