Elements and Performance Criteria

Technical requirements/cues may be for:
staging
lighting
sound
visual display
stage management
music
performers

Production documentation to be interpreted may include:
script
text
daily production schedule/running sheet
event running sheet
artistic plan
cue synopsis/list

Cue reference material may be:
scripted
unscripted
notated production running list/sheet
incorporated with prompt reference material, running sheet, script or score
music

Cue reference material may contain:
notations for blocking of movement of performers and set elements
map of major musical, dramatic and technical elements

Cues may be:
verbal cues
signals
stage management cues
lighting cues
sound cues
staging element cues
audiovisual cues

Relevant colleagues may include:
performers
all technicians, eg sound, lighting
director
designers
choreographer
production manager
stage management staff
venue management staff

Notations may include:
traditional notation
graphic notation
plans for improvisation
notations for blocking movement of any technical or set elements

Artistic elements of the production may include:
performer or presenter movements
costume changes
timing of cues
scene changes

Technical rehearsals may be:
cue-to-cue
stop/start
dress rehearsal

Underpinning skills and knowledge

Assessment must include evidence of the following knowledge and skills:

typical format and content of scripts, production schedules or other production documentation relevant to the technical area
notations used to map technical elements to create accurate cue reference materials
broad understanding of artistic and technical elements of the production/event such as staging, lighting and sound elements
particular knowledge of the technical area of responsibility, eg staging, stage management, lighting, sound, audiovisual
nature of technical rehearsals, including different rehearsal types, ways they are run and the role of different production personnel at each stage
literacy skills sufficient to interpret production documentation
numeracy skills sufficient to calculate measurements
health and safety requirements for technical rehearsals

Linkages to other units

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, eg:

CUESMT08A Call the production/event
CUESMT05B Stage manage the production/event

Critical aspects of evidence

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

correct interpretation of artistic and technical requirements of the production/event
ability to create and update accurate and clear cue reference material from a source document, and to rehearse/action cues to meet production requirements

Method and context of assessment

The assessment context must provide for:

practical demonstration of skills through the plotting and rehearsal of cues for at least two different productions
development of cue reference material within commercially realistic time constraints
actioning of cues during an actual performance
Because this unit can cover a broad range of industry contexts, assessment should be tailored to address the particular technical area or job role.

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

review of cue reference materials prepared by the candidate
project activity to allow the candidate to create and update cue reference materials for different performance contexts
written or oral questioning to test knowledge of production elements, document formats
review of portfolios of evidence and third party workplace reports of on-the job performance by the candidate
Assessment methods should closely reflect workplace demands and the needs of particular groups (eg 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).

Resource requirements

Assessment of this unit requires access to:

source material such as a script or event running sheet from which the candidate can plot cues

Communicating ideas and information
Reviewing production documentation (2)

Collecting analysing and organising information
Developing cue reference material (2)

Planning and organising activities
Organising materials and equipment for technical rehearsals (2)

Working with others and in teams
Liaising with the production team (2)

Using mathematical ideas and techniques
Calculating times (1)

Solving problems
Working out new approaches to technical problems (2)

Using technology
Using equipment (1)