Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
LJMU Partner Taught
Learning Methods
Practical
Workshop
Module Offerings
6603ACT-SEP-PAR
Aims
This module aims to arm you with an insight into the particular sector of the industry you wish to work in when you graduate. You will be supplied with research strategies to identify this, and with SMART goals to assist your networking and correspondence with selected agents/employers. You understand the importance of self-promotional materials to demonstrate your skills and marketability, presenting works to an industry audience in live and digital showcases. You will understand profiling, as well as the professional enterprise skills required to build and maintain industry relationships, contacts and networks.
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:
This module requires your critical research of industry agents and employers according to the target sector you wish to embark upon in the early stages of your professional career. You will identify the agents/employers necessary to build a relationship with, as well as uncover strategies for strengthening associations with these individuals/organisations. You will introduce yourself and your professional profile, using creative means to self-promote and correspond with your target networks. Furthermore, you will build promotional material in which to exhibit your skills, including live and digital showcase materials, as well as additional skills. You will demonstrate your knowledge of the sector, marketability, casting, agent networking strategies and personal career goals. The trinity of interdisciplinary acting, movement and voice skills is core to the module delivery, including professional practice.
This module requires your critical research of industry agents and employers according to the target sector you wish to embark upon in the early stages of your professional career. You will identify the agents/employers necessary to build a relationship with, as well as uncover strategies for strengthening associations with these individuals/organisations. You will introduce yourself and your professional profile, using creative means to self-promote and correspond with your target networks. Furthermore, you will build promotional material in which to exhibit your skills, including live and digital showcase materials, as well as additional skills. You will demonstrate your knowledge of the sector, marketability, casting, agent networking strategies and personal career goals. The trinity of interdisciplinary acting, movement and voice skills is core to the module delivery, including professional practice.
Module Overview:
For this module, you will collate a promotional portfolio, containing work in digital media, voice recording and screen-work. This portfolio will be utilised to contact industry and employers, researching and evaluating appropriate industry networks to engage with in preparation for your future career. You will take part in a live industry showcase, generate showreels, voice reels and additional promotional material according to your career plans and employment aspirations. Work produced on this module is public-facing and can be utilised to secure an agent or present yourself to future employers.
For this module, you will collate a promotional portfolio, containing work in digital media, voice recording and screen-work. This portfolio will be utilised to contact industry and employers, researching and evaluating appropriate industry networks to engage with in preparation for your future career. You will take part in a live industry showcase, generate showreels, voice reels and additional promotional material according to your career plans and employment aspirations. Work produced on this module is public-facing and can be utilised to secure an agent or present yourself to future employers.
Assessments
Portfolio
Practice