Elements and Performance Criteria
- Clarify project requirements
- Consult with relevant people to confirm editing requirements with reference to production documentation
- Assess quality of recorded dialogue and sound sources against creative and technical production requirements
- Liaise with relevant people to identify which dialogue and sound sources meet production requirements, and those that do not
- Determine creative and technical adjustments required to dialogue and sound sources to meet production requirements
- Establish and confirm timeline for completing the dialogue and sound editing process to meet production requirements
- Anticipate problems that may arise during editing, and plan accordingly
- Prepare to edit dialogue
- Check sound editing software and equipment is operational and appropriate for the production requirements
- Resolve technical faults and problems according to workplace procedures
- Undertake all activities according to work health and safety (WHS) procedures
- Confirm that required files are accessible to all relevant people 2.5 Prepare sufficient work copies of original dialogue and sound sources to meet production requirements
- Complete documentation according to production requirements and enterprise procedures
- Clean up dialogue
- Advise relevant people on automated dialogue replacement requirements
- Strip synchronous sound effects from dialogue as required
- Clean up synchronous sounds, and confirm all dialogue and sound edits fit together smoothly
- Find alternative dialogue and sound recordings as required, and determine if any need to be re-recorded to meet production requirements
- Oversee the recording of post-sync dialogue and sound as required, ensuring relevant people have copies of the appropriate documentation
- Backup dialogue and sound files regularly
- Discuss quality of edited material with relevant people, and adjust as required
- Present final edit to relevant people for evaluation against production requirements
- Complete work operations
- Confirm track layout of final edit is legible, consistent and clearly indicates range of different dialogue and sound
- Save and deliver post-production master copy in correct format
- Duplicate post-production master copy as required
- Store edited materials according to production requirements and enterprise procedures
- Confirm work environment is cleaned after use, and restored to pre-editing condition
- Evaluate work
- Evaluate editing process in consultation with relevant people
- Review technical quality of edited material against production requirements
- Evaluate own performance, and note areas for improvement
- Document evaluation outcomes according to production requirements and use results of evaluation to improve own work practices