School: Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Coordinate sound recording operations on location
  • Unit Code

    CUASOU411
  • Year

    2017
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    1
  • Nominal Hours

    35
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Mr Laurance Bruce SINAGRA

Description

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to coordinate recording of dialogue and sound effects on location for screen productions.
It applies to individuals who supervise sound recordings to meet the creative and technical requirements of the production. They collaborate with members of a production team and performers.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

Elements

  • 1. Clarify recording requirements
  • 2. Prepare for location recording operations
  • 3. Monitor sound recording operations on location
  • 4. Finalise sound recording operations

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to:
- plan, coordinate and supervise sound recording operations on location for screen productions
- monitor sound recording on location in line with safety and production requirements
- liaise with performers, sound recordists and production team to achieve production requirements.

Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided at least once.

Knowledge Evidence

To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, the individual must:
- describe the information that is typically found in production documentation and work plans
- list and describe the common equipment, accessories and consumables required for recording sound on location
- explain the relevance of post-production requirements to sound recording
- explain the issues and challenges that typically arise when coordinating sound recording operations on location, and how to address them
- outline the safety considerations that relate to the supervision of sound recording on location.

Assessment

Assessment must be conducted in a safe environment where evidence gathered demonstrates consistent performance of typical activities experienced in creative arts industry environments. The assessment environment must include access to:
- sound equipment and accessories
- screen productions where dialogue and live sound effects are recorded
- relevant production documentation
- interaction with others.

Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational educational and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.

Assessment

GS5 VET GRADING SCHEMA Used for WAAPA VET only

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.


Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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School: Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Coordinate sound recording operations on location
  • Unit Code

    CUASOU411
  • Year

    2017
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    1
  • Nominal Hours

    35
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Mr Laurance Bruce SINAGRA

Description

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to coordinate recording of dialogue and sound effects on location for screen productions.
It applies to individuals who supervise sound recordings to meet the creative and technical requirements of the production. They collaborate with members of a production team and performers.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

Elements

  • 1. Clarify recording requirements
  • 2. Prepare for location recording operations
  • 3. Monitor sound recording operations on location
  • 4. Finalise sound recording operations

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to:
- plan, coordinate and supervise sound recording operations on location for screen productions
- monitor sound recording on location in line with safety and production requirements
- liaise with performers, sound recordists and production team to achieve production requirements.

Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided at least once.

Knowledge Evidence

To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, the individual must:
- describe the information that is typically found in production documentation and work plans
- list and describe the common equipment, accessories and consumables required for recording sound on location
- explain the relevance of post-production requirements to sound recording
- explain the issues and challenges that typically arise when coordinating sound recording operations on location, and how to address them
- outline the safety considerations that relate to the supervision of sound recording on location.

Assessment

Assessment must be conducted in a safe environment where evidence gathered demonstrates consistent performance of typical activities experienced in creative arts industry environments. The assessment environment must include access to:
- sound equipment and accessories
- screen productions where dialogue and live sound effects are recorded
- relevant production documentation
- interaction with others.

Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational educational and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.

Assessment

GS5 VET GRADING SCHEMA Used for WAAPA VET only

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.


Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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