ABOUT:Production proposal (Internal Assessment)
In a nutshell....
Weighting: SL 30% or HL 20%
Students at SL and HL choose a published play text they have not previously studied and formulate a vision for the design and theoretical staging of the entire play text for an audience. The student’s ideas are presented in the form of a production proposal.
The student is not required to stage the play.
Formal requirements...
Each student submits the following for assessment.
1. A production proposal (a maximum of 12 pages of written text and images*) plus a list of all sources
used.
*To help define the scope of this portfolio document, the written text contained within the production proposal
must not exceed an indicative maximum of 4,000 words. It is not expected that the submitted work will reach this upper limit and students should by no means feel under pressure to meet it.
Structure it like this.....
1: Ideas and Intentions
2: The Proposed Design
Ai. Each student explains the key ideas presented in the entire play text. They write with close reference to the play text, using specific examples from the text to support their explanations.
Aii. Each student uses their interpretation of the play text to develop and explain their theatre-maker intentions for the staging of the entire play.
2 Pages
2 Pages
B. The student presents their production designs visually with an explanation and justification of the performance space and how they would employ production elements to meet their stated theatre-maker intentions. These are overarching design proposals for the look and feel of the production as a whole rather than a detailed analysis of any specific moments in the play.
4 Pages
3: The proposed staging of one moment of the play
Ci. Each student explains how they would stage one specific moment in the play, explaining how they would use performance elements in this moment of the play to effectively create tension, emotion, atmosphere, and/or meaning (or “TEAM”).
Cii. Each student explains how they would stage one specific moment in the play, explaining how they would use production elements in this moment of the play to effectively create tension, emotion, atmosphere, and/or meaning (or “TEAM”).
These are detailed proposals for staging one specific moment in fulfillment of the theatre-maker intentions. As students are expected to discuss both performance and production elements in this section they must be sure to fully justify the exclusion of either one if they choose to eliminate them from their vision for the staging of the specific moment (for example, the removal of performers from the space entirely, or the staging of a moment without the use of any set or lighting).
4 Pages
Visuals should be used with care and consideration....Make them good!
Students are expected to include carefully selected visuals such as mind maps, storyboards, diagrams and designs throughout the production proposal. They may also include their own photographs and other images as necessary, ensuring they are all of an appropriate quality. All images and other visual material must be clearly labelled and appropriately referenced to acknowledge the source, following the protocol of the referencing style chosen by the school. The labels, which are included in the overall word limit of the production proposal, should contain the minimum information to ensure the examiner understands the significance of the visual evidence. All text, annotations and labels must be included in the overall page count.
Rubric........(What/How I'm grading you)
A: Ideas and intentions
Ai. To what extent does the student explain the ideas addressed by the chosen play text, with reference
to the play text?
Aii. To what extent does the student explain their intentions for the staging of the entire play?
(Note: Pg 36 of the Theatre Guide states "students should also identify" this is incorrect. It should read: "students MUST also identify"
7-8 Band
Ai. The student explains the ideas presented in the chosen play text, with reference to the play text.
Aii. The student explains their intentions for the staging of the entire play.
Possible Characteristics....
Excellent
Discerning
Insightful
Thorough
B: The Proposed Design
Bi: To what extent does the student present their visual production design ideas with an explanation of
how these will be used to achieve their intentions in the staging of the entire play?
4 Band
B: The student presents their visual production design ideas with
an explanation of how production elements will be used to
achieve their intentions.
Possible Characteristics....
Excellent
Discerning
Insightful
Thorough
C: The proposed staging of one moment of the play
Ci. To what extent does the student explain how they would use performance elements to effectively
create tension, emotion, atmosphere and/or meaning (“TEAM”) in one specific moment they have
chosen to stage?
Cii. To what extent does the student explain how they would use production elements to effectively
create tension, emotion, atmosphere and/or meaning (“TEAM”) in one specific moment they have
chosen to stage?
7-8 Band
Ci: The student explains how they would use performance elements to effectively create tension, emotion, atmosphere and/or meaning (“TEAM”) in the moment they have chosen to stage.
Cii: The student explains how they would use production elements to effectively create tension, emotion, atmosphere and/or meaning (“TEAM”) in the moment they have chosen to stage.
Possible Characteristics....
Excellent
Discerning
Insightful
Thorough