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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. |
Productions may include: | advertisements/commercials animation children's television corporate and training films and videos digital media productions documentaries educational sequences feature films and videos film adaptations games live events and performances short films and videos television comedy, such as situation comedy television miniseries television series and serials. |
Clients may include: | commercial service or product provider screen and media personnel, including: commercial producer script producer script editor creative producer creative director executive producer executive director director documentary producer. |
Developing ideas and concepts may require: | gathering information from a variety of sources, including literary, film, television or digital media models generating, exploring and recording a range of ideas for the design of stories incorporating a range of narrative elements, e.g.: visual drama narrative pace appropriate disruption of narrative changes of visual narrative music and sound effects gestures non-verbal communication physicality objects and icons conveying information using resources for developing ideas and concepts, such as: inspiration imagination life experience actual events and facts existing narrative material other media travel observation different experiences using techniques for developing ideas and concepts, such as: brainstorming exercises asking questions role-playing making analogies looking at the subject from different viewpoints innovation |
Genre may include: | film, e.g.: thriller horror road movie romance science fiction action western comedy film-noir crime historical cinéma vérité documentary television, e.g.: police series prison series comedy historical series family series documentary. |
Elements of narrative may include: | character conflict elements that establish genre in the script, including: premise story narrative structure causality turning points story development story set-ups in opening sequence genre plot and story setting structure theme. |
Visual and aural narrative components may include: | convergence of image, music and text gestures and non-verbal communication metaphors, objects, icons and visual meaning music and sound effects musicality: rhythm beat accent physicality signs and meanings visual characterisation visual forms of storytelling. |
Components of script development may include: | development of client brief with negotiation development of digital concepts outline, treatment and storyline drafting process pitching the script and feedback product design product hooks scene breakdown story conferencing and feedback synopsis treatment. |
Synopsis may include: | analysis of: structure and elements opening scenes film elements - light, sound, film culture and story approach characters style theme. |
Treatment and scene breakdown may include: | analysis of appropriate approach for documentary, which may include cinéma vérité, docu-drama, direct address, interview or alternative approach best practice for television series: background and potential motivations of central characters exposure of major characters storylines around motivation, behaviour patterns and attitudes dramatic events consistent with character and structure of potential series concepts, themes, closing scenes and story hooks for series or serial dialogue and character in genre and format formats for television, such as episode capsules, pilots and soap operas map of script development narrative and structure plot and subplot outlines, opening plan, character survey and storylines for feature scene sequences and characters story hooks visual and aural narrative. |
Relevant personnel may include: | broadcasters clients digital media technical staff directors funding bodies performers producers script editors storyliners writers other technical/specialist staff. |
Story conferencing may include: | discussion of: storylines structure elements feedback from production team. |
Pitch presentation may include: | image and product design story or product hooks storylines. |