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How to be a Purple Cow in the Film Industry Yen Yau Talent Development Manager Into Film BFI Southbank 18 November 2014

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How to get that first foot in the door of the UK film industry

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Page 1: Breaking into film industry_BFI Talk 18 Nov 2014

How to be a Purple Cow in the Film Industry

Yen YauTalent Development ManagerInto Film

BFI Southbank18 November 2014

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What’s with the Purple Cow?

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Film Workforce Size

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Stages of making a film

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Connecting to the Curriculum

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The Film Industry – the Opportunities

. • Craft and technical skills• Production management• VFX (Visual Effects)• Digital content and audience

choice• Developing writers, producers

and directors

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Craft and Technical departments

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

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Getting on – the VFX skills spectrum

.

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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)

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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/

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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

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Getting noticed

Who are you?

What are your skills?

What are you passionate about?

What’s your BRAND?

Are you resilient?

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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

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Useful Websites

• BAFTA Guru• Double Negative• Escape Studios• Shooting People• Screen International• The CG Society• Creative Skillset• College of Production

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• 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

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• The Network• 4 Talent• BBC Writers Room• Broadcast• Televisual• So You Want to Work in

TV• The TV Collective• The Sky Academy

Television

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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 – 90 second pitch

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Getting in Touch

[email protected]

Skills FusionSecond Light Labs

@yenyau@getintofilm

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