Elements and Performance Criteria
- Clarify sound design brief
- Participate in preliminary concept meetings with relevant personnel to discuss sound-design specifications for productions
- Read and interpret sound-design specifications to determine and confirm production requirements
- Identify and confirm personnel required for the production
- Take account of financial and time constraints when planning production of sound designs
- Document all operational requirements needed for the production of sound designs
- Plan the production of sound designs
- Secure the personnel, facilities and equipment needed in a timely fashion
- Ensure that copyright requirements are met
- Contract and brief personnel as required
- Ensure that arrangements are in place for ongoing communication with sound designers and other relevant personnel so that artistic vision of sound designs can be achieved and resources are available when required
- Anticipate issues that may arise during the production of sound designs and plan accordingly
- Direct the production of sound designs
- Source and obtain all sound components necessary to fulfil creative and technical requirements of production briefs
- Comply with relevant OHS legislation and guidelines throughout all stages of productions
- Direct the final mix, including recording, mixing and/or editing sound components to achieve the desired sonic finish/style and spatial placement
- Obtain feedback from relevant personnel about the sound design and negotiate changes as required
- Deal effectively and promptly with conflicts that arise and work towards solutions that cause least disruption to production schedules
- Ensure that final mixdown is locked off and transferred to a suitable medium in line with production requirements
- Ensure that backup copies are provided for relevant personnel in the required format
- Maintain documentation as required through all stages of sound-design implementation
- Finalise production of sound designs
- Discuss and obtain agreement from relevant personnel about evaluation techniques
- Focus evaluations on the design-production management process and document results
- Evaluate own role in operations and note areas for improvement
- Provide feedback to team members on their performance as required
- Document evaluation of operations in line with enterprise procedures
- Communicate results to relevant personnel and use results to improve future practice