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

CUFCOS301A Mapping and Delivery Guide
Maintain costume continuity

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Issue Date: April 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency CUFCOS301A - Maintain costume continuity
Description This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to maintain costume continuity for productions in the screen, media and entertainment industries.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 Maintaining costume continuity involves ensuring consistency of the appearance of performers' costumes from one take to the next on film shoots, or between scenes requiring costume changes in live theatre productions.In film/television productions, continuity is essential to ensure smooth transitions between shots and/or scenes, thus facilitating post-production editing. The process of continuity involves tracking details of each shooting session, knowing that many scenes are shot out of sequence.Maintaining costume continuity is usually the responsibility of costume assistants, who work closely with continuity or script supervisors. The role of these people is to maintain continuity across all areas of productions.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.
Prerequisites/co-requisites
Competency Field Visual communication - Costume
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: Maintain appearance of performers for continuity
  • Develop, maintain and accurately update continuity documentation on an ongoing basis throughout productions
  • Re-dress performers throughout productions to ensure continuity of appearance
  • Ensure that appropriate continuity photographs and notes are taken throughout productions and filed for reference purposes
  • Recognise possible scripted and unscripted occurrences that might impact on performers' costumes and take appropriate action
  • Make required adjustments to costumes quickly and accurately at appropriate times during productions
  • Ensure relevant personnel have access to continuity records as required
  • Undertake continuity activity with regard to the needs of others on set
       
Element: Maintain condition of costumes for continuity
  • Complete minor repairs or alterations to costumes, or refer to relevant personnel, according to individual level of responsibility
  • Ensure costumes are cleaned, as required, during productions and returned to production locations to meet continuity and production requirements
  • Ensure that major repairs to costumes are undertaken with regard to continuity and production requirements
       
Element: Advise on costume continuity during productions
  • Advise relevant personnel of changes to costumes and appearances
  • Advise crew and cast of approved changes to costume continuity as required
  • Advise relevant personnel of costume continuity issues according to workplace procedures and production requirements
       


Evidence Required

List the assessment methods to be used and the context and resources required for assessment. Copy and paste the relevant sections from the evidence guide below and then re-write these in plain English.

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

Evidence of the following is essential:

ability to maintain continuity of performers' costumes and accessories during productions

accurate documentation of costume continuity information

ability to work under pressure

collaborative approach to work

attention to detail.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure:

practical demonstration of skills through maintaining costume continuity for at least two productions

access to productions requiring a range of costume changes

access to appropriate learning and assessment support when required

use of culturally appropriate processes and techniques appropriate to the language and literacy capacity of learners and the work being performed.

Method of assessment

A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge. The following examples are appropriate for this unit:

direct questioning combined with review of portfolios of evidence and third-party workplace reports of on-the-job performance

evaluation of costume continuity documentation prepared by the candidate to determine whether production requirements have been met and correct procedures followed

observation of the candidate on set maintaining costume continuity

written or verbal questioning to test knowledge as listed in the required skills and knowledge section of this unit and to evaluate the processes used in achieving costume continuity.

Guidance information for assessment

Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector, workplace and job role is recommended, for example:

CUECOS302A Dress performers

CUECOS303A Modify, repair and maintain costumes

CUECOS02C Apply art finishing.

Submission Requirements

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Assessment task 1: [title]      Due date:

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Assessment Tasks

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Required skills

communication and literacy skills sufficient to:

work effectively as a team member advising on costume continuity issues

deal with conflict situations that arise on set with regard to costume continuity issues

communicate tactfully and respectfully with performers while assisting with dressing

interpret scripts and production schedules

complete continuity documentation

self-management skills sufficient to:

work under pressure and to deadlines

make required adjustments to costumes quickly and accurately during production

analytical and planning skills sufficient to:

record costume continuity details for performers

accurately assess continuity of performers' costumes throughout productions

initiative and enterprise in the context of anticipating and addressing problems that arise on set with regard to costume continuity

technical skills sufficient to:

use a digital stills camera to take continuity photographs

use standard word processing, database and spreadsheet applications in the context of maintaining continuity documentation

Required knowledge

production etiquette and protocols

continuity conventions, including:

direction/line of action

crossing the line

eyeline

types of shots

angles

position of camera

position of performer

script changes

visualisation and interpretation of creative and technical concepts - sufficient to be able to coordinate all aspects of costume continuity

industry knowledge, including:

structure of the relevant industry sector

roles and responsibilities of production personnel

industry terminology

well-developed understanding of the costume elements of productions

administrative procedures and documentation associated with running a production

duty of care to colleagues and general public

OHS legislation and regulations

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.

Continuity documentation may be:

checklists

computer generated

continuity reports

costume break-down lists

costume plots

digital photos

labels

manually written

memos of instruction

production schedules

running sheets

scripts

videos.

Productions may include:

commercials

documentaries

feature films

filmed events or performances

live or prerecorded television productions

live performances

music video

short films

television productions

theatrical productions.

Continuity of appearance may include the exact reproduction of:

appearance of costumes

condition of costumes

personal appearance of performers

placement of accessories

special requirements of action sequences.

Costumes may include:

accessories

character costumes

contemporary wear

corsetry

costume jewellery

dance wear

female, male, child and animal costumes

millinery

padding

period costumes

tailored costumes

undergarments.

Relevant personnel may include:

costume designer

costume production staff

director

director of photography

extras

floor manager

head of department

make-up and hair personnel

other specialist staff

performers

producer

production designer

technical director

wardrobe department personnel

wardrobe supervisor/manager.

Repairs may include:

hand or machine sewn

major

minor

patching.

Locations may include:

day

dressing-rooms

entertainment venue

exterior

interior

night

outside broadcast

sound stage

studio

theatre.

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
Develop, maintain and accurately update continuity documentation on an ongoing basis throughout productions 
Re-dress performers throughout productions to ensure continuity of appearance 
Ensure that appropriate continuity photographs and notes are taken throughout productions and filed for reference purposes 
Recognise possible scripted and unscripted occurrences that might impact on performers' costumes and take appropriate action 
Make required adjustments to costumes quickly and accurately at appropriate times during productions 
Ensure relevant personnel have access to continuity records as required 
Undertake continuity activity with regard to the needs of others on set 
Complete minor repairs or alterations to costumes, or refer to relevant personnel, according to individual level of responsibility 
Ensure costumes are cleaned, as required, during productions and returned to production locations to meet continuity and production requirements 
Ensure that major repairs to costumes are undertaken with regard to continuity and production requirements 
Advise relevant personnel of changes to costumes and appearances 
Advise crew and cast of approved changes to costume continuity as required 
Advise relevant personnel of costume continuity issues according to workplace procedures and production requirements 

Forms

Assessment Cover Sheet

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