breaking into film industry_bfi talk 18 nov 2014
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How to get that first foot in the door of the UK film industryTRANSCRIPT
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How to be a Purple Cow in the Film Industry
Yen YauTalent Development ManagerInto Film
BFI Southbank18 November 2014
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What’s with the Purple Cow?
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Film Workforce Size
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Stages of making a film
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Connecting to the Curriculum
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The Film Industry – the Opportunities
. • Craft and technical skills• Production management• VFX (Visual Effects)• Digital content and audience
choice• Developing writers, producers
and directors
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Craft and Technical departments
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Costume & Hair/Make Up DepartmentsLighting/Camera & Grips Departments
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Getting on – the VFX skills spectrum
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Developing a Portfolio
• The FoundryNUKE – The award-winning tool for visual effects and the industry’s
standard software (http://www.thefoundry.co.uk/products/nuke/non-commercial/)• AutodeskMaya – 3D computer animation, modeling, visual effects and rendering
software tool(http://www.autodesk.com/education/home)• FusionTools for compositing, keying, painting, animation, stereoscopic 3D and
more, all in a single application. Currently only available for windows(https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/fusion)
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VFX Film Resources
•The Core Skills of VFX http://www.skillset.org/animation/qualifications/article_8377_1.asp
•Breakdown showreelshttp://www.artofvfx.com/?p=6591
http://www.moving-picture.com/showreels/vfx-breakdowns/
•Individual Career Profiles and Case studieshttp://www.dneg.com/career_profiles/
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Different Roles
• Line Producer• Script Supervisor• DoP• Data Wrangler
• Stereographer
• Film Distributor
• Compositor• Location Manager• Colour Grader
• Prop Maker
• Film Sales Agent• Editor • Sound Recordist• Publicist
• Art Director
• VFX Supervisor
• Film Programmer• DIT• ADR Recordist
• Scenic Plasterer
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Getting noticed
Who are you?
What are your skills?
What are you passionate about?
What’s your BRAND?
Are you resilient?
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What Employers Want
1. Honesty and integrity 2. Basic literacy skills 3. Basic oral communication skills4. Reliability 5. Being hard working and having a good
work ethic 6. Numeracy skills 7. A positive can do attitude 8. Punctuality 9. Ability to meet deadlines 10. Team working and co-operation skills
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Useful Websites
• BAFTA Guru• Double Negative• Escape Studios• Shooting People• Screen International• The CG Society• Creative Skillset• College of Production
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• My First Job in Film• BBC Academy• BFI Film Academy Network
(NFTS Craft Residential)• FDA• Creative Choices /CCS• UK Film Export• Creative Access• Working Title• Creative England
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• The Network• 4 Talent• BBC Writers Room• Broadcast• Televisual• So You Want to Work in
TV• The TV Collective• The Sky Academy
Television
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Action Plan
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Final Thoughts
1. Be resilient
2. Be bold
3. Do a Skills audit
4. Always double check grammar & spelling!!
5. Research, Research & Research!!
6. Don’t be a MEDIA WANNABE!
7. Be prepared – 90 second pitch
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