Plans, organises, supervises and coordinates the activities of workers responsible for placing sets and properties, and operating lighting and sound equipment as part of film, television or stage productions.
Tasks & Responsibilities
Studying scripts and scenarios to determine theme and setting
Assessing locations and staging requirements for productions in association with specialist designers
Overseeing creative aspects of film, television, radio and stage productions
Determining lighting, film, shutter angles, filter factors, camera distance, depth of field and focus, angles of view and other variables to achieve desired mood and effect
Viewing film and video tape to evaluate and select scenes and determine which scenes need to be re-shot
Planning and organising the preparation and presentation of programs
Supervising the positioning of scenery, props and lighting and sound equipment
Assessing technical requirements of productions by studying scripts and discussing program content, set locations and stage directions with production team
Creating, planning, writing scripts for, recording, videotaping and editing programs
Alternative Titles
• Studying scripts and scenarios to determine theme and setting
• Overseeing creative aspects of film
• television
• radio and stage productions
• Determining lighting
• film
• shutter angles
• filter factors
• camera distance
• depth of field and focus
Assessment Documents
Qualifications
Employment references
CV
Passport
English test
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Stage Manager (ANZSCO 212316) | Australian Occupation Guide