Copy and paste from the following data to produce each assessment task. Write these in plain English and spell out how, when and where the task is to be carried out, under what conditions, and what resources are needed. Include guidelines about how well the candidate has to perform a task for it to be judged satisfactory.
ELEMENT | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
1. Clarify post-production briefs | 1.1 Confirm technical and creative briefs for proposed productions in consultation with relevant production personnel 1.2 Liaise with camera operators to select and test suitable codecs for acquisition 1.3 Evaluate creative treatment for colour grade of program 1.4 Select suitable colour grading software for the work 1.5 Test workflow for proposed media and rectify, if required, to confirm metadata is compatible with chosen software package 1.6 Ascertain deadlines for completion and modify approach to complete work on schedule |
2. Prepare assets for colour grade | 2.1 Check video monitor calibration, and organise correction as required 2.2 Choose suitable media drive with required performance for media assets 2.3 Ingest media and metadata assets and make required adjustments for any colourspace variations 2.4 Check transferred metadata correctly references desired edits and adjust as required 2.5 Perform backups of all supplied and generated media and metadata |
3. Perform primary colour grade | 3.1 Select appropriate lookup table (LUT) for media if required 3.2 Use technical scopes to read and check contrast and colour values 3.3 Adjust contrast of clips to achieve desired creative result 3.4 Adjust colour and saturation of clips to correct for imbalances and set to a neutral tone 3.5 Ensure sequential shots from scenes are suitably matched 3.6 Adjust contrast and colour to meet requirements of the brief |
4. Perform secondary colour grade | 4.1 Choose clips that require secondary colour grading 4.2 Make selective adjustments to parts of the images based on colour and contrast 4.3 Make selective adjustments to images based on preset and custom shapes 4.4 Combine multiple secondary corrections in the one clip 4.5 Adjust and change values of secondary colour corrections over time, if required 4.6 Create and store different colour grade versions of the same clip, if required 4.7 Make changes as required by relevant production personnel |
5. Create and output deliverables | 5.1 Check brief and supplied specification documents for required output files 5.2 Create low resolution output files 5.3 Create high resolution output files that comply with specification documents 5.4 Create metadata files if necessary 5.5 Archive all media and metadata according to enterprise procedures 5.6 Complete all required tasks within deadlines |
This section specifies different work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included.
Technical scopes must include at least 2 of: | waveform monitors vectorscopes RGB parades histograms. |
Colour grading software must include: | primary colour grading with specific controls for blacks, whites, mid-tones, curves adjustment, saturation and hue secondary colour grading capability with tools for selecting and colour grading specific parts of the image. |
Evidence of the ability to:
interpret briefs and other production documentation and liaise with relevant personnel to meet production requirements and deadlines
use industry standard colour grading software to colour grade moving images
use media and metadata workflows when colour grading
assess colour grading equipment for correct calibration
apply attention to detail and assess and optimise image quality
specify and use correct codecs and compression for media that is to be colour graded
utilise file management protocols for transferring media from one software application to another
organise and file media assets logically and accurately.
Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided at least once.
To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, the individual must:
explain differences in colour grading processes for television broadcasting, digital cinema and film
explain ways colours are used to affect the mood of the audience
explain current colour grading techniques and their applications
explain typical issues and challenges of colour grading for complex screen productions, and describe solutions
explain differences between different colour spaces.
Assessment must be conducted in a safe environment where evidence gathered demonstrates consistent performance of typical activities experienced in creative arts industry environments. The assessment environment must include access to:
colour grading equipment and software that has primary and secondary colour grading capability
high quality moving images that require colour grading
projects requiring different colour grading techniques.
Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational educational and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.
Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.
Observation Checklist