Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners

CUESMT08B Mapping and Delivery Guide
Call the production_event

Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency CUESMT08B - Call the production_event
Description This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to interpret call reference material and identify requirements for front and back-of-house announcements. No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of endorsement.
Employability Skills This unit contains employability skills.
Learning Outcomes and Application Stage managers apply the skills and knowledge outlined in this unit. 'Calling' the production involves making announcements via two-way communication devices, including verbal cues to technicians and performers. This unit has linkages to a range of other stage management units, and combined assessment and/or training with those units may be appropriate, e.g.:CUESMT09B Plot and rehearse cuesCUESMT06C Plot technical requirements from scoresCUESMT05C Stage manage the production/event.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.
Prerequisites/co-requisites
Competency Field Media and entertainment production - stage management
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners Student Learning Resources Handouts
Activities 		Slides
PPT 		Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3 Assessment 4
Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Prepare to make calls
  • Accurately interpret production call reference material to determine call requirements
  • Determine the appropriate time to make various calls
  • Check that communication equipment is fully functioning and take action to restore equipment to working order where appropriate
  • Make necessary changes to calls and update call reference material accurately
       
Element: Make announcements
  • Make appropriate checks prior to making public announcements
  • Make clear and accurate public announcements in a manner that promotes goodwill with the audience
  • Make clear and accurate backstage time call announcements to ensure the production/event operates on time
  • Promptly identify and communicate any changes to the production/event
       
Element: Call the production/event
  • Correctly and sensitively call the production/event using call reference material appropriately
  • Provide clear, audible and accurate information and cues at the correct time and in the correct order
  • Receive and interpret cues and make necessary announcements in response
  • Promptly identify problem situations and respond quickly with appropriate action to minimise negative impact
       


Evidence Required

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The Evidence Guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.

Overview of assessment

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

The following evidence is critical to the judgement of competence in this unit:

correct interpretation of production/event call material

ability to provide clear and accurate announcements

close monitoring of the performance/production/event and ability to keep time so that cues and announcements are provided at the appropriate time.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

The assessment context must provide for:

practical demonstration of skills through the calling of at least two different productions/events that comprise multiple technical and performance elements

interaction with and involvement of a production and performance team to whom calls would be provided

presence of time pressures involved in providing announcements and verbal cues.

Method of assessment

Assessment may incorporate a range of methods to assess practical skills and the application of essential underpinning knowledge, and might include:

review of call notes prepared by the candidate

evaluation of a production/event which the candidate is responsible for calling

project activity to allow the candidate to interpret and make changes to production/event call materials

role plays involving production and artistic team members for the relay and receipt of the calls

written or oral questioning to test knowledge of artistic and technical requirements of the production/event

review of portfolios of evidence and third party workplace reports of on-the-job performance by the candidate.

Assessment methods should closely reflect workplace demands and the needs of particular groups (e.g. people with disabilities, and people who may have literacy or numeracy difficulties such as speakers of languages other than English, remote communities and those with interrupted schooling).

Guidance information for assessment

Assessment of this unit requires access to:

production/event call material on which to base the announcements

industry current communication equipment used to call a production/event

an event/production venue, eg live theatre, convention centre.

Submission Requirements

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Assessment task 1: [title]      Due date:

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Assessment Tasks

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Required skills

effective communication techniques in relation to calling the technical aspects of a production, including the differing needs of various production personnel

contingency management techniques in relation to the need for timely adjustments and interventions to maintain quality

Required knowledge

typical format and content of production/event call material

the role of the calling process within a live production/event

general understanding of how communication equipment works and ability to identify faults

broad understanding of artistic and technical elements of the production event such as staging, lighting and sound elements

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.

Production call reference material may be:

incorporated with prompt reference material, cue sheet, running sheet, script or score

notated production running list/sheet

scripted

unscripted

Appropriate checks prior to making announcements may include:

communication with back-of-house personnel

communication with front-of-house personnel

physical checks of the venue

Public announcements may include:

advice of changes to the advertised artists/performers

advice of changes to the performance

backstage calls and announcements

changes to programmed event/performance

cues and standbys

emergency announcements

emergency evacuation advice

front-of-house calls

time/count-down calls for commencement of the production/event

Backstage time calls/verbal cues may relate to:

cues for action

performers

standby cues

technical elements

Cues may be:

cue for action

standby cues

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

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Accurately interpret production call reference material to determine call requirements 
Determine the appropriate time to make various calls 
Check that communication equipment is fully functioning and take action to restore equipment to working order where appropriate 
Make necessary changes to calls and update call reference material accurately 
Make appropriate checks prior to making public announcements 
Make clear and accurate public announcements in a manner that promotes goodwill with the audience 
Make clear and accurate backstage time call announcements to ensure the production/event operates on time 
Promptly identify and communicate any changes to the production/event 
Correctly and sensitively call the production/event using call reference material appropriately 
Provide clear, audible and accurate information and cues at the correct time and in the correct order 
Receive and interpret cues and make necessary announcements in response 
Promptly identify problem situations and respond quickly with appropriate action to minimise negative impact 

Forms

Assessment Cover Sheet

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