Overview

This standard is about agreeing which materials and items meet set dressing requirements and then obtaining them.

It is about analysing set dressing requirements and other information about the visual style required to identify the most suitable materials. It involves preparing proposals for obtaining the materials, agreeing those with the decision makers and preparing detailed specifications for suppliers or makers of set dressings.

It involves monitoring the suppliers’ progress to anticipate problems and meet production deadlines and preparing documentation.

This standard is relevant to those working as a Production buyer or an Assistant art director

 

Performance criteria 

You must be able to: 

  1. identify the types of materials to meet the visual style required within the budget
  2. consider environmental impact and sustainability of attainment and use of materials and items
  3. inform decision makers when requirements look to exceed the budget
  4. produce specifications of materials which contain sufficient information for supplies and makers to meet requirements
  5. present proposals for materials to decision makers and record agreement and decisions made
  6. brief selected suppliers and manufacturers on the requirements
  7. check progress on required materials to ensure suppliers can meet delivery deadlines
  8. identify the availability of readymade set dressings, and arrange for their acquisition and delivery to meet production deadlines
  9. check and confirm materials received against the agreed specifications
  10. suggest alternatives to decision makers when it is not possible to meet the requirements within budgets and deadlines,
  11. deal with problems and difficulties in supply to meet production deadlines
  12. conduct all transactions in a manner which preserves goodwill and encourages suppliers to meet requirements within production deadlines
  13. complete and store records

 

Knowledge and understanding

You need to know and understand:

  1. the set dressing requirements and the implications of static and moving objects
  2. sources of information about visual style
  3. how to determine the materials required to meet the design brief
  4. the methods for determining the type and quantity of materials required 
  5. who the relevant decision makers are
  6. how to prepare specifications of materials and how to check them for sufficiency and accuracy of information
  7. how to present proposals to decision makers
  8. procedures and requirements for recording agreements and briefing suppliers and manufacturers
  9. lead times required by suppliers
  10. methods for confirming the availability of materials
  11. types of supply problems and ways of dealing with them
  12. suppliers’ and customers’ legal and contractual obligations for the supply of materials