Diary
15/11/2018
Today I opened up all of the survey results in a spreadsheet and went through and analyzed the results. It took me quite a while as I had over 170 responses and therefore needed to make sure the results that I talked about were representative of all of the results. I used the premade Google Forms graphs for the quantitative answers and listed the main points from the qualitative questions. Now I need to analyze three clips from Edgar Wright movies to talk about in my video essay.
Inform our own idea...
The people who watch all of these shows I have looked at are all different age groups. Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway is one of the shows with the broadest range of people watching, the reason this show is like this because of Ant & Dec and also the show has a big range of content.
The findings suggest that if we go with the Saturday evening, ITV, 7 pm as this is one of the most popular times for viewing TV as a family. At this time people will put the TV on and just watch whatever show is on. For the group, this shows us that we need to make sure that our show doesn't collide with a popular show as everyone would just watch the show. If we did have to show our show at the same time as a popular show we would have to make sure we were appealing to a different target audience.
Based on our idea we now need to research our target audience to find out what they would want from a show, we need to think of ways we can make our show different from others. We need to research what the shows we want to borrow ideas from do and how they are really successful. ​
Runner - Job Profile 1
A runner is a good job to start with because although it can be a basic job it allows you to get involved in the industry and meet people who are in jobs that you would like.
Day to Day Responsibilties
A runner would be required to deal with a range of admin tasks such as completing paper work which would later be used in the making of videos. A runner would also be used to help with jobs on set, this ranges from anything from giving actors/presenters mics and taking them from one place to another to doing any tasks to help.
Contract Type
Most runners work on a freelance basis because they are needed for one project for example a film/TV show. They may be employed for longer if they worked on a show which happens for a long period of time. They are either employed on full-time, short-term contracts
Salary and Perks
It is recommended that production runners should be paid rates of £7.50 and £13.38 depending on the sort of production that the runner is working for. The average annual pay for a runner in TV would get paid £15,500.
Professional Behaviour
Being a runner would require a person who is flexible and well organized as the job is so varied and on set everything needs to be done at a specific time and in the right place.
Education/Training
No education is required, employees would look for people who showed personal skills. Experience working within a similar environment previous to the job could be helpful. Most of the tasks set to do don't need skill just good time management and the ability to know which tasks to prioritize.
Work Experience
Working as a runner would be really good experience for anyone wanting to work in the field because they would be surrounded by people who are doing the jobs they dream of doing. Being surrounded by others means you can learn off of them and they may be able to help you proceed to a higher job.
Recruitment Process
Application forms and CV's would be collected and successful applicants would be interviewed.
Career Prospects
A production runner can expect to be in the job two to three years before receiving a promotion, as this is an adequate time to gain enough experience. Sooner a production runner could be promoted to head runner which has different responsibilities.
Director - Job Profile 2
A director is a person who has an idea for a project, they manage lots of different teams across different department to make sure their idea gets made into something they love.
Day to Day Responsibilties
A director needs to be able to bring together a creative team with the best skill set to work on the project. Another part of the director's role is to create campaigns whether that be advertising or promotional these are what will get the public eye interested in the project. Another job for the director would be to pitch ideas to clients or to directors or a bigger company telling them why the idea is the best and why it should be made into a real project eg: film.
Contract Type
Being a director has more standard working hours to other jobs I have looked at, the director would usually work 9-5 5 days a week, however, would be required to go to events in the evenings to meet people. Most of the director roles are contracted which means the director would be employed for a project.
Salary and Perks
Creative directors can earn between £20k and £28k when they start out, when they move to higher roles and gain more experience they can earn £80k and more.
Professional Behaviour
A director needs to be someone who has an extremely good creative mindset, as they will be constantly coming up with ideas and will need to find ways to turn the ideas in to reality. A director needs to be a confident leader as they will be managing lots of teams which all need to be doing a different thing the same time. A director needs to be able to see when mistakes have been made and create ways to overcome these mistakes to ensure they don't happen again. It is also necessary for a director to be able to be determined to succeed and be able to remain calm under extreme amounts of pressure as this will allow them to be able to make the team feel slightly more at ease.
Education/Training
A director should be a graduate and have lots of experience in the field, they need to know all up to date techniques and have an extensive idea of what happens on a production. It is vital the director has knowledge and experience as they will not be able to cope with the huge pressure of turning their idea into reality.
Work Experience
Working as a director is a role that is extremely difficult to be good at as it requires lots of skill and a great idea which others can buy into. Experience working in lower roles such as managing roles of camera ops or lighting assistants.
Recruitment Process
Application forms and CV's would be collected and successful applicants would be interviewed, scripts and information for the idea would be sent and looked at carefully by a producer who would decide if they want you to produce your film.
Career Prospects
After directing several films a director could move on to being a producer on going to direct films with bugger budgets.
Producer - Job Profile 3
A producer is responsible for making sure a production goes smoothly from start to finish, everything from making sure all the shots are filmed to ensuring all the money is spent in the right places.
Day to Day Responsibilties
A producer would be required to make sure there are funds for the production, so going to find a company to buy the film and distribute it. In some cases, a producer may have to meet with large banks to organize large sums of money up to 500 million for huge productions. A producer would also be required to organize all the paperwork, including shooting scripts, call sheets and any other paperwork which may be needed project specific. If a project includes scenes which mean actors or any of the crew could be injured then they must look to find out if the project needs insurance and if it will be safe to do. A producer would also be required to make the project is smoothly going along and that if any problems occur they are quickly sorted so the project can proceed smoothly again.
Contract Type
Most producers work sort of work on a freelance basis because they are needed for one project, for example, a film/TV show. They may be employed for longer if they worked on a show which happens for a long period of time. This is slightly different for a producer because they are the person at the start who employs a director and other major people.
Salary and Perks
An assistant producer could make £18k to £25k a year. The more experience the high pay which means producer salaires could get as high as £80k.
Professional Behaviour
Any producer roles would require a person who has experience working in the film industry this could be gained from doing a job at a lower level and have worked in a situation where surrounded by others who have a great deal of experience. A producer needs to have a good business sense with a strong knowledge of finance because these would be key aspects of the job. A producer needs to have good people skills it is vital that surrounding team listen to the producer and the producer needs to be able to motivate them to work their hardest. A producer needs to be able to work under pressure, in the film industry when a deadline is approaching it would be vital that they can keep cool and make sure everyone else does while at the same time making sure the project is completed on time.
Education/Training
No education is required, employees would look for people who showed personal skills. Experience working within a similar environment previous to the job could be helpful. Most of the tasks set to do don't need skill just good time management and the ability to know which tasks to prioritize.
Work Experience
Working as a producer is a job which lots of people would dream of, working in roles below this one would be beneifical as they would have seen a producer in action and may have picked up information.
Recruitment Process
Application forms and CV's would be collected and successful applicants would be interviewed.
Career Prospects
A producer is the hgihest position that can be achieved within a production, a producer may go to other productions with larger budgest.
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Evaluation
I didn't find the interview too difficult because I have had two previous interviews, one of which got me a job. This was probably the most gruelling interview because of the uncommon questions. I think my main thing to improve on would be giving examples as I think with adding these it would make the interviewer more confident. I think more knowledge of the company would be paramount as it would make them feel like I care about the job and company. I should also talk about my own personality, in the interview I discussed my surroundings of media and that I watch a lot of films but I should talk more about myself and what I'm like as a person.