Elements and Performance Criteria

Advanced fixtures must include:
colour scrollers
automated lighting fixtures both motorised yoke and moving mirror

Advanced fixtures may include:
LED colour change equipment
WYSIWYG and computer programming rendering programs
robotic and automated stage equipment
digitally controlled projection equipment

All work is carried out in accordance with:
relevant Australian standards, including electrical standards in accordance with State/Territory regulations
production and/or venue requirements
organisation standards
technical constraints
other resource constraints
production schedule
organisational and legislative occupational health and safety requirements
lighting plan and other documentation as appropriate

Appropriate personnel may include:
designer
director
stage manager
other specialist staff
programmers for advanced fixtures

Material to be read and interpreted may include:
cue sheets
script
focus notes
running sheets
lighting plan
patch sheets
equipment lists
colour lists
manuals
instructions for computerised lighting boards
instructions for advanced fixtures

Underpinning skills and knowledge

Assessment must include evidence of the following knowledge and skills:

the expressive qualities of lighting as it relates to the nature of the work, the style of the production and the qualities of the performance
design interpretation and issues associated with maintaining design integrity in the context of lighting
visualising the effects of lighting on the stage
techniques for translating concepts into creative and workable solutions
lighting control concepts used and advanced fixtures used in a wide range of lighting systems
a wide range of lanterns and accessories, their uses and operations (optical and mechanical)
the elements of lighting design and their impact on the lighting technician
problem solving techniques
colour recognition and the various colour media used in lighting
control protocols for a range of automated lighting fixtures
documentation and back-up systems used in conjunction with lighting control
relevant organisational and legislative occupational health and safety requirements, including working with electricity
basic electronics (just 'electronics' is too broad to be in this unit)
communication and negotiation skills particularly in relation to liaisons with designers and directors
logical programming and sequencing for automated lighting
literacy skills sufficient to interpret production documentation
numeracy skills sufficient to complete simple mathematical calculations and memorise numbers for channel selection

Critical aspects of evidence

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

ability to accurately record and reproduce lighting cues to instruction in a given timeframe
support for the lighting design process through creative use of the advanced fixtures by skilful and efficient operation of the console

Linkages to other units

This unit must be assessed with or after the following units which describe skills and knowledge essential to this unit:

CUELGT05B Record and operate standard lighting cues
CUELGT06B Set up, record and operate lighting cues and effects

Method and context of assessment

The assessment context must provide for:

practical demonstration of skills to produce lighting effects for three different productions, which require experimentation with different effects
involvement of and interaction with a production and design team to reflect the collaborative nature of the process

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

evaluation of the lighting effects produced by the candidate
evaluation of reports produced by the candidate detailing the experimentation process to produce required effects
evaluation of a presentation by the candidate detailing processes used to produce various effects
oral or written questioning to assess technical knowledge
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:

a range of lighting equipment as identified in the Range Statement, including automated lighting
a production venue

Communicating ideas and information
Evaluating production documentation (3)

Collecting analysing and organising information
Liaising with designer on possibilities ideas for effects (3)

Planning and organising activities
Organising programming a wide range of effects (2)

Working with others and in teams
Briefing technicians on effects (2)

Using mathematical ideas and techniques
Calculating dimensions (1)

Solving problems
Designing a response to a difficult to achieve' effect (3)

Using technology
Experimenting with advanced fixtures (2)