Film and TV Production Specifications Interpretation Training

Learning Outcomes

• Analyse film or television production specifications to identify key technical and creative requirements.
• Interpret scripts, storyboards, and shot lists to determine production needs.
• Apply production schedules and call sheets to coordinate department workflows.
• Evaluate equipment and resource specifications to ensure compliance with production standards.
• Demonstrate accurate communication of specifications to relevant team members.

Target Audience

This course is designed for production assistants, junior producers, script supervisors, and technical crew members in the film and television industry who need to interpret and apply production specifications effectively.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment.

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Practical sessions allow learners to apply theoretical knowledge in hands-on exercises, including script breakdown, mood board creation, scheduling, and a final integrated project. Supervised practice ensures learners can interpret and implement production specifications accurately in real-world scenarios.

Practical Activities

• Script Breakdown Exercise — Learners receive a short script and perform a full breakdown, identifying all elements and categorising them according to industry standards. (3h)
• Mood Board Creation — Using given creative specifications, learners create a mood board for a scene, selecting images, colours, and textures that match the brief. (3h)
• Production Schedule Development — Learners develop a one-day shooting schedule from provided logistical specs, including call times, location details, and resource allocation. (4h)
• Integrated Final Project — Learners receive a complete set of specifications for a short scene and must produce a production plan, including breakdown, mood board, schedule, and quality control checklist. (6h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	35% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.