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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Confirm special effects requirements
   • Discuss special effects requirements for scenic art with relevant colleagues
   • Analyse production schedules, specifications, lists and scale drawings to gain a full understanding of requirements
   • Discuss visual interpretation of special effects and ways in which they could be realised
   • Reach agreement on scope of own work and production deadlines
   • Take account of budgetary and other constraints when planning how to achieve special effects
2. Test techniques for creating special effects
   • In consultation with relevant colleagues identify options for achieving required effects and establish criteria for selecting final approaches
   • Use a range of sources to research different approaches and techniques
   • Select tools and equipment to test approaches and techniques
   • Test and experiment with a range of techniques and materials that might achieve required effects
   • Evaluate testing processes against selection criteria and select preferred approach
   • Document selected processes, including records of materials and equipment to be used
3. Produce special effects scenic art
   • Calculate quantities of required materials, avoiding waste where possible
   • Use selected techniques to produce special effects for scenic art
   • Seek feedback on work in progress and adjust as required
   • Promptly identify problems encountered while creating special effects, take action within scope of own responsibilities or refer to others as required
   • Follow safety procedures throughout the process according to organisational requirements
   • Contribute to evaluations of set construction processes and note ways to improve own work performance

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to:

create special effects on scenic art elements for at least one production

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 issues and challenges that typically arise when creating special effects for scenic art and suggest ways of addressing them

describe the range of special effects that can be achieved in scenic art

explain how to achieve different types of special effects through the use of various techniques, tools, materials and equipment

explain how safety and environmental issues and organisational requirements relate to the process of creating special effects for scenic art.

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