Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare a script or production schedule for vision mixing
- Liaise with relevant production personnel to confirm production requirements and recommend creative solutions where appropriate
- Analyse production requirements to determine quantity, nature and style of effects and processes
- Mark known effects and processes on production documentation according to enterprise procedures and confirm accuracy with relevant production personnel
- Prepare contingency plans for unscripted effects and processes that may arise during recording of productions in consultation with director or producer
- Contribute to creative process as required and explore potential for creating original ideas and proposals
- Set up for vision mixing
- Select vision mixing methods to achieve creative and technical output for productions
- Negotiate alternative strategies with relevant production personnel where designated effects and processes are beyond the capability of available equipment
- Check that identified effects and processes are fully functional and monitors are working within specifications
- Check and assign or route required vision sources so they are accessible on the vision mixing unit and can be previewed on monitoring equipment
- Identify and note key reference points and complexities requiring special attention during production
- Ensure equipment is tested and confirm it is capable of meeting production requirements
- Ensure that actions throughout productions are correctly identified on scripts or production schedules
- Communicate with relevant production personnel throughout the mixing process to achieve the desired effect
- If appropriate, preview sources throughout the production process and put to air on cue
- Respond promptly to cues received from relevant production personnel and ensure consistency of timing
- Perform planned transitions between vision sources, reassign sources as and when required, and perform effects transitions to ensure production requirements are met
- Assign effects and processes to appropriate storage device
- React to equipment failure by applying alternative effects and processes as necessary
- Monitor quality of creative and technical output during productions