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Title
Record sound
Level
2
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Credits
5
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare to
record sound; record sound; and complete work operations.
Classification
Film and Television > Film and Television Foundation Skills
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
This unit standard does not require track laying or mixing down although these
processes may be used.
2
Glossary of terms
‘specifications’ refers to documented specifications and may include any or all of the
following: manufacturer’s specifications and/or recommendations; material
specifications; job specifications; and specialist specifications, e.g. designer, director,
client, or instructions from a supervisor;
‘site safety plan’ refers to the documented safety plan for the site which is required by
law to ensure compliance with the requirements of the Health and Safety in
Employment Act, 1992 and its subsequent amendments;
‘studio convention’ refers to the documented procedures which set out the standard
practice and activities of that studio.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Prepare to record sound.
Range
mono or stereo, digital or analogue.
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Evidence requirements
1.1
Equipment is selected to meet job specifications.
1.2
Equipment is lined-up at a level which meets specifications.
1.3
Recorded line-up is tested before recording commences.
Range
signal to noise ratio, frequency response, absence of audible
defects, phase relationship of line-up signals.
1.4
Recorded line-up contains identifying information necessary for its reproduction.
1.5
Consumables are prepared in quantity to meet job requirements.
Outcome 2
Record sound.
Range
speech or music or effects.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Recording capacity of medium used meets the time requirements of the
performance recorded.
2.2
Recorded sound is monitored and confirmed to meet specifications.
Range
2.3
Problems arising during recording are dealt with in accordance with studio
convention.
Range
2.4
run-up time, quality of recording, absence of audible defects,
background sound, format, level.
defects in sound, failures in systems, mechanical breakdowns.
Recording is completed within any operational constraints.
Range
time, environment, available equipment.
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Outcome 3
Complete work operations.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Operations are completed without damage to equipment and materials.
3.2
Activities comply with the requirements of site safety plan.
3.3
Equipment is used, maintained, repaired, cleaned, and stored according to
specifications.
manufacturer’s, enterprise practices.
Range
3.4
Identification and logging of recordings is completed according to studio
convention.
3.5
Surplus materials are dealt with according to studio convention.
3.6
Working environment is left clean, tidy, and ready for next user.
Replacement information
This unit standard replaces unit standard 1471.
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
the last date for assessment set out below.
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
28 February 1997
31 December 2016
Revision
2
11 March 1998
31 December 2016
Revision
3
8 February 2001
31 December 2016
Review
4
17 April 2014
31 December 2016
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0226
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
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Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR 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.
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