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(ii) Production Management (Content Area 3b)

Candidates are expected to function as a production team, that is, as house or public relations
management for a 20–30-minute excerpt from a Caribbean text or school or community performance.
This assessment will be administered by the classroom teacher and one other specialist with
guidance provided by the Council.

3c. Costume OR Set OR Lighting OR Sound (Content Areas 4a-4d)

Candidates are expected to function as a production team, that is, as costume, set, lighting or sound
designers or technicians for a 20–30-minute excerpt from a Caribbean text or school or community
performance. This assessment will be administered by the classroom teacher and one other
specialist with guidance provided by the Council.

It is expected that the period of rehearsal and preparing designs for all of the above courses will be no
more than eight weeks and no less than six weeks. A mark out of 40 should be awarded for the
performance. The assessment should take place during the second term preceding the end of the
course. At least eight weeks must elapse between the assessment of course (3a) and the final
presentation on course (4a-4d). A viva voce will be given to ascertain levels of contribution to group
concept development, house management and stage crew.

Teachers are reminded that this syllabus does not aim to train designers but to equip students with a
degree of competence in skills of creating sets, costumes and lighting for theatrical performances.
Students offering Stagecraft may not act in the performance. A Journal MUST accompany each area
of study.

JOURNAL

The journal, 400 words in length for each area of study is an essential requirement in Option C. The
journal must be submitted to the classroom teacher and external examiner at the end of the
Production.

The journal must provide evidence of candidate’s role in the production in the form of:

1. sketches, research, photographs, charts, samples of materials and other relevant materials;
and,

2. personal reflections and evaluations.

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