Modification History
Not applicable.
Unit Descriptor
Unit descriptor |
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to interpret the creative and technical aspects of a live production/event and to plot and rehearse cues for any type of technical element. No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of endorsement. |
Application of the Unit
Application of the unit |
The role outlined in this unit applies to a broad range of technical production personnel and to stage managers. Training should be tailored to the specific context. This unit has linkages to a range of other technical units and stage management units and combined training and/or assessment may be appropriate with those units, e.g.:
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Licensing/Regulatory Information
Not applicable.
Pre-Requisites
Prerequisite units |
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Employability Skills Information
Employability skills |
This unit contains employability skills. |
Elements and Performance Criteria Pre-Content
Elements describe the essential outcomes of a unit of competency. |
Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. Where bold italicised text is used, further information is detailed in the required skills and knowledge section and the range statement. Assessment of performance is to be consistent with the evidence guide. |
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENT |
PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
1. Interpret production documentation |
1.1. Read and correctly interpret production documentation to identify technical requirements 1.2. Confirm interpretation through liaison with relevant colleagues 1.3. Make accurate notations on production documentation according to all information received and area of responsibility |
2. Develop and maintain the cue reference material |
2.1. Clearly and accurately plot all required technical cues , including appropriate technical notations 2.2. Make clear notations for all artistic elements of the production 2.3. Identify and accurately calculate any necessary measurements which need to be incorporated into the reference 2.4. Identify and document the most appropriate method for cueing based on production and technical requirements 2.5. Finalise the cue reference material and incorporate with other relevant production documentation 2.6. Make necessary changes as required to ensure currency of documentation |
3. Rehearse cues |
3.1. Prepare materials for technical rehearsals in advance and in consultation with relevant colleagues 3.2. Rehearse cues based on agreed process and the type of rehearsal 3.3. Make accurate notations and adjustments to production documentation based on rehearsal outcomes 3.4. Ensure all relevant safety procedures are followed, with particular reference to requirements for potentially hazardous sequences 3.5. Liaise and communicate with other production personnel in a manner which fosters co-operation within the team |
Required Skills and Knowledge
REQUIRED SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE |
This section describes the skills and knowledge required for this unit. |
Required skills |
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Required knowledge |
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Evidence Guide
EVIDENCE GUIDE |
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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. |
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Overview of assessment |
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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:
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Context of and specific resources for assessment |
The assessment context must provide for:
Because this unit can cover a broad range of industry contexts, assessment should be tailored to address the particular technical area or job role. |
Method of assessment |
Assessment may incorporate a range of methods to assess practical skills and the application of essential underpinning knowledge, and might include:
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:
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Range Statement
RANGE STATEMENT |
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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. |
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Production documentation to be interpreted may include: |
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Technical requirements /cues may be for: |
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Relevant colleagues may include: |
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Cues may be: |
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Notations may include: |
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Artistic elements of the production may include: |
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Cue reference material may be: |
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Cue reference material may contain: |
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Technical rehearsals may be: |
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Unit Sector(s)
Unit sector |
Competency field
Competency field |
Media and entertainment production - stage management |
Co-requisite units
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