Prepare script breakdowns and budgets for physical special effects
Overview
This Standard is about your ability to produce script breakdowns and budgets for physical special effects in line with script and production requirements. You will need to liaise with heads of department, suppliers, health and safety representatives and any other relevant organisations in order to confirm that effects can be achieved safely. This will usually involve taking into account the parameters of period, location and authenticity. It assumes you have a full knowledge and awareness of the materials, labour and resources required to produce specific physical special effects. This knowledge is key when preparing a breakdown and budget for production. This Standard is for you if you research, design and plan physical special effects.
Performance criteria
You must be able to:
research and prepare budgets in sufficient detail for effects to be
designed, created and implemented
- break down scripts to ascertain the details of required effects in
accordance with production requirements
- provide a brief, supported by storyboards, and visualisations
when required, that is documented in line with production
requirements
- confirm that the required level of insurance is in place to create
and deliver the effect
- confirm with relevant people that effects can be achieved in
compliance with health and safety legislation and that certificates
and licenses are current and valid
- consult appropriate individuals and companies about documented
briefs to make sure designs are possible and appropriate
- document all aspects of risk management in required formats,
providing this to others when required
identify articles and materials most appropriate for each effect
use reliable information about location and cost of identified
articles and materials to assess impact upon production budgets
and schedules
- specify what is needed to design, build, test and execute effects
to meet production requirements
Knowledge and Understanding
You need to know and understand:
how to read a script and production requirements to consider
when producing script breakdowns, including safety, the period of
the script, location and required authenticity of articles and
materials
- how to liaise with relevant production personnel to ensure designs
are safe, possible and appropriate
- the different types of materials and resources needed to produce
physical special effects
- how to source or manufacture appropriate articles and materials
and how this impacts on production budgets and schedules
- how the production process works and how elements within this
are achieved
- how other departments interact with physical special effects, in
particular camera, stunts, hair and make up, costume and visual
effects
how to work in collaboration to achieve effects
when it is appropriate to provide storyboards, visualisations and
drawing aids and how to provide them
- how to budget all elements of designs, including labour, resources
and manufacture, ensuring that appropriate insurance is included
- risk assessment processes and management