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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Brief crew on shoot requirements
   • Brief production crew and discuss proposed vision, artistic style and technical requirements for productions
   • Involve crew members in development of creative solutions to production requirements
   • Resolve difficult or complex shot requirements in consultation with crews
   • Confirm all technical requirements for productions are in place before shooting commences and organise back-ups or alternatives as required
   • Establish clear communication lines with production crew members
2. Rehearse shoots
3. Distribute production documentation to crew members as required
   • Plan and execute shoot procedures and protocols according to organisational practices
   • Brief crews on their role in realising each scenic unit in context of the overall required narrative
   • Provide instructions to assist production crew maximise technical expertise in delivery of desired photographic and cinematographic (mise-en-scène effect) outcomes
   • Direct rehearsal of each shot, assess for creative or technical problems, and resolve issues with crew members
4. Direct shoots
   • Facilitate interactions between performers and production crew to meet planned technical and creative requirements
   • Direct retakes where necessary, arriving at innovative and imaginative solutions to problems, in collaboration with crew members
   • Provide clear instructions and cues to production crews
   • Record all sequences and additional material in line with production deadlines
   • Implement work health and safety (WHS) procedures according to organisational procedures
   • Evaluate shoots from a director’s perspective, including own performance, and note areas for future improvement
   • Provide feedback to production crew members and invite their comments on shoots.

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to:

brief crew members on the creative and technical requirements of screen productions

invite input from crew members to the process of devising shots and finding solutions to complex shot requirements

direct rehearsals in a way that motivates crew members and provides opportunities for them to use their technical expertise to achieve desired creative outcomes

meet production deadlines.

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:

describe roles and responsibilities of production crew members and how directors interact with them

identify typical problems that arise when directing screen production crews, and briefly describe solutions

explain conventions and practices for directing screen productions

outline how technical and artistic elements come together in screen productions

describe workplace health and safety procedures that apply to directing screen productions.

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