Friday 29 January 2016

Job roles in the creative media industries.

1) What is involved in the job roles relevant to the industry you are interested in?
Film Editor
The work as an editor will involve:
  • receiving a brief, and maybe an outline of footage and/or a shot list, script, or screenplay;
  • assembling all raw footage, with camera shots either recorded or transferred onto video tape in preparation for inputting into the computer;
  • inputting uncut rushes and sound, and synchronising and storing them into files on the computer;
  • digitally cutting the files to put together the sequence of the film and deciding what is usable;
  • creating a 'rough cut' (or assembly edit) of the programme/film and determining the exact cutting for the next and final stages;
  • reordering and tweaking the content to ensure the logical sequencing and smooth running of the film/video.
Additional tasks may include:
  • overseeing the quality and progress of audio and video engineering and editing;
  • experimenting with styles and techniques including the design of graphic elements;
  • writing voiceover/commentary;
  • suggesting or selecting music.


2) Which jobs are you most interested in for long term ?
For the long term I think I would be most interested in being a film editor as I have alway enjoyed watching films and been interested in how they edit films and I think it will also be something different its a job that includes editing different videos which I think is interesting.

3) Which jobs are entry-level posts?
An entry level job in the film industry tends to be runner jobs. There are different types of runners  such as:

  •  Production Runners assist in the production office. They aren’t usually involved much in pre-production but come on board a little before shooting at which point they help keep the flow of information between the crew through the distribution of paperwork as well as researching with the production team. 
  • Office Runners work for the companies involved in film-making. Not all companies have office running positions but those that do exist provide a way in to areas of film-making beyond production. In particular, this can be an entry route towards post-production or working for a production company. As there are few positions, however, the competition can be great. Internships can, in certain circumstances, act as a precursor to office running.


4) Are the jobs that you are interested in likely to be short term freelance or long term employed posts?
I think that a film editor is a long term employed post as you would normally start by being a runner and then you would work your way up the industry until you get to where you want which in my case is a film editor.


5)   Whats the likely pay rate?
Salary
A film/video editor position isn't typically an entry-level job. You'd usually start at a lower-paid level, possibly as a runner where salaries could be around the national minimum wage. You may then progress to assistant editor where you'd get paid a bit more, before reaching the full editor post.
  • Starting salaries for those employed by a television or post-production studio are in the region of £18,000 to £25,000.
  • With experience as a film or video editor, you could earn £20,000 to £35,000.
  • At a senior level, you could reach potential earnings of £37,000 to £70,000 but the higher end of this scale is only available to senior editors working on high-status projects.


Homework:

1)

The job location is east London and the region is central London.  We need a film-maker &/or film editor with special effects skills to assist us in creating promotional & educational clips for our website and marketing.

You must be:
- currently living in the UK & entitled to work here
- proficient in spoken and written English
- ready to begin immediately
- punctual, proactive & attentive to detail
This is an exciting project and would make a great portfolio piece.
To be considered, all applicants must attach a CV, samples of your work and a covering letter explaining why you are interested in the position. 

Qualifications

Required Experience:

Education:
- BA/MA in Film preferred

Requirements:
- Previous hands-on experience in creative promotional film making preferred.
- Experience with HD DSLRs, Sony F series of cameras, Canon C series and Arri/Red cameras would be useful. (Please state on application the cameras you are comfortable with).
Having your own equipment is useful but not essential.

- Fantastic editing skills required
- Experience with Adobe Creative Suite is required.
- After Effects or Motion special effects required.

2)


Job title: Video Editor
Company: Time Warner
Time warner Divisions: Turner Broadcasting
Location - United Kingdom - London

This is a role of Video Editor within the dynamic and exciting world of CNN international's London news production department, editing stories under very tight deadlines.

In this position, the candidate will be expected to work on a variety of news and features content, editing the video and audio to a very high standard and capable of adapting to new technologies as and when they are introduced.

The candidate will also be required to offer a high level of creativity, working collaboratively with a variety of teams within the London department. As and when required, the candidate will also be expected to work with CNN's features department, working on a variety of longform and shortform sponsored content.

Qualifications:
  • Experience with short form and long form creative editing in a professional capacity is essential.
  • News experience is essential.
  • Experience using the Mac OS X platform essential.
  • Experience with Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premier, After Effects and Adobe Photoshop is essential.
  • Aptitude with troubleshooting the various technical problems encountered within the edit suit environment.
  • Ability to work well and collaborate with others-either being directed or working on their own.

3)
Junior Editor

Above+Beyond

Location of the company is South East London. 

We need someone who is rigorous, motivated, and able to execute creative work with precision and diligence. With will have a minimum of one years experience in an creative communications agency environment. You will have proven commercial experience of editing with Premier / Final Cut Pro.
Any additional “craft” skills, including illustration, design, photography, sound design, motion graphics will most definitely be useful – and usable!

Key requirements:

• Premier intermediate
• Final Cut Pro intermediate
• A proactive and helpful attitude
• A fun sense of humour is essential for this team










Thursday 14 January 2016

My social action documentary.

While making the documentary, I believe that I complete all my aims I set out to complete at the beginning of the project. At the beginning of the project I wasn't sure what subject to pick, I wasn't sure if I would be passionate about anything but then I thought of mental health.I believe that my subject mental health is interesting and that it can relate to a lot of people and I could also get a lot of information about it. 

Once I had chosen my subject I had to get information on it. I had to do primary and secondary research. I had created a questionnaire to ask people around the college about mental health. After I had the correct information it was time to shot the video, I film outside the college and filmed interviews with people asking them questions on mental health. 

After that I did the voice over that goes through out the beginning part of my documentary, this for me made it feel like a more common documentary as I lot of documentaries I have watched all have voice overs. Then I took some video's of the internet to use in little part of the documentary, so it would just be me talking. After that I added music to the documentary to add more layers to the audio.  

I think that everything went well, I'm pleased with the end project, the only thing is I thought it would be longer but its quite short. I think the questions I asked where suitable for the documentary and helped it move on and give more information to the audience. Im happy with the backing music and all the clips I have chosen for the documentary. All together I think the project went well and Im pleased with the outcome. 

Feedback    
For feedback I asked three students what they thought of the end product. One student said they liked as it wasn't to long and got to the point straight away and she liked the use of the voiceover. Another student said it was good but thought it should be longer and include more facts to give the audience more information on the topic. The other student thought it was good and liked how I give examples of famous people with mental illness, which shows how common they are. They also liked the interview. One said that the quality of some of the clips weren't that good and should have been of a high quality as they were blurry. So two out of the three thought it was good.