Elements and Performance Criteria
- Clarify post-production briefs
- Confirm technical and creative criteria for productions in close consultation with production personnel
- Contribute creative solutions for productions based on analysis of editing processes and available documentation
- Brief post-production staff on production goals and encourage them to contribute creative ideas consistent with production concepts
- Appraise technical and creative criteria for potential impact on post-production schedules and relevance to production briefs
- Notify relevant personnel of issues that may affect the post-production process, and negotiate appropriate solutions as required
- Identify and resolve issues that may contravene ethical standards and protocols for editors working on screen productions
- Prepare for edit
- Confirm proposed treatment with relevant production personnel
- Assess source materials as they become available and monitor for technical and creative relevance to production requirements
- Check source materials are available in required format and are compatible with editing equipment and operating software
- Explore alternative editing decisions where initial concepts are proving unworkable and negotiate adjustments so work can be completed on time
- Assess requirements for consumables and arrange for adequate supplies to be provided
- Undertake editing activity
- Identify potential shots and sequences, including additional materials to achieve envisaged creative outcomes
- Organise and file selected materials into accessible storage systems according to enterprise procedures
- Provide technical and creative feedback to production personnel on source materials as they are received, and suggest creative solutions to resolve identified problems
- Maximise creative outcomes through appropriate use of post-production techniques while maintaining integrity of overall production
- Arrange for specialised post-production techniques to be carried out by suitably qualified personnel within production timelines
- Monitor quality of edited materials according to production briefs and arrange for viewing and evaluation by relevant personnel on an ongoing basis
- Implement changes and modifications based on ongoing evaluation of edited materials and provide relevant personnel with accurate documentation for each post-production stage
- Check the post-production work environment and practices comply with enterprise work health and safety (WHS) requirements
- Finalise edits
- Check editing requirements have been met and report on problems encountered during post-production
- Compile final editing decisions and display final cuts for evaluation and confirmation by relevant personnel within agreed timelines
- Update required documentation and store according to enterprise requirements
- Review and reflect on own performance and note areas for improvement
- Provide feedback on performance to post-production colleagues where appropriate