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Evidence Guide: CUFCAM404A - Pull focus

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CUFCAM404A - Pull focus

What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?

Prepare to pull focus

  1. Liaise with relevant production personnel and interpret and confirm appropriate focus requirements for particular shots
  2. Contribute to discussions about finding the most effective way of achieving creative outcomes required of shots
  3. Mount equipment according to specifications and requirements of relevant production personnel
  4. Ensure equipment is compatible and positioned to avoid interference with camera operations at locations
Liaise with relevant production personnel and interpret and confirm appropriate focus requirements for particular shots

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Contribute to discussions about finding the most effective way of achieving creative outcomes required of shots

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Mount equipment according to specifications and requirements of relevant production personnel

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Ensure equipment is compatible and positioned to avoid interference with camera operations at locations

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Calculate focus points

  1. Accurately measure and clearly mark focus points to plot the focus pull
  2. Verify points using tape measure or eye and ensure split focus covers the depth of field requirements
  3. Set and change focus to meet production requirements in consultation with relevant production personnel
Accurately measure and clearly mark focus points to plot the focus pull

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Verify points using tape measure or eye and ensure split focus covers the depth of field requirements

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Set and change focus to meet production requirements in consultation with relevant production personnel

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Pull focus during productions

  1. Liaise with relevant production personnel throughout shots
  2. Check equipment is calibrated correctly and ensure camera is not disturbed while pulling focus during production
  3. Maintain focus throughout shots by operating follow focus unit to predetermined points and within required timing of shots
  4. Estimate and execute necessary adjustments to predetermined focus points to achieve the required image.
  5. Provide feedback to relevant production personnel on completion of shots, noting problems
  6. Relay information to continuity according to enterprise procedures
Liaise with relevant production personnel throughout shots

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Check equipment is calibrated correctly and ensure camera is not disturbed while pulling focus during production

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Maintain focus throughout shots by operating follow focus unit to predetermined points and within required timing of shots

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Estimate and execute necessary adjustments to predetermined focus points to achieve the required image.

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Provide feedback to relevant production personnel on completion of shots, noting problems

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Relay information to continuity according to enterprise procedures

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Assessed

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

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 pull focus on a range of camera equipment and accessories to achieve required shots

collaborative approach to work

knowledge and application of photographic principles.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure:

access to a range of equipment listed in the range statement

opportunity to demonstrate facility with focal calculations in varied shooting situations

access to productions that require focus pulling

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 a range of screen content shot by the candidate to determine whether correct focusing and refocusing of the camera has occurred

observation of the candidate marking focus points on location

written or verbal questioning to test knowledge as listed in the required skills and knowledge section of this unit.

Guidance information for assessment

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

BSBCRT402A Collaborate in a creative process

CUFCAM401A Shoot a wide range of television content

CUFIND401A Provide services on a freelance basis.

Required Skills and Knowledge

Required skills

communication, teamwork and literacy skills sufficient to:

work collaboratively as a member of a production team

understand and carry out instructions and creative directions as required

interpret and complete production documentation

technical skills sufficient to assemble a range of cameras and lenses to meet specific shot requirements

problem solving skills in the context of:

anticipating and addressing equipment set-up problems

responding quickly to changes as required or directed

accurately judging distances in the context of marking focus points

self-management skills sufficient to:

prioritise work tasks and work under pressure

meet deadlines

seek expert assistance when problems arise

initiative and enterprise in the context of making creative contributions to the process of devising camera coverage

numeracy skills sufficient to make basic mathematical calculations, e.g. focal length calculation

Required knowledge

industry knowledge, including:

roles and responsibilities of film/television crew members

cinematographic language and terminology

issues and challenges that arise in the context of pulling focus

features of a range of cameras and accessories, e.g. focus follow unit

framing techniques and shot composition

lens theory and application, including range and characteristics of lenses

concepts and techniques and understanding compatibility issues with a range of equipment

sound understanding of photographic principles, such as:

exposure

focus

tonal relationships

light sources

sensitivity and balancing

camera interpretation of colour

colour correction techniques

colour temperature and compensation and how this determines the selection of gels and filters

duty of care to colleagues and general public, especially on location

OHS procedures, particularly as they relate to shooting on location

sound understanding of the Recommended Safety Code for Film and Television

Range Statement

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 personnel may include:

camera operator

client

continuity

crane crew

director

director of photography

floor manager

gaffer

grips

head of department

lighting personnel

other specialist staff

other technical staff

performers

supervisor

technical director.

Focus may include:

focus point

rack focus

split focus, e.g.:

circle of confusion

format

lens focal length

aperture.

Shots may include:

establishing or master shot

extreme close-up

eye-level shot

hand-held

high-angle

long shot

low-angle

mid shot

pan

point-of-view shot

static

tilt

track

wide shot

zoom in

zoom out.

Equipment may include:

cameras

camera supports, e.g.:

mounts

cranes

dollies

track

tripods

spreaders

fluid heads

filters

follow focus unit

lenses, e.g.:

fixed

zoom

lights

special effects equipment

speed aperture unit

varied speed unit.

Locations may include:

day

exterior

interior

night

outside broadcast

studio.

Production requirements may include:

artistic

shot requirements, e.g.:

composition

continuity

shot type

framing

aesthetics

movement

timing

duration

camera position

camera height and distance from subject

technical.

Production may include:

animated productions

commercials

documentaries

feature films

short films.

Feedback may include:

footage

lens size

marks

reports for continuity

stop.

Problems may include:

failing light

film breaks

position of lights

position of performers

position of props

position of scenery

scratches

soft focus.