Master's Degree in Audiovisual Interpretation / Screen Acting

What knowledge will I acquire with this Master?

The student will acquire from physical and respiratory awareness to the opening of the channel, applied to text work.

You will obtain the paths of study and practical theoretical knowledge of vocal techniques and their evolution over the years, where the audiovisual media have been reflecting a progressive awareness in line with the events of each era. The student will acquire autonomy in their own practice.

Is this degree official according to the regulations required by the European Higher Education Area?

Yes, (final verification report is attached) the implementation of the degree will be done progressively, starting the first year in the academic year 2022-23.

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Is it necessary to pass an access test?

It is not necessary.

What is the minimum number of credits for which I can enroll?

You can see it in the rules of permanence in this link

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The specific qualifications that will facilitate access to the Master are the following:

• Degrees or double degrees in Visual Arts, Interpretation, Performing and Media Arts.
• Higher Degrees in Dramatic Art, Music and Dance taught by official Schools recognized by administrations and educational bodies.

Objectives

• Offer a professional and academic opportunity with a third-cycle training specialized in Interpretation
• Professionalize acting performance and its cinematographic and television context at an academic level, establishing a specific profile that offers excellence and quality to the interdisciplinarity of these genres.
• Support the development of future professionals for the context
• Train interpreters, researchers and coach highly qualified professionals who contribute excellence to the artistic-academic and business sectors.
• Promote critical discussion around acting for film and television and contribute to its progress both in praxis and in theory.
• Promote cultural exchange and international openness in terms of acting performance, supported by a program in English that internationalizes our graduates, thus enriching the educational, cultural, artistic and professional community.

Competences

BASIC SKILLS

• CB6 - Possess and understand knowledge that provides a basis or opportunity to be original in the development and/or application of ideas, often in a research context
• CB7 - That students know how to apply the knowledge acquired and their ability to solve problems in new or little-known environments within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to their area of ​​study
• CB8 - That students are able to integrate knowledge and face the complexity of formulating judgments based on information that, being incomplete or limited, includes reflections on the social and ethical responsibilities linked to
• application of their knowledge and judgment
• CB9 - That students know how to communicate their conclusions and the knowledge and ultimate reasons that support them to specialized and non-specialized audiences in a clear and unambiguous way
• CB10 - That students have the learning skills that allow them to continue studying in a way that will be largely self-directed or autonomous.

GENERAL COMPETENCIES

• CG01 - Express a broad and systematic understanding of interpretive techniques and processes in the performing arts. / Express a wide and systematic understanding of acting techniques and processes in the performing arts.
• CG02 - Demonstrate group-oriented behavior and interpersonal understanding in a coherent manner, collaborating with other experts in the field of interpreting. Demonstrate a behavior oriented to the group and to mutual understanding by collaborating with other experts in the field of acting.
• CG03 - Critically analyze the various artistic discourses related to interpretation in the audiovisual field. / Critically analyze a range of artistic discourses related to screen acting.
• CG04 - Create speeches on audiovisual themes, and specifically related to interpretation, both for the academic community and for society in general. / Create audiovisual-oriented discourses related specifically to acting for both the academic community and society at large.
• CG05 - Evaluate, in the context of their specialty, technological, social and artistic advances and interpret their impact in this area. / Evaluate, technological, social and artistic progress as it relates and impacts their particular field.
• CG06 - Integrate the knowledge acquired in the analysis of social and ethical responsibilities linked to the field of performing arts. / Integrate acquired knowledge in the analysis of social and ethical responsibilities in the performing arts.
• CG07 - Put creativity and entrepreneurship into practice in personal projects related to the performing arts and interpretation. / Implement creativity and entrepreneurship in personal projects related to the performing arts and acting.
• CG08 - Demonstrate capacity for reflection and critical thinking in complex situations in the field of interpretation. / Demonstrate reflection and critical thinking when facing complex situations in the field of acting.

SPECIFIC COMPETENCES

• CE01 - Know the methodological tools of the field of Arts and Humanities for their integration in the structuring and composition of a research project. Know the methodological tools of the Arts and Humanities, and how to use them to structure and compose a research project.
• CE02 - Master interpretive techniques and exercise them properly in situations of audiovisual interpretation. / Have a strong command of acting techniques and use them correctly in screen acting.
• CE03 - Create, train and develop television characters from the script, documentation and individual work, or from work with the director, with the other actors and with the rest of the team. Create, practice and develop TV characters based on a script, documentation or individual work, or by working with the producer, the other actors and the rest of the team.
• CE04 - Develop the ability to adequately interpret the various characters, adapting to the conditions of a recording or voiceover. / Develop the ability to correctly play different characters by adapting to the specific conditions of a filming or recording.
• CE05 - Identify and evaluate the ways for professional promotion and insertion through casting, photobook, videobook, as well as the search for an artistic agent and selection of opportunities. / Identify and weigh different options for self-promotion and professional development, such as casting, photobook and video book, and in the search for an agent and choice of opportunities.
• CE06 - Analyze the feasibility of own entrepreneurial projects in the field of interpretation. / Analyze the viability of own entrepreneurial projects in acting.
• CE07 - Master the necessary tools to put into practice solutions to possible problems in the development of their functions as an actor. / Have a strong command of the tools needed to implement solutions to potential problems that may arise while working as an actor.
• CE08 - Master the identification of resources and relevant elements for the actor, explicit or implicit, in a dramatic text written for cinema or television and effectively apply their conclusions to their work as an interpreter. / Easily identify devices and elements, both explicit and implicit, that may be important for the actor in a dramatic text written for film or television, and
• effectively use those fruits in the acting process.
• CE09 - Develop flexibility, muscle and specificity in the articulation of sound to handle the vocal needs of any text or scene. / Develop the flexibility, musculature and specificity of voice to apply to the vocal requirements of any text or scene.
• CE10 - Apply analysis techniques from scenic praxis in the construction of characters according to international methodologies and schools. / Apply analysis techniques of scene work to character building, according to international methodologies and schools.
• CE11 - Demonstrate mastery of the interpretative tools necessary to participate in audiovisual creations with historical themes and non-current aesthetic environments. Show a command of acting tools needed to participate in period screen projects and non-contemporary aesthetic environments.
• CE12 - Carry out critical academic or professional evaluations of aesthetically avant-garde audiovisual proposals. / Critically assess esthetically avant-garde audiovisual proposals on academic or professional grounds.
• CE13 - Provide, from the stage direction, suggestions and relevant ideas for the development of recordings and performances. / Offer pertinent suggestions and ideas in scene directing to enhance filming and performance.
• CE14 - Formulate proposals for audiovisual marketing focused on the promotion of the actor. / Develop film business proposals for the purpose of promoting the individual actor.
• CE15 - Prepare, present, defend an original work or project, synthesis of the skills and abilities acquired in the degree. Develop, present and defend an original work or project, bringing together all of the competences and skills acquired during the program.

Internal quality assurance system

Manual of the Internal Quality Assurance System 

Composition of the commission

Composition of the commission

Results report

Once the monitoring of the Master's Degree has been carried out, the most relevant quantitative information on the results obtained in the monitoring of said Degree is displayed, differentiated by academic year.

Report by course:    

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General information collection plan

Improvement actions

The Quality Assurance System of the Rey Juan Carlos University establishes that the degree's Quality Assurance Commission will annually analyze the information derived from the degree's indicators and prepare a report that will include improvement plans if the results so indicate.

Renewal of accreditation

The renewal of the accreditation represents the culmination of the implementation process of the official Bachelor's and Master's degrees registered in the Register of Universities, Centers and Degrees (RUCT). The renewal of the accreditation of official bachelor's and master's degrees is organized in three phases: self-assessment report, external visit and final assessment.

In the first phase, the university describes and assesses the status of the degree with respect to the established criteria and guidelines. The result is the Self-Assessment Report (IA) that is presented. The second and third phases are carried out by a group of evaluators external to the evaluated title.”