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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Clarify work requirements
   • Clarify requirements for screen titles with reference to production documentation
   • Determine workflow sequences in consultation with relevant personnel to ensure production schedule deadlines are met
   • Confirm available budget for the production of titles as required
2. Prepare items to be included in titles
   • Produce and maintain a schedule of items to be included in titles
   • Import items from other sources as required
   • Obtain copyright clearances to use imported items as required
   • Select appropriate fonts and/or create fonts as required
3. Generate and assess ideas
   • Generate a range of ideas for design of screen titles that respond to briefs and provide creative solutions to design issues
   • Discuss ideas and collaborate, as required, with relevant production personnel to contribute ideas to initial concepts
   • Appraise ideas for implications on cost, technical feasibility and suitability to meet specifications
4. Create titles
   • Incorporate and manipulate moving or static graphic items to be included in titles
   • Modify titles and source items to achieve required visual effect
   • Trial various techniques and styles and produce initial compilation of titles ensuring style, content and creative intentions are met
   • Choose appropriate parameters of display to meet with creative requirements and technical specifications
   • Review initial titles to ensure they meettechnical and creative requirements
   • Check movement of titles and other graphic items maximises the visual impact required for productions
   • Check titles incorporate and synchronise captions with required images and sound
   • Check titles are legible and appropriately spaced
   • Record and store titles and other graphic images according to enterprise procedures
   • Adopt safe ergonomic practices when using screens and keyboards for extended periods of time
5. Finalise titles
   • Present initial title compilations to relevant personnel for feedback
   • Evaluate and revise designs until they meet required outcomes
   • Confirm accuracy of text, spelling, punctuation and content
   • Discuss and agree with relevant personnel to additional requirements and modify titles as required
   • Check agreement is reached with, and approval granted by, relevant personnel before proceeding with final production of titles
   • Save and archive files in appropriate formats following enterprise procedures
   • Review process of creating titles and note areas for future improvement

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to:

create screen titles that:

meet the brief requirements

integrate production items correctly

achieve required visual impact

meet production deadlines

work collaboratively with others in the production team to generate a range of creative ideas

save and store titles and other graphic images according to enterprise procedures

review the design process for improvement.

Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided at least once.

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Knowledge Evidence

To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, the individual must:

outline typical challenges of creating titles for screen productions and how to handle these

explain how principles of typography and motion techniques are applied to title design

identify copyright requirements for importing items into screen titles

identify relevant work health and safety standards which relate to working with screens and keyboards.

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