Career Opportunities in the UK Film Industry

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Yen YauTalent Development Manager

Into Film

What drives you?

Skills needed by the film industry

• In-demand roles

• Production Manager

• 1st, 2nd & 3rd ADs

• Costume Supervisors

• Steadicam

• DITs

• Digital asset management

• Studio management

• Script supervisors

• 3D Rigging

• Priority skills

• Make-up in HD

• Wig application

• Period hair

• Prosthetics

• Sound recording

• Editing 3D

• Pre-visualisation

What we associate with feature films

What we probably don’t imagine

Examples of technology impacting on film-making

• Cloud and collaborative workflows

• Drone cameras

• Virtual Reality

• Go Pros

• 3D printing

Source of image: CosProp http://www.cosprop.com/

Stages of making a film

Careers in Film Primary

Stage 1

• Researching the idea, finding money and team members to make your film

Stage 2

• Got the money and an idea –you’ve got the green light! Next, preparations

Stage 3

• Shooting the film

Stage 4

• Post production -what you do once you have shot the film

Stage 5

• Getting the film seen in a cinema

Did you know that there are several stages to making a film?

Connecting to the Curriculum

Science

Design and Technology

Music

Art and Design

Languages

Computing

Maths

Production accountants to make sure films come in on budget (maths)

Production designers (art, design, architecture) to

define and create every visual aspect of a film

Producers (law, business studies, maths) to

develop projects, find the finance and pull the

different players together

Script supervisors (English) to ensure that there is

continuity in the script

Riggers and carpenters (construction) to build

sets

DIT or digital imaging technicians (ICT, computer

science, physics/STEM), to back up the camera

and sound files, checking for technical errors

Compositors (STEM, art, computer science), to

put together all the various layers of computer

generated images in visual effects

Craft and Technical departments

Costume & Hair/Make Up DepartmentsLighting/Camera & Grips Departments

What Employers Want

Personal attributes•A positive attitude: a ‘can do’ approach, good work ethic and willingness to learn•Good personal presentation •Honesty and integrity•Reliability•Timekeeping and personal organisation•Team working, collaboration and co-operation•Flexibility•Commercial awareness and customer focusSkills •Communication – oral and written•Numeracy•Computer literacy/IT skills.

What skills do you need?

• Has a film related degree

• First aid certificate

• Can speak foreign languages

• Has made a short film

• Has a driving license

• Has a university degree

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in-film-and-tv/

Ranked in order according to employers

1. Has a driving license

2. Has a university degree

3. Has made a short film

4. Can speak foreign languages

5. Has a film related degree

6. First aid certificate

design accounted for £131 million

of services exported in 201110.

Award Winning VFX (visual effects)

Did you know…..

Routes In

Historically most of those entering the industry come in as university or private institute graduates but, as it's a young industry compared to the others in the creative industries, new entry routes are emerging.

Creative Skillset Tick that shows that degree courses are industry accredited. Runners don't tend to need any specific qualifications, but basic maths and English skills are recommended, along with a showreel or portfolio of work.

Stages of making a film

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Useful Websites

• BAFTA Guru

• Double Negative

• BBC Academy

• Future Learn

• Creative Skillset

• BFI Academy

October 11, 2016

www.principia.org.uk

@spacegovuk

Careers in space

Film and Science

Robotics, NASA and Film

Possible careersEngineers - mechanical and electrical, and technicians, to design

and build spacecraft and instruments.

IT and software designers, mathematicians – developing software

to control and monitor spacecraft, using space data to model

complex systems for applications such as weather, navigation and

communications

Scientists, researchers and technical specialists - in physics,

geology, climatology, biology and many more subjects, designing

experiments and using space data to learn more about the Earth,

ourselves and the Universe.

In companies using space - from agriculture to resource

exploration, disaster monitoring and risk evaluation, environmental

protection to telecommunications, using physical sciences, maths

and engineering

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What skills are important?

• Being good at solving problems

• Being able to work well with other

people, in teams

• Being able to communicate your

ideas to other people

• Being proficient with numbers

• Being able to communicate well

and with people from other

cultures

• Languages

• Managing money and budgets

Credit: ISIC

Action Plan

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Final Thoughts

1. Be resilient

2. Be bold

3. Do a Skills audit

4. Always double check grammar &

spelling!!

5. Research, Research & Research!!

6. Don’t be a MEDIA WANNABE!

7. Be prepared for opportunities – 90

second pitch

8. Work out how to convey your

passion