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UNIT 8: PART 2 PRESENTATION ON DIFFERENT JOB TYPES IN TV & FILM

USING YOUR PREVIOUS WORK ON JOBS IN THE MEDIA AS STARTING POINT AND ALL THE JOBS LISTED ON THE BLOG – CHOOSE 8 DIFFERENT JOB ROLES WITHIN THE MEDIA SECTOR AND RESEARCH WHAT THE JOB INVOLVES AND WHAT QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE YOU NEED, HERE A FEW TO START YOU OFF (THIS POWER POINT IS ON THE BLOG TOO)

RESEARCHING JOB ROLES IN THE MEDIA

AGENCY ASSISTANTWorks under the company CEO as an assistant to the firm. Will be required to manage day-to-day activities in the office, as well as mailings, maintain and build client relations, media public relations, and any other duties assigned by their superiors.

ANIMATORAnimation is the art of making images that appear to come to life on screen. It features in all kinds of media, from feature films to commercials, pop videos, computer games and websites. Animators use a range of techniques to make images appear to move, and most specialize in one of the following:

2D drawn animation 2D computer animation stop frame or stop motion animation 3D computer generated (CG) animation

ASSISTANT DIRECTORThe Assistant Director (AD) is the director's right hand person, taking responsibility for a number of important practicalities so that the director is free to concentrate on the creative process. During pre-production, ADs break down the script into a shot by shot storyboard, and work with the director to determine the shoot order, and how long each scene will take to film. They then draw up the overall shooting schedule.

AUDIO RECORDISTA member of the sound crew responsible for operating the audio recording equipment on a set.

BOOM OPERATORBoom Operators assist the production sound mixer on film and television sets, and operate the boom microphone, which is either hand held on a long arm or dolly mounted (on a moving platform).

CAMERA OPERATORA Camera Operator works with digital, electronic and film cameras in multi and single camera operational conditions, producing pictures for directors by combining the use of complex technology with creative visual skills.

CASTING DIRECTOR/AGENTCasting Directors organize and facilitate the casting of actors for all the roles in a film.

COSTUME DESIGNER/WARDROBEThe Costume Department is responsible for the design, fitting, hire, purchase, manufacture, continuity and care of all costume items on feature films.

DIRECTOR/PRODUCERThe Director/Producer is the lead creative artist on set. He or she will communicate with the talent what is exactly needed to convey a particular scene.

EDITORFilm Editors assemble footage of feature films, television shows, documentaries, and industrials into a seamless end product.

GRAPHIC OPERATORThe Graphics Operator maintains mostly the lower third of a TV screen inserting anchor names, scores, facts, or subject lines.

HAIR & MAKE UPHairdressers work on feature films and on some commercials and pop promos. They liaise closely with colleagues in the hair, makeup and costume departments, as well as with directors, actors and extras.

PERSONAL ASSISTANT Depending on the type of business you run, a Personal Assistant can be responsible for a myriad of tasks.

REPORTER Broadcast Journalism is the collection, verification and analysis of information about events which affect people, and the publication of that information in a fair, accurate, impartial and balanced way to fulfill the public's right to know in a democratic society.

RUNNERProduction Runners assist wherever they are needed on productions and their duties vary depending on where they are assigned.

SALES AGENTA Sales Agent represents filmmakers who want to distribute their films, and who may be first time directors, or directors who work outside of major studio productions.

SOUND EDITOR Sound Editor creates the soundtrack by cutting and synchronizing to the picture, sound elements, such as production wild tracks, dialogue tracks, library material and Foley in analog or digital form and presents these to the re-recording mixer for final sound balance.

STILL PHOTOGRAPHERUnit Stills Photographers take the vitally important photographs of film sets or studio shoots that are used to create the press and publicity for feature films.

STORYBOARD ARTISTStoryboard Artists translate screenplays, or sequences from screenplays, into a series of illustrations in comic book form.

STUNT COORDINATOR A Stunt Coordinator is a person who arranges and plans stunts.

TALENT BOOKER The Talent Booker contracts the appropriate performers to star in a production.

VIDEOGRAPHER A Videographer is a person who works in the video medium, recording moving images and sound onto linear analog or digital tape, non-linear digital disc, or any other digital recording media, such as memory cards.

VOICEOVER ARTISTThe Voiceover Artist is the unseen person who does the speaking necessary to create a voiceover.

WRITER Writers are involved in the creation and/or development of all types of creative writing for film and TV.

BASED ON THE RESEARCH YOU HAVE DONE IN GROUPS OF 3 FIND AN ADVERT FOR A JOB YOU WOULD LIKE TO APPLY FOR.YOU NEED TO THINK OF 10 POSSIBLE INTERVIEW QUESTIONS WHICH MIGHT BE ASKED AT AN INTERVIEW FOR THAT JOB.IN THIS AFTERNOONS LESSON YOU WILL BE ASKING EACH OTHER THESE QUESTIONS DOING MOCK INTERVIEWS.

SECOND PART OF THE TASK……