CUAMUP511Apply theatrical make-up and hairstyles

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What an assessment for CUAMUP511 must cover

41 assessable components: 4 elements (18 performance criteria), 8 performance evidence and 9 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 6 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Confirm theatrical make-up and hair requirements for performances

  • 1.1Determine factors that influence the styles of make-up and hair for performances in consultation with required personnel
  • 1.2Identify physical characteristics of production role and develop plans to style make-up and hair required for own performance, in consultation with required personnel
  • 1.3Confirm final designs and plans for make-up and hair styling
  • 1.4Review essential components in a theatrical make-up kit

2 Develop and implement make-up plans for characters

  • 2.1Examine the physical structures or features of own head and body and identify areas requiring corrective action with make-up or hair dressing, in consultation with required personnel
  • 2.2Sanitise make-up tools and equipment according to health and safety procedures
  • 2.3Apply theatrical make-up according to required sequence, seeking assistance from others as required and following health and safety procedures
  • 2.4Review make-up plans and check that final effects meet production and characterisation requirements
  • 2.5Document theatrical make-up designs for continuity purposes as required

3 Create hairstyles for performances

  • 3.1Sanitise hairstyling tools and equipment according to health and safety procedures
  • 3.2Use techniques required for creating hairstyles for performances
  • 3.3Apply and integrate false facial hair with theatrical make-up as required
  • 3.4Review hairstyle plans and check that final effects meet production and characterisation requirements
  • 3.5Document hairstyle designs for continuity purposes as required

4 Finalise make-up and hairstyle process

  • 4.1Remove theatrical make-up and deconstruct hairstyles as required, working with required personnel
  • 4.2Clean, sanitise and store theatrical make-up and hairstyle elements and components in line with organisational procedures
  • 4.3Implement strategies for maintaining healthy skin and hair
  • 4.4Improve own theatrical make-up application and hair styling skills using feedback from required personnel

Performance evidence

  • apply theatrical make-up and create required hairstyles for at least two performances
  • clarify theatrical make-up and hair requirements for performances
  • create effective characterisation using make-up and hairstyling
  • create hairstyles and make-up looks in line with plans
  • maintain continuity by recreating designs on consecutive occasions
  • implement skin and hair care management strategies
  • work collaboratively
  • use different tools and styling aids to realise hair and make-up designs

Knowledge evidence

  • work health and safety (WHS) requirements when applying theatrical make-up for performances
  • organisational procedures for cleaning, sanitising and storing theatrical make-up and hairstyles
  • cleaning and sanitising agents for tools and equipment used in the application of theatrical make-up and hairstyles
  • key aspects performers need to be aware of in relation to: lighting design, props, set design, stage and theatre size
  • features of common character roles in relation to theatrical make-up and hairstyles
  • roles and responsibilities of personnel in productions and performances
  • principles of skin and hair care
  • principles of continuity over a performance run
  • key theatrical make-up and hairstyling techniques used to produce visual representation of characters

Foundation skills

  • Oral communication: Seeks the views and opinions of others Obtains information by listening and questioning Discusses ideas and solutions
  • Reading: Interprets information required for work role from different written sources
  • Writing: Completes routine workplace documentation
  • Planning and organising: Takes a methodical and logical approach to planning, applying and removing theatrical make-up and hairstyles for rehearsals and performances Plans and organises own workload Manages time efficiently
  • Self-management: Takes responsibility for meeting health and safety requirements within scope of own role when applying theatrical make-up and styling hair Applies organisational procedures and meets expectations associated with own role Develops required skills and knowledge
  • Teamwork: Collaborates to achieve joint outcomes

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What does an assessment tool for CUAMUP511 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for CUAMUP511 needs to address all 41 unit components: 4 elements with 18 performance criteria, 8 performance evidence requirements, 9 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

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