This occupation is discovered within the media rental industries and covers the digicam rent firms who provide digicam hires for Movie, TV, Music Promos, Commercials, Documentaries, Virals and different productions. Moreover it covers firms who function a fleet of demonstration and mortgage tools. The manufacturing stage for which cameras are employed is step one within the making of a movie or tv manufacturing.
The broad function of the occupation is to arrange digicam tools that’s full, works successfully, is appropriately maintained and is appropriately configured and accessorised to be appropriate for a given manufacturing or function.
The core goal of the function is to make sure that the shoppers who rent/use manufacturing tools, are supplied with the tools and help they require, on the time and place they require it, so they can make full use of the tools package deal. Their data and abilities can equally be utilized to no matter means and strategies are used within the office to arrange associated tools prepared to be used.
Core duties embody (however are usually not restricted to) useful resource planning and allocation for personal work, tools preparation to fulfill specification and deadline; routine upkeep to make sure working order, cleanliness and acceptable equipment; lens checking to make sure they’re clear, blemish-free and are appropriately to scale; high quality assessments and testing; colleague and shopper liaison so they’re updated with progress, developments and part compatibility; digicam checks and technical help; tools reserving out and in; upkeep of correct tools lists and data; and return of kit to acceptable specification after use.
The function is based on the digicam ground/warehouse however can contain engaged on location. It’s usually shift-based and will contain working individually or as half of a bigger staff. The function could contain working previous anticipated hours to make sure that deadlines are met. Of their every day work, an worker on this occupation interacts with different colleagues and senior technical managers on the digicam ground or warehouse, making ready tools both individually or in groups. They might want to present technical recommendation and updates on progress to shoppers and Rental Desk colleagues. As well as they are going to liaise with shoppers, couriers and drivers when dispatching and receiving tools. Lastly, they might additionally present technical help throughout pre-production digicam assessments to manufacturing crews from the organisation/division hiring/borrowing the tools. An worker on this occupation will probably be answerable for making ready packages of very costly and extremely advanced and specialised tools in order that they’re appropriately configured, accessorised and in good working order. They might want to be sure that all packages fulfill stringent high quality requirements and scrutinise and examine that each facet of the tools works nicely collectively as per the calls for of the given manufacturing. This consideration to element is essential for guaranteeing that the following manufacturing is ready to work successfully to make use of this tools with out encountering expensive technical points which might have been prevented through the prep stage.
They want to have the ability to present technical recommendation and technical help in regards to the compatibility and use of kit to skilled digicam crews who depend on the integrity and technical abilities of the person.
They may report back to senior technical managers however will want to have the ability to work alone to arrange packages; managing their very own workload and assets to fulfill time-limited deadlines.
They might want to determine and resolve points with useful resource availability, compatibility and situation; changing and substituting parts that don’t meet particular and assorted technical requirements.
On completion of this apprenticeship, apprentices could stay in, and progress inside, the Movie and TV Digicam Rent/Mortgage Sector.
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Information
K1: The function of digicam preparation within the manufacturing course of and the influence of digicam preparation on manufacturing schedules and budgets.
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K2: The workflow for digicam preparation together with the roles, tasks and dependencies of everybody concerned and the influence of personal punctuality and attendance on the organisation and productiveness of self and others.
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K3: The variations between movie and digital cameras and the options and capabilities of business commonplace cameras and the way they’re helpful or restricted in numerous manufacturing genres, purposes and contexts.
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K4: The purposeful function and compatibility of digicam equipment, lenses and different peripherals and the options, capabilities and limitations of basic and specialist lenses together with parfocal, anamorphic, spherical, coated, uncoated, prime and zoom.
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K5: The vary, capabilities and function of timecode and its function in manufacturing.
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K6: The capabilities, limitations and makes use of of various battery varieties, upkeep and cost logs and present associated laws together with that associated to the transportation of business commonplace batteries.
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K7: Digital codecs, compression codecs and workflow and their use in appraising requirements together with these for supply specs, capturing specs and sign output requirements.
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K8: The options, function, capabilities and limitations of presently used grip, sound and lighting tools, together with radio channels for wi-fi mics and video, and their influence on digicam preparation and use.
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K9: The aim and format of digicam equipment checklist specs, the terminology and business colloquialisms used and the way lengthy it takes to arrange typical equipment lists.
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K10: Find out how to technically compile tools so as to meet specification for each tools equipment lists and to fulfill specification for storage after use. This contains figuring out when it’s acceptable to switch and when it’s acceptable to substitute tools.
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K11: Firm procedures, processes, protocols and document protecting necessities for checking availability, logging tools out and in, making ready equipment, making adjustments and substitutions to specified equipment, amending equipment lists and dispatching and returning equipment together with resolving points with useful resource availability, authorisation processes for amendments to equipment lists and GDPR necessities.
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K12: The significance of digicam and lens testing, why and when they need to be carried out, the amenities and situations required, acceptable strategies of testing differing types and configurations of kit and the remit and limits of personal function in supporting digicam crew with digicam assessments.
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K13: The aim of high quality assessments on lenses, filters, LCD and different screens and delicate optical/visible surfaces and the method for finishing up high quality assessments of optical components.
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K14: The significance of standard upkeep of kit, varieties of primary first-line upkeep and repairs that fall inside personal experience and accountability and tips on how to carry them out.
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K15: How all objects of digicam tools must be protected and packaged to keep away from injury throughout transit.
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K16: Related well being and security laws and company-specific insurance policies to make sure environmental sustainability and a protected working surroundings for themselves, colleagues and shoppers, together with guide dealing with.
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K17: The significance of, and firm protocols for, correct, efficient and well timed communication with personal staff, different departments and shoppers together with the place, when and tips on how to search clarification on equipment checklist specification or instruction and the place when and tips on how to provide options and various options.
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K18: The benefits and downsides of speaking in particular person, by telephone and by e mail and completely different communication strategies that could be relevant for every.
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K19: Typical difficulties that will come up throughout tools use and tips on how to fight them to pre-empt problems on a shoot.
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K20: The protocols for, and variations of, engaged on location or in a studio versus working within the equipment room, digicam ground or warehouse.
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Expertise
S1: Analyse and interpret equipment lists to determine tools and configuration necessities, figuring out incompatibilities and cameras, equipment, lenses and different peripherals that don’t meet necessities. Make adjustments and substitutions to cameras, equipment, lenses and different peripherals laid out in equipment lists consistent with firm procedures together with as requested by crew when doable.
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S2: Plan and prioritise personal digicam preparation actions so as to meet required timescales and high quality necessities.
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S3: Choose digicam equipment, basic and specialist lenses and different peripherals which are appropriate and meet equipment checklist specs. Lenses would possibly embody parfocal, anamorphic, spherical, coated, uncoated, prime and zoom.
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S4: Configure cameras, equipment, lenses and different peripherals through the prep stage so they’re full and shoot-ready, taking account of the necessities of any associated grip, sound or lighting tools and eradicating any digicam equipment that aren’t related or required to fulfill manufacturing necessities.
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S5: Present recommendation and suggestions about various appropriate peripherals which meet or profit equipment checklist specs.
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S6: Talk work progress to managers, colleagues and shoppers as acceptable and alert acceptable individuals at acceptable occasions about points which can have an effect on the job preparation, specification or high quality.
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S7: Give recommendation in regards to the capabilities or compatibility of cameras, equipment, lenses and different peripherals utilizing language that promotes understanding.
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S8: Check cameras, equipment, lenses and different peripherals to make sure they work within the configuration specified and for which they’re meant to work.
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S9: Establish injury and imperfections on lenses and different optical components and document and log them as per firm procedures.
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S10: Assist digicam crew throughout digicam assessments both in digicam testing amenities in warehousing environments or on filming areas.
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S11: Help shoppers on methods to resolve operational difficulties with digicam tools throughout use.
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S12: Perform first-line upkeep and different checks to determine required repairs and upkeep to cameras, equipment, lenses and different peripherals.
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S13: Preserve correct data of kit dispatch and return and amendments, adjustments and substitutions made to equipment lists as per firm procedures.
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S14: Hand tools over to, and settle for tools from shoppers, couriers and drivers consistent with logistics procedures and processes.
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S15: Return tools to the specification it must be saved in after use and take away and retailer cameras, equipment, lenses and different peripherals consistent with firm necessities.
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S16: Adjust to firm insurance policies and practices for well being and security, safety and safety of kit and to make environmentally pleasant decisions: figuring out, mitigating and reporting any incidents or dangers to the suitable particular person.
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Behaviours
B1: Works with a excessive stage of sustained focus and a spotlight to element, producing correct work which meets high quality specs inside agreed deadlines.
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B2: Works as a part of a staff, providing and accepting help from colleagues in order that work deadlines are met.
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B3: Applies an appreciation of the worth of the tools to their work, utilizing acceptable dealing with and packaging strategies to keep up the protection and safety of kit.
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B4: Works safely to make sure a protected working surroundings for themselves and others within the office consistent with well being and security necessities always.
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B5: Thinks creatively and logically to resolve technical points, figuring out incompatibilities and options that profit and enhance on given equipment checklist specs.
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B6: Maintains a key curiosity within the tools and expertise of the business, figuring out new and rising improvements and developments.
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