2.1 Explain the working culture of the film industry
What is it like working in the film industry?
(Consider hours, travel, freelance, working on set and budget. What are the pressures? What are the positives and negatives?)
The positives are working in a fast paced creative industry that you enjoy doing. The negatives are the long work hours, stress and the struggle to maintain personal connections. The work is mostly freelance so there is very little security.
What qualities do you need to work in the film industry? (E.g. Showing initiative, taking responsibility, good time management, knowing your specialism, having good communication skills)
Stress management- being stressed on set can make the environment hard to work in, meaning people will want workers that don’t increase stress on set. Creativity, having a creative mind will help mean there will be a diversity of ideas on set so every job can be done well without having to be coached. People skills, there are lot of people on a filmset and working well with them will make a better film.
What have you learned about the working culture of the industry from masterclasses and working on your own film production?
When you get a job, the hours will cover most of your day until the job is finished. Working on set can be stressful, and everyone is stressed about their own job.
2.2 Describe a range of key job roles and responsibilities in the film industry
Research 5 different roles in a film production and summarise the responsibilities and qualities needed to carry out each role.
Director- confidence, creativity, people skills- responsible for maintaining a vision for the project and explaining to achieve this to the rest of the crew
Producer- self assured-ness, organisation, tenacity- responsibility to organise everyone so everything can be achieved in the time and money provided
Cinematographer-skills at framing, ingenuity, instruction following -responsibility to follow the storyboard, and know how to get specific lightings, shots and framing
Sound Designer- alertness, independence, endurance- responsibility to get clear sound for every scene that enhances the visuals
Production Designer- creativity, alertness, independence- responsibility to put storytelling into the background of a scene
Create a diagram or map to explain how these roles might work together during a film production.
The producer is in charge of the director, deciding what is and isn’t feasible. The director is in charge of the sound director, cinematographer and production designer who are each in charge of their own departments. The director coordinate them and they work in conjunction with each other.
2.3 Outline the potential progression routes into the film industry and wider sector
What have you learned about potential progression routes into film and connected creative industries? (For example about studying at university, apprenticeships, online opportunities, entry-level work, film festivals and networking etc)
university is a possible way to make connections and gain notoriety in the industry before actually entering it- it isn’t necessary though. Many film makers work up from being a runner, using their experience and contacts to move up. Many opportunities are online, so chasing after jobs you want is important- that includes moving around the country.
We had industry professionals come in to speak about how they got into the industry. James started running on sets and went into camera and then production, Andy was working as an engineer and found his way in through having a technical knowledge that people wanted and Raz came through one of our courses, went into working on shorts and then features. All three of them chose different routes into the industry that mainly involved networking and having the right skills in the right places.
What do you plan to do when the Academy is finished?
I plan to finish my A levels and go to film University.
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Feedback:
2:1 – in your explanation of the working culture mention that it can be quite stressful and working is usually freelance which means you’re always precarious and looking for work. There’s very little security.
in your ‘qualities’ answer you need to give some more detail. Why do you need those qualities in the film industry? You don’t need to add lots there. Just a simple outline of why they’re desirable.
2:2 – in your description of the different roles draw the connections between them and how they work together. That doesn’t have to be via a diagram but just show an awareness of how they interact.
2:3 – make reference to the industry professionals we had in and their progression routes. Broadly speaking the routes are either straight on to sets or through Uni. There isn’t necessarily a right or wrong way but worth noting what the industry professionals said again. None of them went down the uni route into the industry and all of them found themselves moving into the areas they were interested in from another starting position. James started running on sets and went into camera and then production, Andy was working as an engineer and found his way in through having a technical knowledge that people wanted. Raz came through one of our courses, went into working on shorts and then features, again originally from another position. You need to show here is that you know there are those different progression routes.
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