Elements and Performance Criteria

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.
Production documentation to be interpreted may include:
artistic plan
cue synopsis/list
daily production schedule/running sheet
event running sheet
script
text
Technical requirements/cues may be for:
lighting
music
performers
sound
stage management
staging
visual display
Relevant colleagues may include:
all technicians, e.g. sound, lighting
choreographer
designers
director
performers
production manager
stage management staff
venue management staff
Cues may be:
audiovisual cues
lighting cues
signals
sound cues
stage management cues
staging element cues
verbal cues
Notations may include:
graphic notation
notations for blocking movement of any technical or set elements
plans for improvisation
traditional notation
Artistic elements of the production may include:
costume changes
performer or presenter movements
scene changes
timing of cues
Cue reference material may be:
incorporated with prompt reference material, running sheet, script or score
music
notated production running list/sheet
scripted
unscripted
Cue reference material may contain:
map of major musical, dramatic and technical elements
notations for blocking of movement of performers and set elements
Technical rehearsals may be:
cue-to-cue
dress rehearsal
stop/start

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
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.

Context of and specific resources for 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.

Method of assessment
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 (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:
source material such as a script or event running sheet from which the candidate can plot cues.