Copy and paste from the following data to produce each assessment task. Write these in plain English and spell out how, when and where the task is to be carried out, under what conditions, and what resources are needed. Include guidelines about how well the candidate has to perform a task for it to be judged satisfactory.
Required skills
communication skills to respond appropriately to direction on performance requirements
initiative and enterprise skills to:
approach choreographed or scripted works with confidence and focus
dance with presence and style to camera
learning skills to improve performance under direction and in the environment of a film shoot
planning and organising skills to prepare for performances
self-management skills to:
observe dance discipline and follow direction
apply safe dance practices
teamwork skills to:
work collaboratively with others involved in film shoots
contribute to analyses of dance performances with members of an artistic team
technical skills to:
dance with precision and ease, holding balance and adapting movement to specific requirements
maintain a consistently high level of performance when repeating sequences or performing them out of sequence.
Required knowledge
well-developed knowledge of:
importance of framing and camera angles
practical difficulties associated with performing to camera
safe dance practices
overview knowledge of:
process of setting up and running a film shoot
OHS principles and procedures in relation to film shoots
screen industry terminology.
The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.
Key aspectsmay include: | availability of: actors props available light costs crew and other dancers’ commitments hire conditions limitations on access to location musicians’ commitments weather. |
Relevant personnel may include: | choreographer dance instructor or teacher designer director director of photography lighting director producer production manager unit director stunt director special effects director sound director. |
Terminology includes: | calls camera movement: dolly pan tilt track continuity crossing the line establishing shot framing high angle industry roles, including: director of photography (DOP) camera crew gaffer grip line producer marks multi-cam references to shot sizes, including: close up long shot medium long shot mid shot extreme close up schedules sequences shot list shot types, including: single camera steady cam two shot high angle. |
Work practices on film setsmay relate to: | safe dancing surfaces working with crew members working around a range of equipment and staging, such as: boom microphones camera tripods cranes dolly flats lighting stands lights props sets tracks. |
Safe dance practicesrelate to: | understanding the body’s capabilities and limitations, including: alignment flexibility (mobility) strength (stability) cardiorespiratory endurance muscular endurance warm-up and cool-down activities, such as: gentle stretches aerobic exercises anaerobic exercises breathing exercises doing exercises and performing routines on flooring appropriate to genre and style of dance, such as: sprung softwood tarkett sprung parquet tongue and groove hardwood resined for ballroom and Latin dance non-slip for ballet wood for tap and Spanish correct execution of dance steps appropriate clothing and footwear nutrition and diet. |
Artistic team may include: | choreographer dance instructor or teacher designer director director of photography post-production personnel. |
Requirementsmay include: | ability to maintain focus awareness of camera angles costumes expressive elements facial expressiveness hitting marks movement around non-dancers readiness to adapt dance under direction set sequences of dance styles of dance use of props. |
Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.
Observation Checklist