unit 2 learning aim a task two resubmission

Job Roles: 

Within Film: 

Creative: as a creative in film, your job is to generate ideas, about or for future projects and current productions. Your job may entail finding clever solutions to problems faced within production, or to help in the production itself by fleshing out the script words onto the big screen. 

A creative job example is a Set Designer, whose work revolves around designing and decorating a set for a film, or even making one from nil. 

Technical: as a technician in film, your job is to work with the technical equipment and ensure safety and well runnings on set. This can take place within pre-production while setting and getting the equipment, within production as a technician on set, or within post-production ensuring all technical aspects of the post-production are met. 

A technical job example is a Sound Technician, whose work revolves around mastering the audio and sound of a film, managing all recorded audio, and any external sound effects used and made. 

Editorial: as an editor in film, your job will be to edit and piece together the project. This can be done through editing and finalizing the script, or through editing and putting together a finished project in post-production, and contains both audio and visual editing. 

An editorial job example is a Film/Video Editor, whose work revolves around putting together all the video footage, dialogue, sound effects, visual effects, and music, making sure to tell a story cohesive relative to the script or director’s vision. 

Marketing: as a marketer in film, your job will be to market a given project, actor, or company. This can be done to promote future films, or to do PR for actors’ and studios’ image. 

A marketing job example is a PR Manager, whose work revolves around managing a certain actor’s or studio’s image in public light, through choosing upcoming event to sponsor or participate in, or managing their social media, or setting up interviews and planned scoops and stunts for them. 

Managerial: as a manager in film, your job will be to manage a studio or production, ensuring all moving parts don’t rust, and keeping a steady efficient working flow. Keeping up with the logistics of a project or company, or both. 

A managering job example is a Production Manager, whose work revolves around managing a production and its crew, making sure they’re up to task, and that work is running smoothly. Taking care of buying equipment, sourcing jobs, managing schedules, and keeping morale up for the production project team. 

Administrative: as an admin in film, your job will be to also manage studio or project logistics, and make sure all runs smoothly. You will also coordinate a project, administrate data for a production or studio, and provide administrative support for the team. 

An admining job example is an HR Admin, whose work revolves around managing the team’s HR needs, providing initiative and partnership to managers and leaders, advocate for healthy safe work environments, and ensure all in-house relations are smooth and sound. 

Legal: as a legal in film, your job will be to manage all the legal work and action revolving around a studio or project, ensuring all documentation is kept up-to-date, and all laws and regulations are being followed. 

A legal job example is a Copyright Lawyer, whose work revolves around managing the copyright and intellectual property rights to a project, studio, or individual creator, managing all legal paperwork surrounding it, and ensuring no intellectual property right is being trampled on. 

Financial: as finance in film, your job will be to manage all the finance management and documentation for a project, studio, or individual. This means managing assets and planning budgets. 

A financial job example is a Corporate Tax Manager, whose work revolves around managing the finances and tax of a major corporation, its incomes, outcomes, revenue, and project finances. 

 

 Recruitment: 

National Press: the national press is the national newspaper of the UK. Job listings can be found on it, along with other work experience opportunities, or even the ability to self-advertise your skills on it. An example of this is film runner job listings on the national press newspaper. 

Trade Press: a trade press magazine is a magazine that targets specific industry news, for example a film industry magazine, where job listings and work opportunities can be found in it. An example of a film industry trade magazine is The Hollywood Reporter. 

Networking: networking is connecting and forming relations with other people in the industry, which can lead to finding a job or career path through those people. This can be done at specific industry networking events. An example of a networking event is the Cannes Film Festival, and the BSC Expo. 

Social Media: making a social media account for your brand image can help widen your range of reach, and find work opportunities. An example of this is Chris Hemsworth’s instagram account. 

Personal contracts: a personal contract is a contract made and managed between two people that acts as a legally binding obligational contract. This can be done through written documents or even verbal agreements, and can lead to finding new jobs. 

Word of Mouth: new job opportunities can find you through word of mouth; by you hearing about it, or them hearing about you, you might find a job. This links with you networking. An example of this is you talking to your friends about the latest film you’ve seen. 

Employment Websites: employment websites exist solely to show job listings, and have specific tools to filter towards your preferences in a job. An example of this is Mandy, an employment website for actors and technicians.   

Personal Websites: you can set up a personal website to display your information, portfolio, and inquiry contacts. This can be used as a resource when applying for jobs to showcase your skills, talent, and personality. An example of this is Gianluca Iacono's personal website (voice actor), and Belen Cusi’s website (actress and singer). 

 

Contracts of employment:  

Full-time contracts entail a permanent position at a videogame company, with benefits and safety nets ready, and with a steady income, usually higher than other types of contracted employment. an example of this is a film director, who is on set for most of the production of a film, and is employed to work full-time within the contract specifics.  

Part-time contracts entail a permanent position at a company, with benefits and safety nets, and all the same aspects of a full-time contract, except with less hours, and less pay. An example of this is a film runner or an assisstant, who can sometimes work part-time, and only be on set for a set amount of days, or just when needed. 

Temporary contracts are contracts that don't entail a permanent lasting job at the company, but a period of employment that is usually less than a year. They are treated with the same merits and benefits of a permanent contract unless other treatment is justified by the employer, and are expected to receive the same amount of benefits annually based on what percentage of the year they work. An example of this is a boom operator that is employed temporarily only for a certain period or project’s production. 

Permanant contracts are contracts that entail a permanent position within a company. This comes with all the benefits and safety nets, while also not having a set end date, meaning if content with the job, and if abiding by the company rules, you may stay there for as long as needed within that position. An example of this is a studio executive who is permanently working with a company or studio, unless they retire, quit, or are fired. 

Casual labor contracts are contracts that don’t guarantee any specific working hours for the employee, instead offering a flexible schedule. Often outsourced and given temporary short positions and jobs, usually done by freelance workers. An example of this is background actors that usually only show up for the scenes they’re required in, get paid, then leave. 

Voluntary contracts entail working at a company for no expected pay, for certain hours. Usually done with the promise of a more permanent position in the future at the company. An example of this is someone volunteering to gain film set experience. 

A freelance job is a job that is done by an individual (or group at times) that isn’t tied to any company in a permanent, or temporary position, but is instead outsourced to do certain work for a project. The only benefits available are the ones you give yourself with few exceptions. Any tax or official documentation has to be done or sourced by the freelancer, and most work has to be seeked out, unless a high enough reputation is garnered to where the freelance worker is seeked out directly by a company. An example of this is a VFX artist who is hired for a specific shot of several specific shots, but who works as a freelancer in relation to the project and company. 

 

Finding Employment Opportunities:  

Showreel: a showreel is a reel which showcases your previous work to a company, having them directly see what projects you worked on. You make and edit it yourself, and it can be composed of previous done work, or work you made for the reel specifically.  

The following is an example of a film editor’s reel: 

 

Portfolio: a portfolio is a showcase of your previous work to a company, any related biographical information about yourself, and your contact information. 

The following is an actor’s portfolio: 

 

Website: a website is a place where you can showcase your work, like a portfolio, except in a web format, and with additional information added onto it. This can include future projects, more details for inquiry, or an extended “about me” section. 

The following is an example of a film actress’ website: 

  

Social Media: a social media account can be used to build presence within the industry, as it can not only be used to showcase your work, but also you as a person (or built brand persona).   

The following is an example of an actor’s social media: 

 

CV: a CV is a document that includes your education status, work experience, skills, previous achievements, contact information, and a bit more about yourself.   

The following is an example of a producer’s cv: 

 

Letter of Application: a LOA is a document that you send when sending out your CV for a job, to add all the extra or detailed information relating to that job specifically that didn’t fit on your CV.  

The following is an example of an actor’s LOA: 

 

Reference: a reference is a document sent by a previous employer, teacher, or colleague that outlines their experience with you, and how well you might manage in the new job or project. Note that this can take the form of a phone call or conversation, and it doesn’t have to be a written document. 

Usually in film, references are gotten directly about an actor from people they previously worked with. 

 

 Interview Techniques: 

Self-Presentation: making sure you present yourself with a respectable and desirable persona and facade that matches the desired attributes in an interview for a relevant job. 

Interview Techniques: in a face-to-face interview, keep a strong confident demeanor verbally and physically, show up on time, and approach the interview with a determined and open mindset. 

In an online interview, make sure your camera set-up is nice and tidy, make sure your equipment (microphone, or camera) works right, and make sure you keep a confident demeanor even through the laptop screen.  

In all interviews, make sure to answer with confidence, make sure to give detailed thought-out answers instead of simple yes o/r no answers unless the question is more simple. And to try and build on what the interviewer says, and to present yourself in a way that is desirable. 

 

Increasing Job Opportunities: 

Education and Training: the more training and education you get, the more skills you cultivate, so it’s important to take courses, training, and workshops for better job opportunities. Courses for all roles in the film industry are available at universities and online. 

Work Experience: by applying for work experience you can improve your skills, and your work feel, while also having valid experiences to quote for work. Work experience in the film industry is available, from helping film executives, to working as an assisstant on set, you get to grow your experience directly. 

Work Shadowing: when you watch and shadow a worker at a job for a day to learn how their job works. You can work by shadowing a film executive or a film crew. 

Continued Professional Development: CPD is any learning undertaken to increase our knowledge or skills within a subject area or role. You can continue to work on your skills while working in the film industry through courses and training. 

Updating Records of Employment: continuously updating your employment records, removing outdated data, and adding new information to it to keep it up-to-date. You can update your portfolio regularly. 

 

Professional Behavior: 

Professionalism: staying and acting within accordance to the social norms of a professional work setting and environment. This is applied to both the norms of the film industry, and any specific norms for a specific project’s work environment. 

Managing Own Activities: laying out a schedule or plan for your work activities that is efficient and effective. For films there’s usually a tight schedule to follow, but any free time found within that can be used to improve on the film, for example an actor can spend their free time rehearsing their lines or fleshing out their characters’ performance. 

Maintaining Skills: improving and keeping your skills up-to-date and relevant within your work environment. This means keeping up to date with any new advances in the industry, and maintaining a high level of performance, as a sound engineer you need to perfect your craft, but also be on the lookout for any potential improvements to be had within your technique, or any new software or hardware available. 

Contribution to Team Projects: helping out with team work, and adding your own touch to help out the group, through any means or contributive approach. This means being a team player on set, ensuring you maintain a good relationship with the crew, helping out if able, and keeping morale up. 

Communiation Skills: working on your interpersonal skills to improve efficiency and fun within your communication to your other fellow team members. This means actively listening to the crew as an actor, and specifically the director, to help your acting, but also to be able to express anything you need to in relation to the role or project.