Assessor Resource

CUESMT09B
Plot and rehearse cues

Assessment tool

Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024


The role outlined in this unit applies to a broad range of technical production personnel and to stage managers. Training should be tailored to the specific context.

This unit has linkages to a range of other technical units and stage management units and combined training and/or assessment may be appropriate with those units, e.g.:

CUESMT08B Call the production/event

CUESMT05C Stage manage the production/event.

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to interpret the creative and technical aspects of a live production/event and to plot and rehearse cues for any type of technical element.

No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of endorsement.

You may want to include more information here about the target group and the purpose of the assessments (eg formative, summative, recognition)

Employability Skills

This unit contains employability skills.



Evidence Required

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The Evidence Guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.

Overview of assessment

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

The following evidence is critical to the judgement of competence in this unit:

correct interpretation of artistic and technical requirements of the production/event

ability to create and update accurate and clear cue reference material from a source document, and to rehearse/action cues to meet production requirements.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

The assessment context must provide for:

practical demonstration of skills through the plotting and rehearsal of cues for at least two different productions

development of cue reference material within commercially realistic time constraints

actioning of cues during an actual performance.

Because this unit can cover a broad range of industry contexts, assessment should be tailored to address the particular technical area or job role.

Method of assessment

Assessment may incorporate a range of methods to assess practical skills and the application of essential underpinning knowledge, and might include:

review of cue reference materials prepared by the candidate

project activity to allow the candidate to create and update cue reference materials for different performance contexts

written or oral questioning to test knowledge of production elements, document formats

review of portfolios of evidence and third party workplace reports of on-the job performance by the candidate.

Assessment methods should closely reflect workplace demands and the needs of particular groups (e.g. people with disabilities, and people who may have literacy or numeracy difficulties such as speakers of languages other than English, remote communities and those with interrupted schooling).

Guidance information for assessment

Assessment of this unit requires access to:

source material such as a script or event running sheet from which the candidate can plot cues.

Submission Requirements

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Assessment Tasks

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Required skills

literacy skills sufficient to interpret production documentation

numeracy skills sufficient to calculate measurements

health and safety requirements for technical rehearsals

Required knowledge

typical format and content of scripts, production schedules or other production documentation relevant to the technical area

notations used to map technical elements to create accurate cue reference materials

broad understanding of artistic and technical elements of the production/event such as staging, lighting and sound elements

particular knowledge of the technical area of responsibility, e.g. staging, stage management, lighting, sound, audiovisual

nature of technical rehearsals, including different rehearsal types, ways they are run and the role of different production personnel at each stage

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.

Production documentation to be interpreted may include:

artistic plan

cue synopsis/list

daily production schedule/running sheet

event running sheet

script

text

Technical requirements/cues may be for:

lighting

music

performers

sound

stage management

staging

visual display

Relevant colleagues may include:

all technicians, e.g. sound, lighting

choreographer

designers

director

performers

production manager

stage management staff

venue management staff

Cues may be:

audiovisual cues

lighting cues

signals

sound cues

stage management cues

staging element cues

verbal cues

Notations may include:

graphic notation

notations for blocking movement of any technical or set elements

plans for improvisation

traditional notation

Artistic elements of the production may include:

costume changes

performer or presenter movements

scene changes

timing of cues

Cue reference material may be:

incorporated with prompt reference material, running sheet, script or score

music

notated production running list/sheet

scripted

unscripted

Cue reference material may contain:

map of major musical, dramatic and technical elements

notations for blocking of movement of performers and set elements

Technical rehearsals may be:

cue-to-cue

dress rehearsal

stop/start

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Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Read and correctly interpret production documentation to identify technical requirements 
Confirm interpretation through liaison with relevant colleagues 
Make accurate notations on production documentation according to all information received and area of responsibility 
Clearly and accurately plot all required technical cues, including appropriate technical notations 
Make clear notations for all artistic elements of the production 
Identify and accurately calculate any necessary measurements which need to be incorporated into the reference 
Identify and document the most appropriate method for cueing based on production and technical requirements 
Finalise the cue reference material and incorporate with other relevant production documentation 
Make necessary changes as required to ensure currency of documentation 
Prepare materials for technical rehearsals in advance and in consultation with relevant colleagues 
Rehearse cues based on agreed process and the type of rehearsal 
Make accurate notations and adjustments to production documentation based on rehearsal outcomes 
Ensure all relevant safety procedures are followed, with particular reference to requirements for potentially hazardous sequences 
Liaise and communicate with other production personnel in a manner which fosters co-operation within the team 

Forms

Assessment Cover Sheet

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