https://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/curriculum/vce/vce-study-designs/Drama/Pages/Index.aspx
Is this subject available for acceleration? YES
VCE Drama equips students with knowledge, skills and confidence to communicate as individuals and collaboratively in a broad range of social, cultural and work-related contexts. The study of drama may provide pathways to training and tertiary study in acting, dramaturgy, theatre-making, script writing, communication and drama criticism.
This course enables students to:
- Develop and practice the craft of drama and acting
- Study, devise, perform, and improvise dramatic works from a diverse array of historical and cultural contexts
- Use their dramatic craft to engage with complex ideas such as identity, symbolism, individual experience, and community storytelling
- Explore and expand personal dramatic interests and experiences
- Develop creative, imaginative, and social skills in devising and performing dramatic works
- Hone their skills as solo artists and as members of an ensemble group
- Access pathways to greater learning and participation in drama and the performing arts
This link shows a selection of jobs that have some relation to the subject of: Drama
Unit 1 – Introducing Performance Styles
- Area of Study 1 – Creating a Devised Performance
- Area of Study 2 – Presenting a Devised Performance
- Area of Study 3 – Analysing a Devised Performance
- Area of Study 4 – Analysing a Professional Drama Performance
Unit 2 – Australian Identity
- Area of Study 1 – Using Australia as Inspiration
- Area of Study 2 – Presenting a Devised Performance
- Area of Study 3 – Analysing a Devised Performance
- Area of Study 4 – Analysing an Australian Drama Performance
Unit 3 – Devised ensemble Performance
- Area of Study 1 – Devising and Presenting Ensemble Performance
- Area of Study 2 – Analysing a Devised Ensemble Performance
- Area of Study 3 – Analysing and Evaluating a Professional Drama Performance
Unit 4 – Devised Solo Performance
- Area of Study 1 – Demonstrating Techniques of Solo Performance
- Area of Study 2 – Devising a Solo Performance
- Area of Study 3 – Analysing and Evaluating a Devised Solo Performance
Skills
- Performance – Presenting dramatic works as a member of an ensemble or as a soloist to an audience, creating and sustaining character throughout.
- Expressive Skills – Expressive skills are used to express and realise a character. Students will develop control of voice, gesture, movement, and facial expression to better embody and portray a wide variety of characters.
- Performance Skills – Performance skills are used to enhance performance and they are used together create an actor’s presence. These include focus, timing, energy, and actor-audience relationship
- Communication – Students will develop skills to effectively impart meaning to an audience or fellow performer.
- Play-making Techniques – Students will engage with a range of historical and contemporary stimuli to create their own devised works. Students will study dramatic elements and analyse existing works to inform their own works.
Associated subjects
- Music Performance
- English Literature
Drama is considered a performance subject for selection purposes.
