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O*NET detailed work activityOperate control consoles for sound, lighting or video
Stays humanHands-on work
7 jobs11 tasks
This is physical, in-person work with real objects, tools, equipment and places that change from day to day. AI can't do it for you.
Part of Operate audiovisual or related equipment, under the O*NET work activity group Controlling Machines and Processes. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 0 AI-assist, 11 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Regulate volume level and sound quality during recording sessions, using control consoles.
- Operate disc jockey controller and other equipment, such as microphones.
- Switch between video sources in a studio or on multi-camera remotes, using equipment such as switchers, video slide projectors, and video effects generators.
- Control audio equipment to regulate volume and sound quality during radio and television broadcasts.
- Operate control consoles.
- Regulate the fidelity, brightness, and contrast of video transmissions, using video console control panels.
- Synchronize and equalize prerecorded dialogue, music, and sound effects with visual action of motion pictures or television productions, using control consoles.
- Operate visual effects equipment, such as lights, fog machines, or lasers.
- Switch sources of video input from one camera or studio to another, from film to live programming, or from network to local programming.
- Operate manual or automated systems to control lighting throughout productions.
- Control the lights and sound of events, such as live concerts, before and after performances, and during intermissions.