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O*NET detailed work activityDetermine technical requirements of productions or projects
AI-assistPlan & schedule
8 jobs12 tasks
AI can lay out options, timelines and checklists to react to. Fitting it to your people, budget and situation is your call.
Part of Determine operational methods or procedures, under the O*NET work activity group Making Decisions and Solving Problems. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (1 AI-ready, 10 AI-assist, 1 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Determine desired images and picture composition, selecting and adjusting subjects, equipment, and lighting to achieve desired effects.
- Estimate or measure light levels, distances, and numbers of exposures needed, using measuring devices and formulas.
- Compose and frame each shot, applying the technical aspects of light, lenses, film, filters, and camera settings to achieve the effects sought by directors.
- Plan details such as framing, composition, camera movement, sound, and actor movement for each shot or scene.
- Observe pictures through monitors and direct camera and video staff concerning shading and composition.
- Establish pace of programs and sequences of scenes according to time requirements and cast and set accessibility.
- Determine the number, type, and approximate location of microphones needed for best sound recording or transmission quality, and position them appropriately.
- Determine formats, approaches, content, levels, and mediums to effectively meet objectives within budgetary constraints, using research, knowledge, and training.
- Choose settings and locations for films and determine how scenes will be shot in these settings.
- Read charts and compute ratios to determine variables such as lighting, shutter angles, filter factors, and camera distances.
Tasks where it is part of the work
- Formulate basic layout design or presentation approach and specify material details, such as style and size of type, photographs, graphics, animation, video, and sound.
- Prepare preliminary renderings of proposed exhibits, including detailed construction, layout, and material specifications, and diagrams relating to aspects such as special effects or lighting.