Elements and Performance Criteria
- Review and interpret scripts.
- Read available drafts of scripts and arrange meetings with appropriate creative personnel to discuss potential interpretations of the vision.
- Assess the intended creative aims of scripts, define proposed objectives and explore how they may be realised visually or through the use of sound.
- Generate and consider a range of ideas for visualising scripts until a clear narrative emerges.
- Identify research and reference materials to inform creative directions and to assist in providing the context for productions.
- Review script drafts in collaboration with writers, agree on the need for any rewrites and organise timetables for completions.
- Prepare clear development notes for script writers to produce script re-drafts as required.
- Document perceived visual and dramatic elements in scripts as the basis for shot plans.
- Prepare shot plans to realise visual narrative.
- 1.1 Mark up working script into its component scenes and identify key dramatic elements and technical parameters within each scenic unit.
- Plot key dramatic elements within each scene and between scenes to realise the transformation of the written narrative into its visual representation.
- Consider the whole of the narrative and scenes to determine the location of characters and other elements for each individual shot.
- Assess the photographic qualities of proposed shots and how they may impact on interpreting the story overall and within each scene.
- Ensure overall shot plans allow both narrative and visual aspects to be controlled and carried forward to meet overall production requirements.
- Discuss shot plans with relevant production personnel prior to development of any storyboards.
- Review and communicate proposed shot plan.
- Identify and document areas of productions that may be affected by script versions and discuss changes with colleagues.
- Arrange sign-off for final script with producers if applicable and ensure it is distributed to relevant creative personnel.
- Maintain an ongoing review of script and shot plans and organise for any further rewrites while production is underway.
- Provide relevant production personnel with appropriate documentation, including latest version of script or script updates as applicable.