Coordinate location sound recording Evidence Guide

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Evidence Guide: CUSSOU407A - Coordinate location sound recording

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CUSSOU407A - Coordinate location sound recording

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

Clarify recording requirements

Participate in pre-production meetings with relevant personnel to determine scope of recording required
Plan recording with reference to scripts and other production documentation
Organise script extracts for sound recordists as required
Visit all locations to identify issues or problems that might arise in the context of recording sound and plan accordingly
Prepare a team work plan as required and brief personnel accordingly
Ensure the selection of sound equipment and accessories meets production requirements

Participate in pre-production meetings with relevant personnel to determine scope of recording required

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Plan recording with reference to scripts and other production documentation

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Organise script extracts for sound recordists as required

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Visit all locations to identify issues or problems that might arise in the context of recording sound and plan accordingly

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Prepare a team work plan as required and brief personnel accordingly

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Ensure the selection of sound equipment and accessories meets production requirements

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Prepare for location recording

Ensure recording devices have sufficient capacity for expected duration of recordings
Ensure adequate supply of consumables is available for duration of sound recordings
Check that sound equipment and accessories are in working order prior to shoots
Negotiate with relevant personnel prior to shoots to ensure that recorded sound will meet post-production requirements
Ensure that sound equipment and accessories are rigged according to safety, and technical and production requirements

Ensure recording devices have sufficient capacity for expected duration of recordings

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Ensure adequate supply of consumables is available for duration of sound recordings

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Check that sound equipment and accessories are in working order prior to shoots

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Negotiate with relevant personnel prior to shoots to ensure that recorded sound will meet post-production requirements

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Ensure that sound equipment and accessories are rigged according to safety, and technical and production requirements

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Monitor location sound recording

Participate in technical run-throughs or rehearsals to determine optimum positioning of boom and other microphones for recording dialogue and sound effects
Monitor the quality of sound being recorded and request additional takes as required
Provide advice to and supervise sound recordists as required

Participate in technical run-throughs or rehearsals to determine optimum positioning of boom and other microphones for recording dialogue and sound effects

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Monitor the quality of sound being recorded and request additional takes as required

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Provide advice to and supervise sound recordists as required

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Finalise sound-recording operations

Ensure that recordings are saved in the appropriate format and logged/filed in line with organisational procedures
Ensure that safety copies or backups are made in line with organisational procedures
Ensure that sound equipment and accessories are de-rigged, checked and cleaned appropriately
Ensure that locations are clean and restored to their pre-recording condition
Provide feedback to team members as required
Evaluate own performance against technical and creative criteria and note areas for improvement

Ensure that recordings are saved in the appropriate format and logged/filed in line with organisational procedures

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Ensure that safety copies or backups are made in line with organisational procedures

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Ensure that sound equipment and accessories are de-rigged, checked and cleaned appropriately

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Ensure that locations are clean and restored to their pre-recording condition

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Provide feedback to team members as required

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Evaluate own performance against technical and creative criteria and note areas for improvement

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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 ability to: plan sound-recording operations for screen productions monitor the quality of sound recording on location in line with production requirements work cooperatively in a team environment meet deadlines observe safety guidelines on set.
Context of and specific resources for assessment	Assessment must ensure: access to screen projects where dialogue and sound are being recorded access to industry-current sound equipment and accessories use of culturally appropriate processes, and techniques appropriate to the language and literacy capacity of learners and the work being performed.
Method of assessment	The following assessment methods are appropriate for this unit: case studies to assess candidate's ability to deal with challenges that typically arise in the context of coordinating location sound recording evaluation of dialogue and sound recorded by and/or under the supervision of the candidate evaluation of work plans prepared by the candidate observation of candidate monitoring sound-recording operations on location written or oral questioning to test knowledge as listed in the required 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: CUSSOU401A Record sound CUSSOU406A Record sound on location.

Required Skills and Knowledge

Required skills

communication and teamwork skills sufficient to:

work cooperatively with camera and lighting operators and others involved in film shoots

supervise sound-recording personnel

respond appropriately to requests from performers

treat performers sensitively and with respect when requesting additional sound takes

numeracy skills sufficient to calculate duration and capacity of recording media at various speed/sample rates

learning skills sufficient to maintain currency of knowledge of recording equipment upgrades

literacy skills sufficient to read and interpret scripts and production documentation

planning and organisational skills sufficient to:

prioritise work tasks

meet deadlines

initiative and enterprise skills in the context of:

finding creative solutions to sound-recording challenges

demonstrating a precise attention to detail

problem-solving and self-management skills sufficient to:

apply critical-listening skills to sound recordings to identify faults in recording

comply with on-set protocols

work effectively under pressure

technology skills sufficient to:

use a variety of sound-recording equipment

manage file structures to ensure compatibility with syncing and editing

make regular backups

Required knowledge

roles and responsibilities of film and television production personnel

on-set protocols

well-developed understanding of how sound is used in film productions, including the interrelationship of dialogue, sound effects and musical elements

well-developed understanding of sound post-production requirements

principles and techniques of recordingsound for screen productions, including:

picture and sound synchronisation

creating a sense of audio continuity

interaction with camera and lighting crew

principles of sound, in particular direct versus reflected sound, sound perspective

operational principles of microphones, including microphone placement

operational/technical limitations of recording media

acceptable compromises when it comes to the quality of captured sound

potential for parallax errors when operating side-on to the sound source

cues and how to respond to them

recording formats and technical standards

timecode levels and standards in analogue and digital applications

issues and challenges that typically arise in the context of coordinating location sound recording

OHS principles of safe listening, including safeguards against hearing loss

relevant sections of the Safety Guidelines for the Entertainment Industry

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.
Relevant personnel may include:	director producer director of photography production manager first assistant director (1st AD) sound supervisor sound designer sound recordist boom operator sound engineer performer actor camera operator lighting crew art department wardrobe department make-up artist.
Documentation may include:	production schedules budgets scripts storyboards shot lists.
Equipment and accessories may include:	hard disk recorders headphones batteries microphones, including: dynamic condenser radio omnidirectional cardioid hyper-cardioid figure of eight shotgun microphone accessories, including: tripod windscreens boom pole, including: aluminium carbon fibre fisher hand-held perambulator remote panner cables, including: balanced unbalanced cable extensions clips connectors, including: female male XLR housing pop filters shock mounts stands, including: desk floor gooseneck amplifiers mixers speakers.
Productions may include:	feature films documentaries short films and videos animation corporate videos training films and videos drama programs variety and lifestyle programs news and current affairs music videos recordings of live productions commercials print advertisements.
Consumables may include:	CDs DVDs memory cards batteries masking tape, marker pens and labels cue sheets.
Post-production requirements may include:	sync FX location sound (atmos) additional dialogue file management systems.
Positioning may involve:	ensuring that boom and microphone are out of the frame of the camera placing boom and microphone overhead miking from below mounting boom and microphone on a dolly determining movement of boom and microphone during recording of shots ensuring that position of the microphone, mounts, their shadows and reflections are as unobtrusive as possible ensuring that extraneous and unwanted noises are not captured ensuring that boom and microphone are not safety hazards placing multiple microphones in different positions to capture sound perspective of effects being recorded.

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Evidence Guide: CUSSOU407A - Coordinate location sound recording

Student: __________________________________________________

Signature: _________________________________________________

Tips for gathering evidence to demonstrate your skills

CUSSOU407A - Coordinate location sound recording

Clarify recording requirements

Prepare for location recording

Monitor location sound recording

Finalise sound-recording operations

Assessed

Teacher: ___________________________________ Date: _________

Signature: ________________________________________________

Comments:

Instructions to Assessors

Teacher: ___________________________ Date: _