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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Prepare for sound editing
   • Discuss production requirements and procedures with relevant people
   • Confirm necessary copyright releases have been obtained
   • Consider impact of using different release sound formats
   • Confirm sound editing software and equipment is operational and appropriate for production requirements
   • Prepare team work plan as required, and brief relevant people accordingly
   • Obtain original or copies of sound sources, and assess their quality against production requirements
   • Advise relevant people if sound sources do not meet production requirements, and propose options to resolve issues as required
   • Anticipate problems that may arise during sound editing, and plan accordingly
2. Edit complex sound sequences
   • Confirm format of sound sources is compatible with sound editing software and equipment
   • Follow work health and safety (WHS) procedures, and use safe work practices when using sound editing software and equipment
   • Listen critically to sound sources to determine extent and range of required edits
   • Use sound editing software and equipment to achieve technical and creative production outcomes, and to resolve identified problems
   • Collaborate with relevant people to meet production requirements
3. Create overall sound context
   • Determine purpose for which sound is being used in production
   • Select or produce appropriate sound effects that enhance the purpose, genre and technical/creative outcomes of the production
   • Incorporate sound effects and elements to meet creative and production requirements
4. Finalise editing operations
   • Listen to final sound mix with relevant people, and make adjustments as necessary
   • Save final files in correct format
   • Conduct quality check of final sound mix according to production requirements and enterprise procedures
   • Archive edited files, and complete relevant documentation according to production requirements and enterprise procedures
   • Confirm work environment is cleaned after use and restored to pre-editing condition
   • Collaborate with relevant people to organise a sound effect library for future productions
   • Provide feedback to production team members as required
   • Evaluate own performance and note areas for improvement

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to:

edit sound material and create final mix for productions

incorporate appropriate sound effects into final mix

work collaboratively as part of a production team within set deadlines

use the features of a range of industry current sound editing software and equipment in line with production requirements and industry standards.

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:

explain the different purposes for which sound is used in productions

explain the copyright implications that relate to sound editing

explain the main principles and techniques of sound editing

explain the issues and challenges that typically arise when editing sound material, and how to address them

explain the work health and safety (WHS) procedures and principles that relate to sound editing.

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