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Devise camera coverage
Devise camera coverage
Unit of competency
National Code
CUFDRT604A
CUFDRT604A
State Code
D1128
D1128
TGA Status
Replaced
Replaced
DTWD Status
Replaced
Replaced
State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
20/08/2009
Field of Education
100103 - Drama And Theatre Studies
Original Release Date
20/08/2009
Nominal Hours
50
Description
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to develop camera coverage of scenes for a screen production for film, television and interactive media.The unit describes the skills and knowledge required by directors to interpret and use key elements of scripts or shot plans as the basis for devising camera coverage for relatively large-scale productions. These could include feature films, short films or television dramas.A high level of creativity and innovative thinking is required, since a director's role is to establish the big picture view for productions and to create a sense of overall unity within productions. No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of endorsement.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Interpret creative brief.
- 1.1. Analyse available documentation to determine creative and technical criteria for productions.
- 1.2. Participate in preliminary concept meetings with relevant production personnel to discuss potential production requirements.
- 1.3. Identify factors that may determine and affect camera plans and coverage design.
- 1.4. Generate a range of preliminary ideas for camera coverage that responds sympathetically to the brief and provides creative solutions to creative and technical criteria.
- 1.5. Discuss and refine ideas with relevant production personnel until a workable approach emerges.
2. Identify camera coverage requirements.
- 2.1. Identify and analyse source references that may enhance camera coverage decisions.
- 2.2. Identify basic structural camera shots for realisation of scenes and investigate their potential for achieving narrative outcomes.
- 2.3. Ensure camera coverage is appropriate to contextual and stylistic requirements.
- 2.4. Evaluate and verify ideas in collaboration with relevant production personnel to determine the viability of proposed concepts.
- 2.5. Prepare effective documentation for use by relevant production personnel for analysis and interpretation.
3. Develop camera coverage plans.
- 3.1. Develop camera coverage that addresses all visual and narrative aspects of production requirements.
- 3.2. Ensure camera coverage enables narrative to be controlled and carried forward throughout the production.
- 3.3. Organise or undertake testing and experimentation with draft camera plan to verify photographic qualities.
- 3.4. Produce work within the agreed timeframes together with accurate documentation.
4. Finalise camera coverage plans.
- 4.1. Present draft camera plan and specifications to relevant production personnel in an appropriate format.
- 4.2. Negotiate and agree to acceptable modifications to creative and technical criteria and amend camera plan as necessary.
- 4.3. Agree to final plans and produce accurate and comprehensive documentation to support implementation.
- 4.4. Present final plans and specifications to relevant production personnel and confirm that all production requirements have been met.
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.
Documentation may include:
computer-assisted design (CAD) programs
design plans, including sets and costumes
desktop video
photoboards
production management software
production plans, including lighting and sound
scripts
shot plans
storyboard and animation software
video.
Creative and technical criteria may include:
artistic
camera angles
climate
compositional elements
depth of frame
dialogue staging
information management systems
interior or exterior
line of action
live or prerecorded
location
period
seasons
size of shots, including various framing heights
staging action sequences
style
time of day.
Productions may include:
advertisements/commercials
animations
documentaries
feature films
interactive multimedia
promotional presentations
short films
television series and serials
training videos.
Production personnel may include:
assistant directors
cinematographers
designers, including:
lighting
sound
sets
costume
directors
directors of photography
editors
floor managers
performers
producers
production managers
script writers
other technical/specialist staff.
Production requirements may include:
budget
codes of practice
confidentiality
content
contractual
copyright
deadlines
duration
genre of production
intellectual property
location
purpose
schedule
style, including:
method
approach
fashion
mode
way of presenting things
a manner of exhibiting characteristics
Factors may include:
availability of personnel
availability of resources
available budget
delivery platform
genre
intellectual property
production schedule
production values
target audience
timelines
type of production.
Camera plan may include:
action descriptions
blocking
camera angle
camera movement
camera position
choice of lens
costume and props detail
dialogue and notes
lighting details
location detail
mise en scene
size of shot
sketches
staging of shot
sub-text.
Source references may include:
adapted or original scripts
collages
digital images
film and video
internet
models
musical scores
paintings and illustrations
photographs
reference books, journals and texts
sketches
technical production drawings
writings of the period.
Camera shots may include:
camera movement - tilting, panning, dollying, zooming in and out, and tracking in and out
close-up, extreme close-up
crab
crane rigs
cutaway shot
establishing or master shot
eye level shot
high angle
low angle
mid shot, long shot
overhead shot
physical relocations and movement
point of view shot
wide shot.
Photographic qualities of the mise en scene may include:
action
actors
costumes
dialogue
lighting
location
narrative function of shot
props
set
time of day.
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.
Documentation may include:
computer-assisted design (CAD) programs
design plans, including sets and costumes
desktop video
photoboards
production management software
production plans, including lighting and sound
scripts
shot plans
storyboard and animation software
video.
Creative and technical criteria may include:
artistic
camera angles
climate
compositional elements
depth of frame
dialogue staging
information management systems
interior or exterior
line of action
live or prerecorded
location
period
seasons
size of shots, including various framing heights
staging action sequences
style
time of day.
Productions may include:
advertisements/commercials
animations
documentaries
feature films
interactive multimedia
promotional presentations
short films
television series and serials
training videos.
Production personnel may include:
assistant directors
cinematographers
designers, including:
lighting
sound
sets
costume
directors
directors of photography
editors
floor managers
performers
producers
production managers
script writers
other technical/specialist staff.
Production requirements may include:
budget
codes of practice
confidentiality
content
contractual
copyright
deadlines
duration
genre of production
intellectual property
location
purpose
schedule
style, including:
method
approach
fashion
mode
way of presenting things
a manner of exhibiting characteristics
Factors may include:
availability of personnel
availability of resources
available budget
delivery platform
genre
intellectual property
production schedule
production values
target audience
timelines
type of production.
Camera plan may include:
action descriptions
blocking
camera angle
camera movement
camera position
choice of lens
costume and props detail
dialogue and notes
lighting details
location detail
mise en scene
size of shot
sketches
staging of shot
sub-text.
Source references may include:
adapted or original scripts
collages
digital images
film and video
internet
models
musical scores
paintings and illustrations
photographs
reference books, journals and texts
sketches
technical production drawings
writings of the period.
Camera shots may include:
camera movement - tilting, panning, dollying, zooming in and out, and tracking in and out
close-up, extreme close-up
crab
crane rigs
cutaway shot
establishing or master shot
eye level shot
high angle
low angle
mid shot, long shot
overhead shot
physical relocations and movement
point of view shot
wide shot.
Photographic qualities of the mise en scene may include:
action
actors
costumes
dialogue
lighting
location
narrative function of shot
props
set
time of day.
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:
preparation of camera plans that demonstrate a knowledge of:
techniques used to realise visual narratives from written narratives
camera properties and functions
lighting techniques
collaborative approach to work
effective communication techniques in the context of involving creative and production personnel in the development of camera plans.
Context of and specific resources for assessment
Assessment must ensure:
practical demonstration of skills through the preparation of at least two camera plans for different types of screen productions
access to production documentation from which to develop camera plans and coverage
access to appropriate learning and assessment support when required
the use of culturally appropriate processes, and techniques appropriate to the oracy, language and literacy capacity of the assessee and the work being performed.
Method of assessment
The following assessment method is 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 selection of camera plans and coverage prepared to determine candidate's understanding of the process used to devise camera coverage
written or oral 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:
CUFDRT601A Establish the creative vision for screen productions
CUFDRT603A Direct screen production crews
CUFDRT605A Collaborate with editors during post-production.
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:
preparation of camera plans that demonstrate a knowledge of:
techniques used to realise visual narratives from written narratives
camera properties and functions
lighting techniques
collaborative approach to work
effective communication techniques in the context of involving creative and production personnel in the development of camera plans.
Context of and specific resources for assessment
Assessment must ensure:
practical demonstration of skills through the preparation of at least two camera plans for different types of screen productions
access to production documentation from which to develop camera plans and coverage
access to appropriate learning and assessment support when required
the use of culturally appropriate processes, and techniques appropriate to the oracy, language and literacy capacity of the assessee and the work being performed.
Method of assessment
The following assessment method is 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 selection of camera plans and coverage prepared to determine candidate's understanding of the process used to devise camera coverage
written or oral 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:
CUFDRT601A Establish the creative vision for screen productions
CUFDRT603A Direct screen production crews
CUFDRT605A Collaborate with editors during post-production.
Replaces
| State Code | National Code | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| C4166 | CUFDRT07A | Devise camera coverage | Unit of competency |
Replaced By
| State Code | National Code | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| AWJ09 | CUADRT604 | Devise camera coverage | Unit of competency |
| State Code | National Code | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| D207 | CUF60107 | Advanced Diploma of Screen and Media | Qualification |