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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Interpret creative briefs
   • Analyse performance outlines or scripts to determine overall production concepts
   • Participate in preliminary concept meetings with relevant personnel to discuss prop requirements for productions
   • Identify factors that may affect the process of designing props
   • Discuss and agree on the role of designers in the production process
2. Conduct and evaluate research
   • Identify and source references that may inform the design process
   • Critically analyse sources and references in current design projects
   • Take account of the impact and potential of new and emerging technologies to inform designs
   • Collect, collate and adapt materials to develop initial design concepts
   • Obtain copyright clearance for material as required
3. Generate and assess ideas
   • Generate a range of design ideas that respond to briefs and provide creative solutions to technical issues
   • Discuss ideas and collaborate with relevant personnel to seek contributions of ideas to initial concepts
   • Continuously reflect on and appraise ideas for budget and time implications , technical feasibility, and suitability to meet brief
4. Develop and document designs
   • Hold ongoing discussions with relevant personnel so that additional or changed requirements and new ideas are considered and incorporated into the design process
   • Reach agreement with relevant personnel on artistic interpretation of design
   • Evaluate initial concepts and select the most appropriate approach, giving consideration to budget, research findings, and ongoing reflection and discussion
   • Develop technically feasible prop designs that meet creative production requirements
   • Organise or undertake testing and experimentation with selected prop designs
   • Document designs according to organisational procedures
5. Finalise designs
   • Present draft prop construction plans and specifications to relevant colleagues in an appropriate format
   • Participate in initial and ongoing evaluations of designs and construction plans
   • Negotiate and agree on modifications to designs and amend accordingly
   • Agree to final designs and produce accurate and comprehensive documentation to support implementation in line with production schedules
   • Present final designs, plans and specifications within agreed timeframe and confirm that production requirements have been met

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to:

design props for at least one production that satisfy production requirements and technical, budget and time constraints

undertake research to inform the prop design process and creative response to design briefs

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:

explain how copyright, moral rights and intellectual property legislation apply to prop design

describe industry trends and developments relevant to prop design

provide examples of ethical standards and protocols that designers in the cultural industries should observe when designing props

explain how the principles and techniques of design and script breakdown apply when designing props

explain the relationship between production scheduling and the design process

describe the role of prop design within the overall artistic direction of productions

describe the relationship between prop designers and other production personnel.

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