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Describe operational areas, and pre-raceday and raceday procedures in
racing broadcasting
Level
3
Credits
2
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to describe: the key
operational areas in racing broadcasting (OB); pre-raceday and raceday
procedures in the racing broadcasting production process; and roles and
functions of personnel involved in racing broadcasting production.
Subfield
Equine
Domain
Racing Broadcasting
Status
Registered
Status date
15 January 2010
Date version published
15 January 2010
Planned review date
31 December 2013
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Primary Industry Training Organisation
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0018
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
Definition
CGI – character generator interface.
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Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Describe the technical functions of key operational areas in racing broadcasting.
Range
vision control, audio control, production control, judicial control, cameras.
Performance criteria
1.1
Key operational areas in racing broadcasting are described in terms of their
technical functions.
Element 2
Describe pre-raceday and raceday procedures in the racing broadcasting production
process.
Performance criteria
2.1
Pre-raceday procedures are described in terms of the timing of tasks required to
be carried out.
Range
2.2
initial OB set-up, video and audio waylines check, commentator’s
position set-up and check, presenter’s position set-up and check,
fibre or satellite link check.
Raceday procedures are described in terms of the timing of tasks required to be
carried out.
Range
fibre or satellite link check, transmission control centre check
(TCC); timing cameras, video tape (VTs) and other vision sources;
master control (MCR); mix-minus; communication systems.
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Element 3
Describe roles and functions of personnel involved in racing broadcasting production.
Performance criteria
3.1
Personnel involved in racing broadcasting production are described in terms of
title, level of responsibility, and role in the production process.
Range
studio personnel include but are not limited to – director, vision
switcher, sound operator, graphics operator, tape operator, CGI
operator, suite presenter, line producer;
OB team includes but is not limited to – director, vision control
(CCU) operator, sound operator, VT operator, judicial operator;
camera staff includes but is not limited to – side-on, presentation
area, return to scale, low down head on, start, judicial towers;
production associate, electronic news gathering (ENG)/field
operator; technical director, engineer;
raceday services staff includes but is not limited to – raceday
services manager, Jetbet van operators, on-course engineer.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated
authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against
unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before they can register
credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations
wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for
tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Primary Industry Training Organisation standards@primaryito.ac.nz if
you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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