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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Prepare for prop furniture construction
   • Confirm prop furniture construction requirements in consultation with relevant personnel and with reference to production documentation
   • Discuss factors that impact on the type of prop furniture required and plan accordingly
   • Reach agreement on scope of own work and construction deadlines
   • Decide on most appropriate furniture construction techniques based on an analysis of how items are to be used, including whether furniture needs to be weight-bearing
   • Take budgetary and other constraints into account when making decisions about constructing prop furniture
   • Prepare tools, equipment and materials according to construction plans
   • Calculate quantities of required materials, avoiding waste where possible
2. Make prop furniture items
   • Follow construction plans to create prop furniture items, including trick furniture, in a logical order and within production timelines
   • Participate in discussions with relevant personnel throughout the construction process to ensure requirements are met and adjust construction processes as required
   • Construct prop furniture using the selected media, construction techniques and finishes
3. Complete prop furniture construction
   • Check furniture in terms of durability, quality of finish, and suitability for production requirements
   • Prepare items in readiness for finishing, according to production requirements
   • Follow safety procedures during the construction process according to organisational requirements
   • Update documentation as required
   • Contribute to evaluation of prop construction processes and note ways to improve own work performance

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to:

use a range of techniques and processes to construct prop furniture for at least one production or event

follow safety procedures

meet deadlines

work collaboratively.

Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided for each of the above points at least once.

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Knowledge Evidence

To complete the unit requirements the individual must:

describe ways in which furniture can be used as props in production and event contexts

provide examples of furniture items that are usually constructed, and those which would typically be acquired by other means

describe the properties of materials commonly used for prop furniture and explain how they are used

describe issues and challenges that typically arise when constructing prop furniture and suggest ways to address them

explain techniques for creating trick furniture, including how to create a breakaway section

describe safety issues associated with the use of materials, tools and equipment for furniture construction.

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