Edit Assistant Attachment on ‘Outback Farm’
A professional attachment opportunity is available through the Screenwest Crew Attachment Program on Prospero Productions' documentary series Outback Farm. Applications close Monday, 26 September at 5:00pm AWST.
About Outback Farm
Outback Farm is a new documentary series for Channel 7 and Discovery, which is set to continue the adventures of the water drilling Haigh family from Outback Truckers. The series follows Danyelle and Anthony and their two kids, Theo and Heath, who are about to embark on their greatest Outback adventure yet. In the harsh desert wilderness of the Northern Territory (NT), the Haigh family is risking it all. They’ve moved thousands of kilometres from their support network of friends and family in Queensland, to buy a $7 million farm in the dead heart of Australia, 200km from Alice Springs.
About the Attachment
Role: Edit Assistant Attachment
Dates: Monday, 10 October 2022 – Friday, 16 December 2022 (10 weeks)
Location: Perth, WA
Production Company: Prospero Productions
The successful candidate will complete 10 consecutive weeks as an Edit Assistant Attachment under the expert guidance of Editors, Kaela Halatau and Wade Savage, where they will:
- Understand the responsibilities and requirements of being an Edit Assistant.
- Sit in on and contribute to weekly post team meetings regarding media management.
- Understand post-production workflows and best practices in ingesting footage and synching media for editors.
- Understand the process of Rough Cuts, Fine Cuts and Picture Lock, Online and Final Delivery.
- Understand the purpose of the Offline Editor and how they work with the Series Producer on editorial feedback from Executive Producers.
- Gain better understanding of how to assemble a scene for an Offline Editor.
Screenwest encourages applications from Western Australians from underrepresented and/or diverse groups, appropriate to the roles. The WA screen industry recognises diversity as differences in:
- gender;
- age;
- Indigenous identity;
- cultural and linguistic diversity (CaLD);
- disability;
- sexuality and gender identities (LGBTQI+);
- location (including urban communities and remote regions), and
- socio-economic status.
If the right candidate cannot be found for this role, the attachment may be offered in another department.
Key Responsibilities and Requirements
In addition to the requirements in the Screenwest Crew Attachment Guidelines and Terms of Trade, the successful applicants must have:
- Genuine interest to pursue a career in post-production.
- Previous experience with Avid Media Composer editing software.
- Ability to work to tight deadlines and take direction from editors and senior staff.
- Initiative, attention to detail and problem solving ability.
- Good written and verbal communication.
How to Apply
The full guidelines and applications materials are available on the Crew Attachment Program page on the Screenwest website.
All program guidelines are to be read in conjunction with the Screenwest Terms of Trade.
Applications close Monday, 26 September 2022 at 5:00pm AWST – submit via SmartyGrants below.
Program Contact
To talk to someone about this opportunity, applicants should contact:
Gabrielle Cole, Production Attraction & Services Manager
Screenwest
T: +61 8 6169 2117
E: gabrielle.cole@screenwest.com.au
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