MCASI Guidelines
Below is a list of MCASI Guidelines concerning the use of video and audio equipment on location as part of your fieldwork assignment
Fatigue Management
According to Safe Work Australia, fatigue occurs when an individual is in a state of physical and/or mental exhaustion. Students can work under tight time pressures to meet deadlines. This can impact on their ability to eat and sleep well. Signs of a fatigued person may include;
chronic tiredness or sleepiness/drowsiness
headache or dizziness
difficulty concentrating
blurred vision
impaired hand-to-eye coordination/slow reflexes
short-term memory problems
moodiness, such as irritability
low motivation
appetite loss
Excessive yawning/falling asleep at work
Fatigue Management Strategy
To assist in ensuring best work practices, Screen Arts students will need to include a Fatigue Management Strategy where filming schedules include two or more consecutive days where working hours on location including travelling times to and from locations are to follow ScreenWest recommendations;
Hours of work
On a drama shoot, a standard week consists of 5 x 10-hour days = 50 hour week, 12 hours of which is overtime calculated at time and a half. Hours can be worked on any five (5) days, Monday to Saturday.
Turnaround
The crew are entitled to 10 clear hours rest between the finish of one day’s work (wrap time) and the commencement of the next (crew call).
For further information pertaining to Australian Screen Industry working practices please see Useful Information for Crews - Screenwest.
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