1. Advertising
. £6.2 Billion a year
. 13,000 companies
. 250,000 employees
. Mainly based in London
. Relies on customer service
. Communication
. Long hours
. Creative thinking
. Analytical thinking
. Extremely competitive
. Video
2. Animation
. Over 4000 people in the UK work in animation
. Most are freelance
. Small sector growing in popularity
. Labour intensive and time consuming
. Good project management
. Good team skills
. Need to be highly skilled and specialised
3. Film
. Most people start off as runners
. Accounts, Art Department, Camera, Casting, Catering, Construction,
Costume, Direction, Distribution,Editing & Post Production,
Exhibition ･ Hair and Make-Up, Health and Safety ･ Lighting,
Locations, Music, Performing, Post Production Sound, Production
Sound, Production Office, Props, Publicity / Stills, Script, Transport
. Long hours
. Many people are freelance
. Creative
. Organised
. Video
4. Interactive Media
. Includes gaming, social networking, web design etc…
. Highly skilled
. Design elements
. Technical elements
. Hybrid skills
. Video
5. Radio
. Presenter
. Researcher
. Producer
. Engineer
. Marketing / sales
. Have to be very organised
. Disciplined
. Need to deal with new information quickly
. Accuracy and punctuality
. Video
6. TV
. Most people start off as runners
. Make contacts
. Long hours
. Communication skills
. Creative
. Organised
. Good leadership skills
. Management skills
. Flexible
. Video
7. Presentation Task
In pairs, you are going to look at the roles within the television industry, from the list below:
-Camera Operator
-Runner
-Gaffer
-Researcher
-Boom Operator
-Art Director
. You must pay particular attention to the culture within that job role
. What is it like to work in your chosen role?
. You need to consider routes into the industry and also how to progress within the industry
. Your presentation should last no longer than 5 minutes
. Be prepared to answer any questions on your chosen role
. Starting point: www.skillset.org
8. Challenging Behaviours Task
. Each of you will be given a sheet of paper documenting 6 scenarios
. They all involve some sort of challenging behaviour
. Once you have read the scenarios, answer the questions on the ‘ Challenging
Behaviours: Answer Sheet’
. You will then make up your own scenario in which some challenging behaviour
takes place
. You will swap your own scenario with someone else in the class and they will
fill out the answer sheet for your own
personal scenario
. You will also receive a scenario - read through this and fill in the answer sheet
for it
. Helpful link: www.coachingcity.co.uk
9. Who To Inform
. Superiors
. Supervisors
. Managers
. HR
. Unions
. Charities and activists
. Health & Safety Executive (HSE)
. Police
10. Who To Inform
. Superiors
. Supervisors
. Managers
. HR
. Unions
. Charities and activists
. Health & Safety Executive (HSE)
. Police
Editor's Notes
Most junior roles (such as runners, assistants and receptionists) can be the most customer-facing. As is often said, clients are hard won and easily lost. Advertising agencies are also on the lookout for analysts and planners to ensure a product is accurately marketed to the target audience. Long hours in order to meet deadlines Creative thinking: Need to take an innovative approach in the development stages. Analytical thinking: Advertising agencies are also on the lookout for analysts and planners to ensure a product is accurately marketed to the target audience.
Most are freelance: This means that contacts, relationships and reputation are vital. Labour intensive and time consuming: I can take up to two years to create a 30 minute animation
