This qualification provides the skills and knowledge for a broad range of assistant-level roles in the entertainment industry. These may include roles such as Assistant Sound Technician or Special Effects Assistant (among many others). You could assist with technical support within a production team, and you will have knowledge of routines, methods and procedures for many work areas. These may include:
- Scenery and set construction
- Lighting and sound
- Music industry
- Film production
- Staging
- Broadcasting
- Live production.
- About the entertainment industry
- About basic audio, lighting staging, lighting elements of a production
- About stage management, front of house and box office
- Construction techniques for stage design
- How to stay safe and healthy in the workplace.
- Observe technical operations in work place settings
- Build sets, design or operate lighting or audio for productions
- Provide technical support to performers
- Work as an usher or in the box office.
Has an interest in the performing arts.
