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PRFM2609: Approaches to Acting
2024 unit information
Hollywood actors are the makers of dreams. How did the Hollywood style become the pinnacle of acting and the American movie industry the goal for actors worldwide? This unit examines the emergence of American Method acting in the 1920s, a style of acting uniquely suited to the silver screen and explores its key exponents. It interrogates the truth claims of these teachers in order to reveal the social, cultural and historical contingency of Method.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Theatre and Performance Studies
| Code | PRFM2609 |
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| Academic unit | Theatre and Performance Studies |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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12 credit points in 1000 level PRFM including PRFM1601 |
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Corequisites:
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None |
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PRFM3606 |
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None |
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Semester 2 2024
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
Outline unavailable
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