Producer:
Producers have overall control of every aspect of a film's production,
brining the screenwriters, director, cast, finances and production team. A
producer will often find the big idea, hire a creative team and secure the
financing for the project (such as crowd funding from the general public or
funding from the BFI). A producers responsibilities span all phases of
production: development, pre-production, production, etc.
It's rare to find a producer who has expertise in all of these four phases
of production. Producers must good business person, motivators, negotiators and
creative visionaries. There is no predetermined route to becoming a producer
but a number of colleges offer courses in producing but it is impossible to
master all the necessary skills by study alone.
Pay scale reports that the median annual salary for a producer in TV and
Film is just $66.121. A typical Hollywood producer is paid $750,000 to
$1million per movie (First time producers might get $250,000).
Camera Operator:
The camera department are responsible for set-up operation of film camera,
including choosing the correct lens, filters and settings to gain the directors
vision. The department is led by the director of photography who manages the
crew in the roles of camera operator, focus pullers camera assistants, and
steadicam and specialist camera operators.
To work as a camera operator you must have: an Artistic vision, creativity
and attention to detail, and excellent communication skills. The majority of
people working in camera are those who have studies media studies and film or
other subjects to that degree level. They also start a junior capacity, such as
second assistant camera on short films.
Managing Legal Risk: Managing Legal Risk is a very important part of a
production as it covers the paperwork aspect of a film, specifically risk
assessments which covers the locations and the risks that the cast and crew
come across.
Part B:
Recruitment in the media sector:
National Press - National press are the newspapers which concern national
events of a country collectively, some of the British national press comes from
the Guardian, The Sun, Daily Mail and the Daily Mail.
Trade Press- A trade magazine, also called a trade journal, or trade paper
is a magazine or newspaper whose target audience is people who works in a
particular trade or industry... They may also contain industry-specific job
notices.
Campaign-
Networking- Interacting with other people and exchanging information with
other companies is a way of networking. This will help collecting business
opportunity and work.
Social Media- Social media is one of the main ways of promoting content, a
business, or a service. Some of the main social media platforms are Facebook,
Twitter and Instagram. Social Media is also a way of contacting businesses
directly to apply for a chosen job.
Personal Contacts- Personal contacts can come from a range of different
places, majority being members of a work place or job you're looking to apply
for. Sometimes they can give you a good word in for you to the leading manager.
Word of Mouth- Word of mouth is hearing an employment opportunity from a
family member, a friend or even a colleague.
Employment Websites- Employment websites are websites that job seekers can
look on to find relevant work to their qualifications. Some of these sites
include: Job centre, Reed, Indeed.
Personal Websites- Personal websites is one of the methods that is
constantly growing as people looking for work create digital portfolios on
their personal site for people to see and book jobs for them today, this is a
great employment method as once you have enough work under your belt you can
then attempt to move further up the chain by becoming part of a company.
Contracts for Employment:
Full/Part-time- A part-time contract is a form of employment that carries
fewer hours per week than a full-time job, they work in shifts. A full time
contract is employment which a person works a minimum number of hours defined
as such by their employer, this often comes with benefits that are not
typically offered to part-time workers, such as annual leave, sick leave, and
health insurance.
Casual Labour- Casual labour is usually hired by the hour or day or the performance
of specific tasks, whilst part-time labour is typically scheduled for the minimum
number of hours per week. A typical casual labourer of late 19
th and
early 20
th centuries was the dock worker.
Temporary- Temporary contracts are situations where an employee is expected
to remain in a position only for a certain period of time. Temporary employees
may have the opportunity to achieve permanent employment status after the time
period has lapsed, temporary workers may also be referred to as seasonal
employees or temps.
Permanent- A permanent contract is the most type of employment, an
indefinite contract whereby you are employed by the company until such as time
as the employer or the employee no longer wish to work there.
Voluntary- A contract is a voluntary agreement between two or more parties
that a court will enforce. The rights and obligations created by a contract
apply only to the parties to the contract and not to anyone else.
Freelance: taxation, national insurance, self-promotion marketing, funding
through grants, crowd funding, funding streams, and private investment
Finding Employment Opportunities:
Show Reel/Portfolio- A show reel or portfolio is a folder (either physical
or digital) which has all of your work in to give to your employer. This is a
common practise for gaining a job
Website- CV, Gallery of Work, Links to client work, Feedback Social Media
CV- Experience, Education. Skills
Letters of application- Using correct media terminology
References- From previous clients or Employers
Oscars Intro Diary:
24th January 2019: To begin with we began planning Ben's chosen scene clue. We were struggled looking at locations to film until Olivia mentioned that we could use her grandparents house. We gained the address of the shooting location and thought of the risks we might encounter during filming on set. Some of them included: The use of knives, wires and accidentally knocking expensive objects. We began planning which characters we wanted to include in the scene as we didn't really have many of us to act and also needing two people on the camera; one facing us all with a long shot and the other getting close ups of us at the same time.
25th January 2019: we filmed on set the first part of our Oscars intro which was clue as we allowed to use Olivia's Grandparents house, Luke was on camera 1, Thomas on camera 2 and the rest of us were acting in the scene. Before we headed out we had HD make-up applied and we had smart wear on to suit the rich feeling of the scene. The only dialogue in the scene came from me, Ben and Adam.
