The Future of Film and TV
TASK 1 - Understand employment and career
opportunities in the media sector
The starting salary for a producer will be around £18,000-£24,000 per project, and when experience has been earned, a project could earn the project upwards of £80,000.
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Camera Operator
A camera operator's job is to operate the camera equipment on a production. The camera operator works closely with the director to arrange shooting scripts and camera plans, and must develop a good working relationship with the cast and crew on a production to have a better understanding on what would be best for each member on the production team.
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A camera operators is responsible for coordination and planning shoot timings and camera plans with the rest of the camera team if there is one. The camera operator will be required to understand how to set up and hire their own equipment, discuss with the director shot suggestions to aid the project and run through camera rehearsals, be up to date on the business standard operating procedures and equipment.
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The standard salary for is £10.22 an hour, and averages at £25,000 a year. And a camera operator will usually work on a fixed term contract, the rates of pay may vary from each type of production, be it advertisement or movie.
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Sound Technician
A sound technician's job is to choose appropriate sound recording equipment for a production, understand how to use business standard equipment and be able to make competent recording decisions and to record productions as well as be able to edit the sound.
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Recruitment in the media sector
The production industry is fast paced and very competitive, so it is an integral step to success to always stay on top of the industry news in terms of business practice and technological advancements to further your knowledge of the field. Keeping up to date with all industry progressions will not only ensure that you are knowledgeable in your field and able to adapt to changes, but it will also set you ahead of those that may not be keeping up to with the latest progressions. As well as researching the advancements in the field, it would also be beneficial to attend conventions, which will also have workshops and showcases of new equipment, as they will be hosted by well known production business men, and most major developers will have an interest in meeting people at these conventions as they are treating their place within the industry professionally, so these conventions are good places to network. Having an online portfolio, such as a social media account where you post updates of your latest work/awards helps to get your name out in the world when you can not physically reach people, as well as having a quick handoff to those that you may meet at conventions for them to look you up and sample your handy-work. By developing an online presence the work you produce and promote has more of a chance of getting to those with the ability to provide future work, as well as increasing the chance for free publicity and increased word of mouth about your work through shares and likes. When displaying your work and using social media to promote yourself, it is always important to maintain a professional attitude. With the media production industry being as competitive and fast paced as it is, an industry professional will not waste time employing someone that does not take their work seriously, because of this, it is key that work is up to a professional standard, use business accounts to strictly network and promote your work, and if ever a deadline is broadcast to the world, that you meet it.
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Case Study on the Career of James Cameron.
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James Cameron is a prolific Canadian filmmaker, known for creating some of the most recognisable movie franchises, such as Terminator, Titanic and Avatar.
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As a child, Cameron studied art, a talent which was later used to lend a hand in the drawings featured in Titanic. He studied Physics at California state university, and after working as a truck driver and a machinist, watching Star Wars inspired him to try his hand at filmmaking. In 1980, Cameron was brought on to work as a production designer and later made his debut as a director on the film Piranha 2: The Spawning, a flop at the box office. Cameron found the process of making this film so disappointing that he decided to begin writing his own material. After supposedly having a nightmare about a relentless murdering robot, Cameron wrote the terminator, which he also storyboarded himself as filming was pushed back a year for Arnold Schwartznegger was filming Conan, the film which was his breakout success. Though he did face struggles later on with this film, as a heavy inspiration was taken from two Outer Limits episodes written by the famous Sci-Fi writer, Harlan Ellison, 'Demon with a glass hand' and 'Soldier out of time'. After a cash settlement was paid to Ellison, and credit granted to the writer in the final credits, the matter was dropped. Cameron's next piece was writing the screenplay for Rambo First Blood Part 2, as well as writing and directing Aliens. On the set of Aliens, Cameron stated that the cast and crew were very hostile to him, claiming him to be an inadequate successor to Ridley Scott, this eventually led to one of the lead actors being let go and replaced by Terminator actor Michael Biehn. Despite filming troubles, the film was an immediate hit, which then skyrocketed Cameron's career and reputation. Following his recent successes, Cameron attempted to make a film with a story he came up with whist at high school of an oil worker discovering an ancient evil beneath the ocean, which went on to be one of the most expensive films made at the time as it required cutting edge technology to create the underwater biomes featured in the film. The next project Cameron worked on was a Terminator sequel, Terminator: Judgement Day, which he co-wrote with William Wisher JR. Following his success with Terminator: Judgement day, Cameron wrote, directed and produced a film called true lies as well as co-writing and co-directing Strange Days. Titanic, Cameron's next movie, was his biggest success yet, and ranked in as the highest grossing film of all time, as well as winning the most Oscar awards, 11. In recent years Cameron released Avatar, which beat Titanic as the highest grossing film of all time, which had held the title for 12 years. Nowadays Cameron is often hired to be an executive producer on many films as well as planning to create a number of Avatar sequels.
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TASK 2 - Understand the structure and job roles in a media sector
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Networking events attended
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Teesside University held a networking/workshop event, which was hosted by BBC journalists and presenters to allow attendees to learn about being a journalist and working for the BBC.
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As the workshop was hosted by experienced journalists, I knew it was a great opportunity to find out some key details of breaking into the industry. I introduced myself to Jordan North and his co hosts, I told him of my interest to break into the journalist industry, but was unsure as to how I should try to start working as a journalist. Jordan suggested that I begin applying to newspapers and magazines to try writing stories for them. When asking what side of journalism I was interested in and what my past work had been on, he was impressed and interested to hear that I wished to focus my work on social issues as he too was interested in this field.
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Andrew Riarch is a past student of the film and TV course at Stockton Riverside College, and has since went on to make quite a name for himself in the film and TV industry. With his current project involving an adaptation of the 'Gone' series, which is to be directed by Stephen Spielberg. He is aware of the good work the college students produce and whenever he visits we are all eager to make some of our best work known to him in hopes that he may at some point invite us to sit in on one of his productions.
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Adam Tyler is a multi bafta award winning writer and director. He came to our class to give a talk on being an independent film producer. He is a close associate of Andrew Riarch and has created a number of short films, as well as producing a TV series 'Unbroken'. He has a number of links to charity organisations, having produced videos and helping to raise awareness of their causes. As I am interested in pursuing this field of work, Adam is a good contact for me to have, he was interested with my work with the community and my interest in working on social action issues. He said that he would be happy to set me up with further contacts that he knew if ever I wished to try and produce videos for charities, as well as the possibility for being a runner on one of his productions.
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Andy Berrimen is a film maker from Stockton, he came to our college to give a talk on scriptwriting. He has won multiple awards for his film 'six and two threes'. He discussed a number of writing techniques and tips, as well as how to progress in the industry as a writer.
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Derek Smith has been producing movies for a number of years and gave our class a talk on how to professionally produce a movie. He performed commentaries on all of his films, telling us workarounds for problems he faced during production, as well as this, he also offered up the opportunity to work with him on future projects and his team of veteran film makers.
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D2 Using social media
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Online Portfolio
As I feel it is important to always have my work be available for a large viewing audience. I make sure that I consistently upload my person work to my YouTube account and get credited in other peoples works. This enables me to constantly be broadcasting my skills and work to the world, even when I am personally unable to do so as with it up on the internet, it is constantly accessible. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt0EGriDmtpBqN_dTX-oZ0A
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These are examples of some of my posts to my business social media account. I feel that it is important for networking purposes to maintain an active social media presence. It is not only a way to showcase your work to a wider audience than would be possible if simply word of mouth, but it also serves as a means of showing onlookers that you are an active worker in the industry and that you are constantly working on new projects/honing your craft.
Part A
The creative sector:
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Director
A director is one of the most vital job roles on any given set. They are to be involved with every step of the creative process, and will be the determining factor to a good final product. To be a good manager, one must have excellent creative vision and have good leadership and management skills.
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A director has many responsibilities, some of which include: reading/overseeing script development, and making notes on the creative direction of the project for the writer to adjust the script to fit, being a key deciding factor of the casting process, and later monitoring rehearsals and selecting filming locations. The director will work closely with the director or cinematography to come up with shooting scripts to ensure that the project will align with the directors creative vision.
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Salary in the production industry can vary from project to project, but reputation has a lot to do with it as well, a well known director like James Cameron will earn millions for directing a film, but a new director producing a low budget film can expect to receive anywhere from £10,00 upwards.
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Producer
Director
A director is one of the most vital job roles on any given set. They are to be involved with every step of the creative process, and will be the determining factor to a good final product. To be a good manager, one must have excellent creative vision and have good leadership and management skills.
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A director has many responsibilities, some of which include: reading/overseeing script development, and making notes on the creative direction of the project for the writer to adjust the script to fit, being a key deciding factor of the casting process, and later monitoring rehearsals and selecting filming locations. The director will work closely with the director or cinematography to come up with shooting scripts to ensure that the project will align with the directors creative vision.
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Salary in the production industry can vary from project to project, but reputation has a lot to do with it as well, a well known director like James Cameron will earn millions for directing a film, but a new director producing a low budget film can expect to receive anywhere from £10,00 upwards.
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Producer
Producers: A producer's primary job role is to oversee the creative process. They control the overall project. The producer will decide which director to hire for a project and will adjudicate all decisions made by the director. A producer must be a good business person as they will manage the funding of a project, they must be able to solve problems before they occur, having a foresight into issues that may interfere with a project's development.
-The starting salary for a producer will be around £18,000-£24,000 per project, and when experience has been earned, a project could earn the project upwards of £80,000.
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Camera Operator
A camera operator's job is to operate the camera equipment on a production. The camera operator works closely with the director to arrange shooting scripts and camera plans, and must develop a good working relationship with the cast and crew on a production to have a better understanding on what would be best for each member on the production team.
-
A camera operators is responsible for coordination and planning shoot timings and camera plans with the rest of the camera team if there is one. The camera operator will be required to understand how to set up and hire their own equipment, discuss with the director shot suggestions to aid the project and run through camera rehearsals, be up to date on the business standard operating procedures and equipment.
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The standard salary for is £10.22 an hour, and averages at £25,000 a year. And a camera operator will usually work on a fixed term contract, the rates of pay may vary from each type of production, be it advertisement or movie.
-
Sound Technician
A sound technician's job is to choose appropriate sound recording equipment for a production, understand how to use business standard equipment and be able to make competent recording decisions and to record productions as well as be able to edit the sound.
-
Recruitment in the media sector
The production industry is fast paced and very competitive, so it is an integral step to success to always stay on top of the industry news in terms of business practice and technological advancements to further your knowledge of the field. Keeping up to date with all industry progressions will not only ensure that you are knowledgeable in your field and able to adapt to changes, but it will also set you ahead of those that may not be keeping up to with the latest progressions. As well as researching the advancements in the field, it would also be beneficial to attend conventions, which will also have workshops and showcases of new equipment, as they will be hosted by well known production business men, and most major developers will have an interest in meeting people at these conventions as they are treating their place within the industry professionally, so these conventions are good places to network. Having an online portfolio, such as a social media account where you post updates of your latest work/awards helps to get your name out in the world when you can not physically reach people, as well as having a quick handoff to those that you may meet at conventions for them to look you up and sample your handy-work. By developing an online presence the work you produce and promote has more of a chance of getting to those with the ability to provide future work, as well as increasing the chance for free publicity and increased word of mouth about your work through shares and likes. When displaying your work and using social media to promote yourself, it is always important to maintain a professional attitude. With the media production industry being as competitive and fast paced as it is, an industry professional will not waste time employing someone that does not take their work seriously, because of this, it is key that work is up to a professional standard, use business accounts to strictly network and promote your work, and if ever a deadline is broadcast to the world, that you meet it.
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Part 2
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Case Study on the Career of James Cameron.
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James Cameron is a prolific Canadian filmmaker, known for creating some of the most recognisable movie franchises, such as Terminator, Titanic and Avatar.
-
As a child, Cameron studied art, a talent which was later used to lend a hand in the drawings featured in Titanic. He studied Physics at California state university, and after working as a truck driver and a machinist, watching Star Wars inspired him to try his hand at filmmaking. In 1980, Cameron was brought on to work as a production designer and later made his debut as a director on the film Piranha 2: The Spawning, a flop at the box office. Cameron found the process of making this film so disappointing that he decided to begin writing his own material. After supposedly having a nightmare about a relentless murdering robot, Cameron wrote the terminator, which he also storyboarded himself as filming was pushed back a year for Arnold Schwartznegger was filming Conan, the film which was his breakout success. Though he did face struggles later on with this film, as a heavy inspiration was taken from two Outer Limits episodes written by the famous Sci-Fi writer, Harlan Ellison, 'Demon with a glass hand' and 'Soldier out of time'. After a cash settlement was paid to Ellison, and credit granted to the writer in the final credits, the matter was dropped. Cameron's next piece was writing the screenplay for Rambo First Blood Part 2, as well as writing and directing Aliens. On the set of Aliens, Cameron stated that the cast and crew were very hostile to him, claiming him to be an inadequate successor to Ridley Scott, this eventually led to one of the lead actors being let go and replaced by Terminator actor Michael Biehn. Despite filming troubles, the film was an immediate hit, which then skyrocketed Cameron's career and reputation. Following his recent successes, Cameron attempted to make a film with a story he came up with whist at high school of an oil worker discovering an ancient evil beneath the ocean, which went on to be one of the most expensive films made at the time as it required cutting edge technology to create the underwater biomes featured in the film. The next project Cameron worked on was a Terminator sequel, Terminator: Judgement Day, which he co-wrote with William Wisher JR. Following his success with Terminator: Judgement day, Cameron wrote, directed and produced a film called true lies as well as co-writing and co-directing Strange Days. Titanic, Cameron's next movie, was his biggest success yet, and ranked in as the highest grossing film of all time, as well as winning the most Oscar awards, 11. In recent years Cameron released Avatar, which beat Titanic as the highest grossing film of all time, which had held the title for 12 years. Nowadays Cameron is often hired to be an executive producer on many films as well as planning to create a number of Avatar sequels.
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TASK 2 - Understand the structure and job roles in a media sector
TASK
3 - Produce profiles to gain employment in the media sector
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Media CV
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Thomas Raby
Mobile: 07783247023
Email: thomasraby17@gmail.com
D.O.B: 14/05/1999
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History: September 2018- May 2019
Over the past number of years I have been working in the film and TV production industry, fulfilling a multitude of jobs on a number of productions. Whilst working on these productions I have learnt a number of invaluable skills and insights into the industry I wish to work in. These are such as the importance of contingency plans, formal planning, an extensive pre-production period and the necessity of being flexible with plans. As such, I find it to be an asset that I have a valid UK driver's license and my own car, which enables me to be available for shoots on distant locations, transport equipment and crew and the ability to be a location scout for productions.
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Skills:
The job role I have carried out the most has been a camera operator. I have been a cinematographer/camera operator on the majority of the projects I have worked on. Due to this, I have an in depth understanding on the importance of working closely with the writer as well as the director in order to better capture the original creative vision for a project, because of this, I always ensure that I have worked out my camera scripts with the director, writer and the actors involved in order to get the absolute most out of a shot as possible, which always has the effect of heightening the overall quality of a project. Which should of course be the goal of everyone on the set of a production.
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With all of this being said, I feel that I would be an asset to any production team due to my extensive knowledge in the field of pre-production, as well as my skills in arranging camera plans to best suit scenes and source material. So my skills for planning and dedication to the creative integrity of a project. I am very passionate about this field of work as an art form, and very much wish to continue to work on my skills in further projects as I feel there is always something to learn, and new ways to improve.
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Networking Abilities:
I have attended a number of networking events in order to develop my contacts within the industry as well as to promote my work. The most recent even I have attended was the BBC workshop at Teesside University, where I was able to talk with journalists about breaking into the industry, how to get an article published and better ways to research a story. I also have spoken with Andrew Riach, about my projects and he offered me some invaluable advice on screenwriting and the production process.
Media CV
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Thomas Raby
Mobile: 07783247023
Email: thomasraby17@gmail.com
D.O.B: 14/05/1999
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History: September 2018- May 2019
Over the past number of years I have been working in the film and TV production industry, fulfilling a multitude of jobs on a number of productions. Whilst working on these productions I have learnt a number of invaluable skills and insights into the industry I wish to work in. These are such as the importance of contingency plans, formal planning, an extensive pre-production period and the necessity of being flexible with plans. As such, I find it to be an asset that I have a valid UK driver's license and my own car, which enables me to be available for shoots on distant locations, transport equipment and crew and the ability to be a location scout for productions.
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Skills:
The job role I have carried out the most has been a camera operator. I have been a cinematographer/camera operator on the majority of the projects I have worked on. Due to this, I have an in depth understanding on the importance of working closely with the writer as well as the director in order to better capture the original creative vision for a project, because of this, I always ensure that I have worked out my camera scripts with the director, writer and the actors involved in order to get the absolute most out of a shot as possible, which always has the effect of heightening the overall quality of a project. Which should of course be the goal of everyone on the set of a production.
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With all of this being said, I feel that I would be an asset to any production team due to my extensive knowledge in the field of pre-production, as well as my skills in arranging camera plans to best suit scenes and source material. So my skills for planning and dedication to the creative integrity of a project. I am very passionate about this field of work as an art form, and very much wish to continue to work on my skills in further projects as I feel there is always something to learn, and new ways to improve.
-
Networking Abilities:
I have attended a number of networking events in order to develop my contacts within the industry as well as to promote my work. The most recent even I have attended was the BBC workshop at Teesside University, where I was able to talk with journalists about breaking into the industry, how to get an article published and better ways to research a story. I also have spoken with Andrew Riach, about my projects and he offered me some invaluable advice on screenwriting and the production process.
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C4 Networking opportunitiesNetworking events attended
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Teesside University held a networking/workshop event, which was hosted by BBC journalists and presenters to allow attendees to learn about being a journalist and working for the BBC.
-
As the workshop was hosted by experienced journalists, I knew it was a great opportunity to find out some key details of breaking into the industry. I introduced myself to Jordan North and his co hosts, I told him of my interest to break into the journalist industry, but was unsure as to how I should try to start working as a journalist. Jordan suggested that I begin applying to newspapers and magazines to try writing stories for them. When asking what side of journalism I was interested in and what my past work had been on, he was impressed and interested to hear that I wished to focus my work on social issues as he too was interested in this field.
-
Andrew Riarch is a past student of the film and TV course at Stockton Riverside College, and has since went on to make quite a name for himself in the film and TV industry. With his current project involving an adaptation of the 'Gone' series, which is to be directed by Stephen Spielberg. He is aware of the good work the college students produce and whenever he visits we are all eager to make some of our best work known to him in hopes that he may at some point invite us to sit in on one of his productions.
-
Adam Tyler is a multi bafta award winning writer and director. He came to our class to give a talk on being an independent film producer. He is a close associate of Andrew Riarch and has created a number of short films, as well as producing a TV series 'Unbroken'. He has a number of links to charity organisations, having produced videos and helping to raise awareness of their causes. As I am interested in pursuing this field of work, Adam is a good contact for me to have, he was interested with my work with the community and my interest in working on social action issues. He said that he would be happy to set me up with further contacts that he knew if ever I wished to try and produce videos for charities, as well as the possibility for being a runner on one of his productions.
-
Andy Berrimen is a film maker from Stockton, he came to our college to give a talk on scriptwriting. He has won multiple awards for his film 'six and two threes'. He discussed a number of writing techniques and tips, as well as how to progress in the industry as a writer.
-
Derek Smith has been producing movies for a number of years and gave our class a talk on how to professionally produce a movie. He performed commentaries on all of his films, telling us workarounds for problems he faced during production, as well as this, he also offered up the opportunity to work with him on future projects and his team of veteran film makers.
-
-
Online Portfolio
As I feel it is important to always have my work be available for a large viewing audience. I make sure that I consistently upload my person work to my YouTube account and get credited in other peoples works. This enables me to constantly be broadcasting my skills and work to the world, even when I am personally unable to do so as with it up on the internet, it is constantly accessible. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt0EGriDmtpBqN_dTX-oZ0A
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These are examples of some of my posts to my business social media account. I feel that it is important for networking purposes to maintain an active social media presence. It is not only a way to showcase your work to a wider audience than would be possible if simply word of mouth, but it also serves as a means of showing onlookers that you are an active worker in the industry and that you are constantly working on new projects/honing your craft.
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