Stage Managers plan, organise, supervise, and coordinate the activities of workers responsible for placing sets and properties, and operating lighting and sound equipment as part of film, television or stage productions.

Skill Level

1

Unless you are exempt in very limited circumstances, you are required to have a positive Skills Assessment to apply for the visas listed above.

Skills Assessment authority for Stage Manager is Vocational Education and Training Assess (VETASSESS). To have a positive skills assessment, you must meet the following criteria:

• Qualification assessed at AQF Bachelor degree or higher in a highly relevant field of study AND at least one year of post-qualification highly relevant employment at an appropriate skill level in the last five years

OR

• Qualification assessed at AQF Bachelor degree or higher WITH an additional qualification at AQF Diploma level in a highly relevant field of study AND at least two years of post-qualification highly relevant employment at an appropriate skill level in the last five years

OR

• Qualification assessed at AQF Bachelor degree or higher WITHOUT a highly relevant field of study AND at least three years of post-qualification highly relevant employment at an appropriate skill level in the last five years
• To achieve a positive skills assessment, the applicant must meet the qualification and employment experience requirements.

Important

According to VETASSESS, your pre-qualification experience may be considered in the skills assessment if it meets the following requirements:

• 5 years of relevant pre-qualification employment; and
• 1 year of highly relevant employment within the past five years

Direct the artistic and production aspects of film, television, radio and stage productions.

Tasks

• Studying scripts and scenarios to determine theme and setting
• Assessing locations and staging requirements for productions in association with specialist designers
• Overseeing creative aspects of film, television, radio and stage productions
• Determining lighting, film, shutter angles, filter factors, camera distance, depth of field and focus, angles of view and other variables to achieve desired mood and effect
• Viewing film and video tape to evaluate and select scenes and determine which scenes need to be re-shot
• Planning and organising the preparation and presentation of programs
• Supervising the positioning of scenery, props and lighting and sound equipment
• Assessing technical requirements of productions by studying scripts and discussing program content, set locations and stage directions with production team
• Creating, planning, writing scripts for, recording, videotaping and editing programs

Skill Level

Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with a bachelor degree or higher qualification. At least five years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualification. Some occupations in this unit group require high levels of creative talent or personal commitment and interest as well as, or in place of, formal qualifications or experience (ANZSCO Skill Level 1).

Occupations in this Group

• 212311 Art Director (Film, Television or Stage)
• 212312 Director (Film, Television, Radio or Stage)
• 212313 Director of Photography
• 212314 Film and Video Editor
• 212315 Program Director (Television or Radio)
• 212316 Stage Manager
• 212317 Technical Director
• 212318 Video Producer
• 212399 Film, Television, Radio and Stage Directors nec