Elements and Performance Criteria

Creative aspects of a production may include:
design processes for major production aspects, including sets, lighting, sound and costume
the roles and working methods of creative personnel, eg director, designers, performers
cultural issues

Technical aspects of a production may include:
lighting
audio
audiovisual
staging

Production documentation may include:
scripts
designs and plans, eg lighting, costume, sound
cue sheets

Ways of establishing trust and rapport with creative and technical personnel may include:
demonstrating a broad understanding of technical or creative issues
ensuring currency of knowledge in relation to progress of technical or creative aspects
pro-actively working with colleagues to identify key technical or creative issues and challenges
acknowledging the importance of creative or technical expertise in the overall event management process

Opportunities to update knowledge may include:
informal discussions with colleagues
industry seminars
formal and informal research
Internet

Underpinning skills and knowledge

Assessment must include evidence of the following knowledge and skills:

general knowledge of technical and creative aspects of live production including
key roles and responsibilities
technical terminology used in each area
the design development realisation process
the interrelationship between different production areas, including typical challenges
types of production and event management processes and techniques which foster an integrated approach
issues associated with balancing different production needs
current industry trends in relation to creative and technical production

Linkages to other units

This unit has linkages to a range of other event and production management units, and combined assessment and or training with those units may be appropriate, eg:

THTFME04A Develop an event concept
THTFME05A Select event venues and sites

Critical aspects of evidence

The following evidence is critical to the judgement of competence in this unit:

current knowledge of the way in which the creative and technical aspects of a production are realised, including key roles and responsibilities of different personnel
effective use of knowledge within the planning or management of an event production

Method and context of assessment

The assessment context must provide for:

application of knowledge to specific event and production management contexts, ie the management of a production event

Assessment may incorporate a range of methods to assess performance and the application of essential underpinning knowledge, and might include:

evaluation of the management of an event for which the candidate has been responsible
case studies to assess ability to integrate knowledge of creative and technical components into other management processes
oral or written questioning to assess knowledge of creative and technical issues
review of portfolios of evidence and third party workplace reports of on-the-job performance by the candidate

Resource requirements
There are no particular resource requirements for assessment of this unit.

Communicating ideas and information
Evaluating production documentation to assess needs (3)

Collecting analysing and organising information
Making presentations (3)

Planning and organising activities
Developing management plans which integrate creative and technical needs (3)

Working with others and in teams
Collaborating with creative personnel (3)

Using mathematical ideas and techniques
Estimating costs (2)

Solving problems
Brokering solutions where differences between different creative and technical areas exist (3)

Using technology
Using electronic communication (1)