Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare for sound editing
- Discuss production requirements and procedures with relevant people
- Confirm necessary copyright releases have been obtained
- Consider impact of using different release sound formats
- Confirm sound editing software and equipment is operational and appropriate for production requirements
- Prepare team work plan as required, and brief relevant people accordingly
- Obtain original or copies of sound sources, and assess their quality against production requirements
- Advise relevant people if sound sources do not meet production requirements, and propose options to resolve issues as required
- Anticipate problems that may arise during sound editing, and plan accordingly
- Edit complex sound sequences
- Confirm format of sound sources is compatible with sound editing software and equipment
- Follow work health and safety (WHS) procedures, and use safe work practices when using sound editing software and equipment
- Listen critically to sound sources to determine extent and range of required edits
- Use sound editing software and equipment to achieve technical and creative production outcomes, and to resolve identified problems
- Collaborate with relevant people to meet production requirements
- Create overall sound context
- Finalise editing operations
- Listen to final sound mix with relevant people, and make adjustments as necessary
- Save final files in correct format
- Conduct quality check of final sound mix according to production requirements and enterprise procedures
- Archive edited files, and complete relevant documentation according to production requirements and enterprise procedures
- Confirm work environment is cleaned after use and restored to pre-editing condition
- Collaborate with relevant people to organise a sound effect library for future productions
- Provide feedback to production team members as required
- Evaluate own performance and note areas for improvement