Elements and Performance Criteria

Set elements and devices may include:
rostra
flats
treads
stairs
flooring and floor cladding, eg tarkett
rakes
scaffolding
traps
revolves
trucks
lifts
flown pieces
soft drapes, eg legs
borders
cycloramas
backdrops
drops large props, eg furniture
set building accessories, eg castors
slides
tracks
wires
pulleys

Production documentation may include:
set design
scripts
costume plots
lighting design
sound design
venue specifications
paintings
photographs
drawings

Relevant personnel may include:
designers
other technical specialists
carpenters
production manager
stage manager
external suppliers

Practical construction problems and limitations may relate to:
size of performance space
building regulations
construction risks
safety considerations technical and performance personnel
durability
timelines

Set elements may be required for interior or exterior conditions:

Set materials may include:
timber
timber products, eg plywood
particle board
craftwood
Masonite
metal products, eg bars, tubes, sheets, moulded or cast metal
fibreglass
canvas and other fabrics
plastics, eg moulded
sheet
fabric
paper
fasteners
adhesives

Appropriate techniques may include:
timber construction techniques, eg cutting
joining
fastening
gluing
metalworking, eg welding cutting

Safety and legal requirements include fire proofing of all set and scenic element:.

Occupational and public health and safety legislative requirements may include:
Commonwealth, State and Territory occupational health and safety regulations
relevant national and international standards, guidelines and codes of practice, eg the Building Code of Australia
relevant local government legislation and regulation

Underpinning skills and knowledge

Assessment must include evidence of the following knowledge and skills:

techniques for creating technical plans from designs or other sources, eg painting, photograph, drawing, description
construction methods used to achieve a range of commonly required set effects
features, formats and contents of construction specifications and how to develop these
costs of materials typically used in set construction
typical stage dimensions, constructions and their impact on set construction planning
organisational and legislative occupational health and safety procedures in relation to planning and completion of set construction work
analytical skills for the evaluation of information that impacts on set construction planning
communication and negotiation skills in relation to working with creative personnel to realise design concepts

Linkages to other units

It is strongly recommended that this unit be assessed with or after the following units:

CUFSET03B Make sets
This unit also has linkages to other set construction units and combined assessment and/or training in conjunction with those units may be appropriate.

Critical aspects of evidence

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

effective communication skills to liaise with designers/directors
ability to translate design concepts into creative and workable set construction plans
ability to develop accurate construction specifications and drawings on which construction tasks can be based

Method and context of assessment

The assessment context must provide for:

practical demonstration of skills through the creation of construction plans for more than one production
involvement of and interaction with a team to reflect the collaborative nature of the set construction process

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

evaluation of sets for which the candidate has made the construction plans
case studies to assess ability to develop construction plans for a range of different designs/production needs
discussion with those involved in the set construction process regarding the quality and accuracy of specifications, drawings and plans
evaluation of specifications and drawings produced by the candidate
oral and written questioning to assess knowledge of set construction techniques and safety issues
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:

set designs from which the candidate can develop construction plans

Communicating ideas and information
Analysing the set design to inform the construction process (2)

Collecting analysing and organising information
Presenting construction ideas and options to designers (2)

Planning and organising activities
Considering workflow issues in the development of plans (2)

Working with others and in teams
Liaising with designers and set builders (2)

Using mathematical ideas and techniques
Working with complex measurements and dimensions (2)

Solving problems
Developing a construction solution for an effect which is difficult to achieve (2)

Using technology
Using a CAD program (1)