National Occupational Standards - Lighting for Film and ... - Skillset

NATIONAL OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS
LIGHTING FOR FILM & TELEVISION
JUNE 2006
L6 IDENTIFY AND SELECT THE
LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS FOR FILM
AND/OR TELEVISION PRODUCTIONS
UNIT OVERVIEW
This unit is about planning and scheduling the lighting
equipment needed for the production, selecting and
specifying the electrical equipment from contractors
including plant (such as access equipment) and other
such machinery.
It also includes confirming at the end of the production
when the electrical equipment can be removed, and
ensuring that the Best Boy and others know about any
changes to the production schedule that impact on the
electrical equipment requirements.
It requires that you ensure that work is being carried
out in accordance with organisational procedures,
legislation and industry regulations and codes of
practice.
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
this is what you must know
a) the scope, scale and requirements of the
production and aspects for which you are
responsible
b) the importance of planning the production in a
sequence to ensure effective completion, and the
importance of ensuring that pre-planning takes
place
c) how to determine how many items of plant,
materials and electrical equipment are required,
what types will be required and their logistics
d) the size of crew necessary to undertake the
production requirements and comply with the
production schedule
e) the importance of briefing the best boy, crew &
outside contractors fully about the production and
its requirements
f) the documentation required for lighting equipment
contractors, cost control and alerting to possible
production scheduling problems
g) the importance of dealing with problems promptly
and seeking agreement on variations and recording
the agreements
SKILLSET JUNE 2006
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