Abstract:
The purpose of this study is to develop, present and assess a skillsdevelopment
module in pre-recorded digital performing arts (PRDPA) that may
enable performing artists to become practitioners of pre-recorded digital
performing arts. The module is encapsulated within the South African
educational paradigm. A secondary function of the pre-recorded digital
performing arts module is to enable young performers to introduce themselves
to an online audience, promote themselves as performing artists and enhance
their online presence and digital footprint. The proposed skills-development
module potentially enhances agency and an entrepreneurial mindset while
democratising the domain of performance in the workspace and entertainment
industry.
The research consists of three parts. The first part of the research is located in
two domains to design a module in pre-recorded digital performing arts. The
study draws on the domain of mediality, which includes online presence, digital
performance and pre-recorded digital performing arts; and on the domain of
education, which includes social constructivism, and teaching and learning in a
social network environment.
The second part requires the presentation of the module to a select group of
participants with the support of a continual feedback loop.
The third part is the assessment of the module through an analysis of prerecorded
digital performing arts videos created by the participants. To do so, I
analyse the pre-workshop videos and the videos created as part of the
workshop by the workshop participants, as well as the responses of a group of
experts, to the material generated by the participants before and after the
presentation of the module. This analysis is supported by a module evaluation
by participants.
The research concludes that there is a noticeable difference between the two
videos created by each participant and that the skills-development module in
pre-recorded digital performing arts is effective.
