Overview

This standard is about advising production on the contribution that post production will be able to make, technically and creatively, to a project. It is a very important part of the process which helps avoid unnecessary difficulties in post production when filming or sound recording and ensuring technically satisfactory outputs are created, especially when working with multiple transcodes.

This standard will mainly apply to those at a managerial level but could apply to anyone in post production who is responsible for advising production.

 

Performance Criteria 

You must be able to:

  1. evaluate what clients expect or need from post production against what is feasible and within budget
  2. analyse production plans, workflow, budget and schedule using information from reliable sources
  3. identify whether production plans will enable planned post production processes and achievement of the specified final look
  4. identify whether planned production deliverables will be compatible and meet specification for post production processes and that back up policies are followed
  5. brief others on the implications of different approaches to media capture on post production
  6. make suggestions for production changes that allow post production functions to enhance the creative qualities of projects
  7. propose changes that make overall projects more technically or commercially viable
  8. maintain security of files and other material in line with legal and organisational requirements

 

Knowledge and understanding

You need to know and understand:  

  1. how to confirm with a client what they expect of a project
  2. methods for evaluating the cost and technical feasibility of projects
  3. the technical expectations and requirements defined in the workflow
  4. sources of information about production plans, workflow, budget and schedule and how to access them
  5. the use of virtual production in the post process
  6. the implications for post production of shooting in various media and file types
  7. how to shoot to enable VFX and other post production processes
  8. formats that can be used to avoid concatenation effects or excessive loss of quality from multiple transcoding
  9. the interaction between technical standards in filming and sound recording and the standards required in post production
  10. technical issues relating to picture and sound capture that are difficult or expensive to deal with during post production
  11. creative solutions to which post production can contribute
  12. sustainability solutions that post production can contribute to
  13. the creative potential of post production to help the client achieve the result they want
  14. how to communicate and work with colleagues to resolve problems
  15. statutory regulation and viewing standards that apply to content delivery
  16. national and international best practice for content delivery across different platforms
  17. back up and security systems and how they should be used for the production