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How to get that first foot in the door of the UK film industry
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How to be a Purple Cow in the Film Industry
Yen YauTalent Development ManagerInto Film
BFI Southbank18 November 2014
What’s with the Purple Cow?
Film Workforce Size
Stages of making a film
Connecting to the Curriculum
The Film Industry – the Opportunities
. • Craft and technical skills• Production management• VFX (Visual Effects)• Digital content and audience
choice• Developing writers, producers
and directors
Craft and Technical departments
Costume & Hair/Make Up DepartmentsLighting/Camera & Grips Departments
Getting on – the VFX skills spectrum
.
Developing a Portfolio
• The FoundryNUKE – The award-winning tool for visual effects and the industry’s
standard software (http://www.thefoundry.co.uk/products/nuke/non-commercial/)• AutodeskMaya – 3D computer animation, modeling, visual effects and rendering
software tool(http://www.autodesk.com/education/home)• FusionTools for compositing, keying, painting, animation, stereoscopic 3D and
more, all in a single application. Currently only available for windows(https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/fusion)
VFX Film Resources
•The Core Skills of VFX http://www.skillset.org/animation/qualifications/article_8377_1.asp
•Breakdown showreelshttp://www.artofvfx.com/?p=6591
http://www.moving-picture.com/showreels/vfx-breakdowns/
•Individual Career Profiles and Case studieshttp://www.dneg.com/career_profiles/
Different Roles
• Line Producer• Script Supervisor• DoP• Data Wrangler
• Stereographer
• Film Distributor
• Compositor• Location Manager• Colour Grader
• Prop Maker
• Film Sales Agent• Editor • Sound Recordist• Publicist
• Art Director
• VFX Supervisor
• Film Programmer• DIT• ADR Recordist
• Scenic Plasterer
Getting noticed
Who are you?
What are your skills?
What are you passionate about?
What’s your BRAND?
Are you resilient?
What Employers Want
1. Honesty and integrity 2. Basic literacy skills 3. Basic oral communication skills4. Reliability 5. Being hard working and having a good
work ethic 6. Numeracy skills 7. A positive can do attitude 8. Punctuality 9. Ability to meet deadlines 10. Team working and co-operation skills
Useful Websites
• BAFTA Guru• Double Negative• Escape Studios• Shooting People• Screen International• The CG Society• Creative Skillset• College of Production
• My First Job in Film• BBC Academy• BFI Film Academy Network
(NFTS Craft Residential)• FDA• Creative Choices /CCS• UK Film Export• Creative Access• Working Title• Creative England
• The Network• 4 Talent• BBC Writers Room• Broadcast• Televisual• So You Want to Work in
TV• The TV Collective• The Sky Academy
Television
Action Plan
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 – 90 second pitch