Required skills

effective communication literacy and teamwork skills sufficient to

interact with people with diverse interests and needs

show strong leadership qualities and work closely with team members

conduct negotiations with a wide range of production personnel and external suppliers and service providers

coordinate production meetings and brief personnel to achieve required outcomes

generate and distribute workplace documentation and reports

welldeveloped planning and analytical skills sufficient to

analyse scripts

prepare complex schedules

develop budgets

monitor and report on expenditure against budgets

coordinate all preproduction activities

welldeveloped project management skills covering both physical and human resources

ability to address and solve problems and challenges in a timely and collaborative manner

selfmanagement skills sufficient to

work under pressure

provide appropriate and timely preproduction documentation

meet preproduction deadlines

initiative and flexibility when responding to unexpected changes in the preproduction schedule or process

numeracy skills sufficient to develop and adjust budgets and cost estimates

Required knowledge

meeting procedures and protocols as they relate to preproduction operations

duty of care to colleagues and general public

OHS and public safety legislation and regulations as they apply to film and television productions

industry knowledge including

roles and responsibilities of personnel in the film and television production industry

current industry practices eg industrial awards enterprise agreements workers compensation contracts and safety codes

artistic and technical elements of film and television productions

sources of products supplies and equipment

impact of technology on production and postproduction operations

phases and practices in the preproduction process including problems and challenges that arise

welldeveloped understanding of

administrative procedures associated with managing preproduction activities

content format and timing of different types of documentation developed and distributed by production managers

costing techniques for different types of production resources sufficient to develop and monitor budgets

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

Evidence of the following is essential

detailed resource schedules based on a thorough analysis of scripts

ability to negotiate with production and design teams to develop workable resource plans

development of production budgets that take account of all aspects of productions

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure

practical demonstration of skills through the development of resource schedules for a range of film and media productions

development of resource schedules and budgets within commercially realistic time constraints

involvement of and interaction with production and design teams to reflect the communication and negotiation aspects of the unit

access to appropriate learning and assessment support when required

use of culturally appropriate processes and techniques appropriate to the language and literacy capacity of learners and the work being performed

Method of assessment

A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge The following examples are appropriate for this unit

direct questioning combined with review of portfolios of evidence and thirdparty workplace reports of onthejob performance

review of preproduction documentation prepared by the candidate

discussion with the candidate about the management of the preproduction process challenges faced and how these were addressed

written or oral questioning to test knowledge as listed in the required skills and knowledge section of this unit

Guidance information for assessment

Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector workplace and job role is recommended for example

BSBFIMA Manage budgets and financial plans

BSBFIM501A Manage budgets and financial plans

BSBMGTB Manage people performance

BSBMGT502B Manage people performance

BSBPMGA Manage projects

BSBPMG510A Manage projects

CUFPPMA Plan and manage film and media postproduction

CUFPPM602A Plan and manage film and media post-production.

Production expectations may include:

Resource requirements may include:

Issues that have budget or shooting implications may include:

Relevant considerations may include:

Production times may include:

Relevant colleagues may include:

Relevant organisations and personnel may include:

Production documentation may include: