Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to evaluate and approve edits to ensure integrity of screen productions.
It applies to individuals responsible for communicating the overall creative vision and style for edits. They rely heavily on the ability of editors to interpret and realise the desired creative and narrative outcomes.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENT | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
1. Prepare post | 1.1 Organise and participate in meetings with production personnel to define post-production requirements 1.2 Establish creative and technical criteria for edits in close collaboration with production personnel 1.3 Establish post-production schedules to optimise creative outcomes in accordance with overall production timelines 1.4 Confirm editors have access to required editing materials to avoid delays to post-production activity 1.5 Establish contingency plans in consultation with production personnel to overcome post-production problems that could necessitate re-shoots |
2. Monitor and evaluate editing activity | 2.1 Work with editors to resolve any problems during the post-production stage and maximise their input to achieving final outcomes 2.2 Evaluate each stage of the editing process, in collaboration with relevant production personnel, and make adjustments to ensure that required creative and technical criteria are being met 2.3 Evaluate all aspects of the editing process from a director’s perspective, including own performance, and note areas for future improvement 2.4 Provide feedback to production personnel and invite comment on the post-production process |
Evidence of Performance
Evidence of the ability to:
prepare post-production schedules and instructions that meet production timelines and include contingency plans for re-shoots
communicate concepts and ideas for achieving post-production objectives with editors and invite their input into strategies for achieving creative outcomes
evaluate and adjust work-in-progress in collaboration with editors
contribute to assessment of whether the post-production process achieved desired creative outcomes.
Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided at least once.
Evidence of Knowledge
To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, the individual must:
outline how creative, production and post-production personnel interact during the post-production process
describe the impact of changing technology on post-production operations
identify typical problems when collaborating during post-production and briefly describe solutions
explain the process for editing screen productions
describe editing techniques for realising visual narratives.
Assessment Conditions
Assessment must be conducted in a safe environment where evidence gathered demonstrates consistent performance of typical activities experienced in creative arts industry environments. The assessment environment must include access to:
professional post-production facilities
material to be edited
post-production personnel.
Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational educational and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.
Foundation Skills
This section describes language, literacy, numeracy and employment skills incorporated in the performance criteria that are required for competent performance.
Skill | Performance Criteria | Description |
Writing | 1.3, 1.5, 2.3 | Prepares and records schedule information and plans using clear and detailed technical language |
Oral Communication | 1.1, 1.2, 1.5, 2.1, 2.2, 2.4 | Seeks views and opinions of others Obtains information by listening and questioning Uses clear language to provide information and express requirements |
Numeracy | 1.3 | Performs calculations needed to estimate timeframes for scheduling |
Navigate the world of work | 2.3, 2.4 | Takes responsibility for overall quality of editing process and outcomes including own performance, and identifies improvement opportunities by utilising feedback as appropriate |
Interact with others | 1.1, 1.2, 1.5, 2.1, 2.2, 2.4 | Establishes and uses appropriate communication methods and practices in all interactions with editors to achieve post-production requirements Builds rapport and positive working relationships to elicit views and opinions of production personnel, and provides constructive feedback |
Get the work done | 1.1-1.5, 2.1, 2.2, 2.4 | Collaboratively organises and establishes post-production requirements Uses a collaborative approach to establish contingency plans and solve problems |
Sectors
Media and Entertainment Production – Directing