Elements and Performance Criteria
- Interpret scripts
- Read draft scripts and meet with creative personnel to discuss potential interpretations of the vision
- Assess intended creative aims of scripts, define proposed objectives and explore their realisation visually or through the use of sound
- Generate and consider a range of ideas for visualising scripts until a clear narrative emerges
- Identify research and reference materials to inform creative directions and to assist in providing context for productions
- Review script drafts in collaboration with writers, agree on the need for rewrites and organise deadlines for completion
- Prepare development notes for script writers to produce script re-drafts as required
- Document proposed visual and dramatic elements in scripts as the basis for shot plans
- Prepare shot plans to realise visual narrative
- Mark up working script into component scenes and identify key dramatic elements and technical parameters within each scenic unit
- Plot key dramatic elements within and between scenes that aid transformation of written narrative into its visual representation
- Review the whole narrative and individual scenes to determine location of characters and other elements for each shot
- Assess photographic qualities of proposed shots and their impact on interpreting the story overall and within each scene
- Prepare shot plans that allow both narrative and visual aspects to be controlled and carried forward to meet production requirements
- Discuss shot plans with relevant production personnel prior to developing storyboards
- Finalise creative planning
- Document areas of productions that may be affected by script versions and discuss changes with colleagues
- Arrange sign-off for final scripts and distribute to relevant creative personnel
- Maintain an ongoing review of script and shot plans, and organise any further rewrites while production is underway
- Provide production personnel with latest version of scripts and shot plans