Moocooboola Festival

1. Date, Time started, Time Finished, Total Hours that you have Worked for the day.
Meeting: 6:30pm-7:30pm(1hour)
Festival: 8:30am- 12:30pm (5 Hours)

2. Self Assessment. Rate yourself on the following standards. (Describe any problems/achievements.)

(Scale: 1= poor, 2 = needs improvement, 3 = Good, 4= Very Good, 5 = Excellent.)

a) Uniform = 4
b) Punctuality = 4
C) Initiative = 4
D) Cooperation = 5
E) Work Standard = 4
F) Development of Skills = 3

3. Describe the work activities you participated in during the day.
Post a photo of your work environment if appropriate.

As soon as we arrived in the morning we were instructed to lead the Parade in the correct direction and ensure that no hazards conflicted with there pathway. All roads were blocked and police were on site to help make this process easier. My duty was to stand aside of the cars that were driving by and ensure no little kids ran in front or touch the cars as they were moving. Straight after that i was instructed to set up chairs for an audience to view the dance performances on stage. Following on from that Maree, Maren and i set up tables and chairs so that people could sit and have lunch with there family and friends. We then were told after we helped set up to go to an entry point and assist anyone that was unsure where a certain location of a stall was. We were given manuals to help us direct them in the correct location. Our main duty of the day was to help anyone out and assist them with store locations and to make sure that everyone was kept safe and no injuries had occurred.


4. List the tools and equipment you used during the day.
Post a photo of your work tools and equipment if appropriate.
- Fluro Vest
- Manual: SES instructions, Emergency Contacts, Locations of stalls & Bathrooms, Lost Child procedure.
- Our hands were the main tool of the day

5. List the Employability Skills you developed during work activities. Explain the context of the activity and the corresponding employability skill. (What did you do/achieve?)

- Communication skills: this was needed when we were setting up chairs and tables so that we could make correct numbers of rows and set up the same amount of chairs for each of the tables.
- Teamwork Skills: This was needed to lift the chairs of from the stacks. The chairs were in high stacks and were to difficult to reach if one person had to grab them from their themselves, so 2 other people had to assist and help out to make sure the stack of chairs didn't fall on top of anyone's heads and that the chairs were lifted off in a safe manner.



6. Describe any difficulties/ new issues that have challenged you in your day at work placement and what you learnt in those situations. What skills did you develop?

I think the only downside to the day was when we were lifting and setting up, i think gloves should have been given out to ensure that we were safe. The only major challenge of the day was to learn the manual in such a short amount of time so that we could identify what someone was looking for.

7. Describe what you enjoyed about work today.
What i enjoyed the most was the festival performance as the crowed of people walked through the streets.

8. Describe what you have to follow up for tomorrow at work.
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9. Post a number of relevant workplace photos or links to associated websites.

http://www.huntershill.nsw.gov.au/Page/Page.asp?Page_Id=763

http://huntershill150.com/events/moocooboola/

SMASH - Training Day

1.Date, Time started, Time Finished, Total Hours that you have Worked for the day.
11th June - Ultimo Community Centre
Time: 12pm - 4pm (4 Hours)

2.Self Assessment. Rate yourself on the following standards.
a) Uniform = 5
b) Punctuality = 5
C) Initiative = 5
D) Cooperation = 5
E) Work Standard = 4
F) Development of Skills = 4

3. Describe the work activities you participated in during the day:
- Meet and greet with supervisors, managers and fellow SMASH volunteers.
- A general meeting with slide show on what the day is based upon, what the requirements of the day are, a map which showed the floor plans on where everything will be on the day and what sections you are required to go to.

4. List the tools and equipment you used during the day.
No tools required for the training day

5. List the Employability Skills you developed during work activities. Explain the context of the activity and the corresponding employability skill. (What did you do/achieve?)
- Communication skills
- Teamwork skills
- Planning and organising skills
- Learning skills

6. Describe any difficulties/ new issues that have challenged you in your day at work placement and what you learnt in those situations. What skills did you develop?
One difficulty i faced was to remember all that is required for on the actual day. I had to process alot of info today in which will help me carry out my duties on the SMASH day. In order for me to remember what i was told to do i will have to read over the information package and if i find that i still need help in knowing a certain duty i will email my section leader.

7. Describe what you enjoyed about work today.
What i enjoyed about today was meeting everyone and finding out what we will be doing on the day.
8. Describe what you have to follow up for tomorrow at work.
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9. Post a number of relevant workplace photos or links to associated websites.

The image above shows the meeting area in which all SMASH Volunteers attended. To sum up the training day was to meet all fellow members of the SMASH team and to find out what section we will be required for on the day, we were given hand outs, a roster and an info package to help us with the day.

http://www.smash.org.au/

Work Experience - Transport (SMASH)

Sydney Sports Centre

The event was about Teen Matters, discussing there sexuality and relationships of teenagers in the day-to-day life. Various speakers spoke to the teenagers and discussed their own stories and their own beliefs and tried to inspire everyone not to ever feel pressured into anything and not to listen to anyone but your own gut instinct. It also discussed the safety and responsibility of teen relationships between a guy and a girl at a young age. I was instructed to show schools to their seating and also show schools in and out of the venue in a safe manner. I learnt how to lead massive groups to and from a venue in a safe manner. I also helped those who needed help on finding the toilets. There was a problem that occurred on the day for me but i chose not to retaliate and to just let it go that the girl was speaking roodly towards me. My employability skills throughout the day were, the use of communication, team work between the girls and i in order of helping the schools around the venue. Overall the day was great and a good experience, i had fun working with the girls in our class and working as a team.

Work Hours: 8am- 3pm (7 Hours)

Work Placement

Write a brief post on what you expect to learn on your experience while on work placement.

As part of Entertainment we are to complete 35 hours of work placement. I expect to learn different aspects of what my industry provides. Whilst on work placement i will learn/ discover different skills and an understanding on how to carry out the duties allocated. I expect that work placement will provide duties similar to what we have been learning during class. e.g. Lighting, Visual and Audio. Throughout this experience i expect to gain and develop management skills and also the ability to carry out a job effectively.

Written Activities From Booklet Pages 94-95

1. Describe the duties of an Audio Technician.
A person who has the skill, expertise and knowledge to undertake audio operations.
2. Draw the audio installation plans for the school Hall PA.

3. Describe the difference between decibels, hertz and electricity.
Decibel levels are a relative measurement for the volume of sound, its loudness; where electricity conducts objects are always full of movable electric charges and electric currents are motions of these charges and finally Hertz are measurements of the frequency of sound vibration. Therefore electricity is constantly running and decibels and hertz are conducted through the sound produced at the current time e.g. Loudness and vibrations.
4. In regards to OHS, describe the term SPL and how it is dangerous for audio technicians.
Sound Pressure Level (SPL) is the loudness of an acoustic wave stated in dB that is proportional to the logarithm of its intensity. It is a measurement of the loudness or 'volume' of a sound.
5. With reference to equalisation, if a room had a ‘boomy’ sound which frequency would you alter to make it less ‘boomy’ and why? High? Med? Low?
The process of equalisation ensure that frequencies are the same in quantity, size or degree throughout the place or group. You would alter the lower frequency to make it less boomy as subtracting it makes the sound more sharp.
6. Using this site and other sites to research and describe the difference between analogue and digital audio mixing desk.
Analogue - electricity produces the sound
digital - sound is converted into a code of '0' and '1'
7. If reference to mixing desks, explain the ratio 24:8:2.
8. Describe the difference between the following terms: Amplitude, decibels, frequency, hertz, watts, voltage and Ohm.
Amplitude - the 'height' of a waveform, heard by the ear as volume. Increasing the amplitude of a noise will make it sound louder.
Decibels - these are figures used to express the volume or Sound Pressure Level (SPL) of a noise. Odb is at the threshold of hearing - only just audible. 40 dB is at normal conversation level. 100 dB is equivalent to the sound of a train passing nearby. 130 dB is the threshold of pain and 150 dB is a jet engine at one metre.
Frequency - the 'speed' of a waveform, heard as pitch, that is, how high or low sounds are to the ear.
Hertz - A measurement of the frequency of sound vibration.
Watts - The unit of electrical power derived from the current multiplied by the voltage.
Voltage - Electric potential energy per unit charge, measures in joules per coulomb
Ohm. - the unit of electrical resistance. For example, the higher the ohm rating of a speaker, the greater the level of signal required to create the same volume from a lower ohm rated speaker.
9. Describe the difference between microphone, line and loudspeaker level.10. Explain the particular uses for the following microphones:
Dynamic: a small movable induction coil, positioned in the magnetic field of a permanent magnet, is attached to the diaphragm. When the diaphragm vibrates, the coil moves in the magnetic field, producing a varying current in the coil. Dynamic microphones are robust and relatively inexpensive and are used in a wide variety of applications.
Condenser: (also known as a capacitor microphone): the diaphragm acts as one plate of a capacitor, and vibrations produce changes in a voltage maintained across the capacitor plates. Condenser microphones are expensive and require an external power supply but give a high-quality sound signal and are used in laboratory and studio recording applications.
Foil: a relatively new type ofcondenser microphone which is now one of the most widely used. They are used in many applications, ranging from high-quality PA to built-in microphones in small sound recording devices. Like other condenser microphones they require an external power supply or a battery. They are frequently phantom-powered in sound reinforcement applications.
Ribbon: a thin, corrugated metal ribbon is suspended in a magnetic field. Vibration of the ribbon in the magnetic field generates a changing voltage. Ribbon microphones detect sound in a bi-directional pattern and this characteristic makes them useful in applications such as radio and television interviews, where it cuts out much extraneous sound.
Boundary: is mounted on a flat plate which acts as a reflective surface directing sound into the microphone capsule. They are used for general pick-up over a large area without as many reflected sound waves to interfere.
PZM (Pressure Zone Microphone): an omnidirectional boundary microphone for picking up sound from all around.
Piezo: uses the phenomenon of piezoelectricity - (that is, the tendency of some materials to produce a voltage when subjected to pressure) to convert vibrations into an electrical signal. This type of microphone is often used to microphone acoustic instruments for live performance (most acoustic/electric guitars use piezo pick-ups) or to record sounds in unusual environments, for example underwater.
11. Draw the 5 direction capability’s of microphones.

Written Activities From Booklet Pages 35-36

1.Which microphone needs phantom power?
A. Dynamic vocal microphone

2.If there is no phantom power, what happens?

A flatter and wide frequency response is produced

3.If phantom power is not required, why should we turn it off?

If the certain microphone is not being used but the phantom power is on, you could overwork the system

4.Which cable is acceptable?

A.100m microphone cable

5.With everything plugged in, and powered up, what is the first gain control that you adjust?

A. Master output fader

6.Which is the correct STARTING position for controls?

- Auxiliary control is at 12 o’clock (pointing up)

- Equalistion (low frequency) control is at 12 o’clock (pointing up)

7.If we switch on the High Pass Filter, what does it do?

Allows high frequency through

8. Draw a simple diagram to connect these devices:

a. Mixer

b. Microphone

c. Speaker

d. Amplifier

e. Equaliser

9. Now add to your diagram a single stage monitor, and show where it is connected on the mixer: e.g: which mixer output it will be fed from........

10. List some things that will stop sound, some reasons why your8 could system (the one you drew in the diagram (9) above), does not work when you have connected it all together.

a. Inputs and outputs wrong way around

b. Master volume down

c. EQ problem

d. Broken wires

e. Cords not plugged in

f. Switches not turned on

11. What is the lowest frequency you can hear?

16 – 32 Hz

12. What is the highest frequency you can hear?

8192 – 16384Hz

13. What is the correct sequence to follow when powering UP (turning on) a sound system?

Start with master off when connecting sound system, turn master volume on to play sound then adjust different auxiliaries and equalisation.