Monday 29 June 2015
Thursday 25 June 2015
Research
Conduct primary and secondary production research
Looking at archives you can get a great idea of how they used to advertise the Air Training Corps. The video bellow is from just after the battle of Britain and parasitism and morale is high and they use this to their advantage. Making it look like you can be like a spitfire pilot and get a fresh blue uniform attracts those who grew up watching the RAF fighting Jerry above them. They also present having a healthy state of life and that cadets are physically fit. Looking at this I could use some of the techniques they use, I could use something that attracts the boys of the young generation like flying.
Watching recent documentaries that are similar to my idea you can see what appeals you the younger youth. Bellow a recent recruitment video uses clips from flying and gliding to attract people as well as clips of rifle training and drill. They also use a modern song in the background, I plan to do this also.
My local Wing of Norfolk and Suffolk has it's own news website and on this site they post regular stories of what cadets around my area have been getting up to. This is good to look at because it gives me more information of activities that are happening that I can include into my documentary. It also gives me contacts so I can ask them if they have pictures of their activities or video footage. Here is the website; http://nswingatcnews.co.uk/
On the subject of budgets and logistics it is pretty simple. Because I am a part of the Air Training Corps I will be able to incorporate the filming with a SQN night and it will cost me nothing. I will rent out the filming equipment from AV and transport it home with me. The cadets I want to interview will be more than up for it because had recently talked about creating a recruitment video. We have recently have talks about the questions I will be asking and the type of filming I want to do.
If you are looking to film on a public part of pant you will need to gain permission from the local authority or council because they are in charge and responsible of the land. As I am filing on private land and I have the correct permission to film on this land I will not need this.
Will I need to consider libel or defamation? No because my documentary is about showing the positive sides of the ATC and not victimizing anyone. On terms of Ofcom Broadcasting Code we should be ok. I will brief my fellow cadets to no use swear words or offence language and to be well behaved and be a role model, this will cover section one: Protecting The Under-eighteens. I will keep the rating to a stranded of a U rated film so that it can be shown to every one.
I have read through the Viewer Trust Guidelines from the channel 4 website and I looked at part iv about editing interviews. I want my fellow cadets to be happy with what i edit and to not misrepresent the message they are trying to send. Also part iii about Fact-checking and accuracy, I will look over my work and ask my Commanding officer to check over my work to make sure it's accurate.
Looking at archives you can get a great idea of how they used to advertise the Air Training Corps. The video bellow is from just after the battle of Britain and parasitism and morale is high and they use this to their advantage. Making it look like you can be like a spitfire pilot and get a fresh blue uniform attracts those who grew up watching the RAF fighting Jerry above them. They also present having a healthy state of life and that cadets are physically fit. Looking at this I could use some of the techniques they use, I could use something that attracts the boys of the young generation like flying.
Watching recent documentaries that are similar to my idea you can see what appeals you the younger youth. Bellow a recent recruitment video uses clips from flying and gliding to attract people as well as clips of rifle training and drill. They also use a modern song in the background, I plan to do this also.
My local Wing of Norfolk and Suffolk has it's own news website and on this site they post regular stories of what cadets around my area have been getting up to. This is good to look at because it gives me more information of activities that are happening that I can include into my documentary. It also gives me contacts so I can ask them if they have pictures of their activities or video footage. Here is the website; http://nswingatcnews.co.uk/
On the subject of budgets and logistics it is pretty simple. Because I am a part of the Air Training Corps I will be able to incorporate the filming with a SQN night and it will cost me nothing. I will rent out the filming equipment from AV and transport it home with me. The cadets I want to interview will be more than up for it because had recently talked about creating a recruitment video. We have recently have talks about the questions I will be asking and the type of filming I want to do.
If you are looking to film on a public part of pant you will need to gain permission from the local authority or council because they are in charge and responsible of the land. As I am filing on private land and I have the correct permission to film on this land I will not need this.
Will I need to consider libel or defamation? No because my documentary is about showing the positive sides of the ATC and not victimizing anyone. On terms of Ofcom Broadcasting Code we should be ok. I will brief my fellow cadets to no use swear words or offence language and to be well behaved and be a role model, this will cover section one: Protecting The Under-eighteens. I will keep the rating to a stranded of a U rated film so that it can be shown to every one.
I have read through the Viewer Trust Guidelines from the channel 4 website and I looked at part iv about editing interviews. I want my fellow cadets to be happy with what i edit and to not misrepresent the message they are trying to send. Also part iii about Fact-checking and accuracy, I will look over my work and ask my Commanding officer to check over my work to make sure it's accurate.
3MW proposal
UPDATE - AFTER DISCUSSION WITH MY TEACHER
Mind mapping
My idea
My Idea is to make a short documentary on what inspired me to be a part of the ATC. It will be broke down in to three sections, the first will be about the Battle of Britain and how it made me want to join. The second part will be about what i am currently doing at the minute and the last section will be about what carer I want to go into in the future. The format of the documentary will be reflective,
My target audience will be those who are at the age of joining cadets, this is around 13-16. My secondary audience would be the parents of these children. The aim of this documentary will be to recruit cadets but to also inform people of what the Air Training Corps is and what they do as an origination. I will need to film at my squadron on a parade night so I can interview other cadets and maybe my officer. Filming at my squadron will help the audience relate to the documentary compare to filming in a dark room. I will be featuring in my documentary and I may also use some on my cadets to interview them. I'm planning on using a tripod to film the shots that include myself, or i could use someone to press record.
Here is some examples.
What made you join cadets?
Are you looking to join the RAF?
Why do you come to cadets?
I will be using a video camera and tripod for filming, I will also need a microphone to record the narration. I will be wearing my uniform as a costume and will not need to rent anything out from college. I will use Premier Pro on the Mac's for editing which will be free to use and is a good standard. Their is going to be no cost for production because I can get all of the filming equipment from AV and the location is a five minute work from my house.
UPDATE - AFTER DISCUSSION WITH MY TEACHER
I have changed my idea from the original Battle of Britain documentary to a documentary about my time in the ATC, this is because a documentary on the Battle of Britain will be too mainstream and has been done many times before. the documentary will shown my time through the ATC and what I want to do in the RAF
Mind mapping
My idea
My Idea is to make a short documentary on what inspired me to be a part of the ATC. It will be broke down in to three sections, the first will be about the Battle of Britain and how it made me want to join. The second part will be about what i am currently doing at the minute and the last section will be about what carer I want to go into in the future. The format of the documentary will be reflective,
My target audience will be those who are at the age of joining cadets, this is around 13-16. My secondary audience would be the parents of these children. The aim of this documentary will be to recruit cadets but to also inform people of what the Air Training Corps is and what they do as an origination. I will need to film at my squadron on a parade night so I can interview other cadets and maybe my officer. Filming at my squadron will help the audience relate to the documentary compare to filming in a dark room. I will be featuring in my documentary and I may also use some on my cadets to interview them. I'm planning on using a tripod to film the shots that include myself, or i could use someone to press record.
Here is some examples.
What made you join cadets?
Are you looking to join the RAF?
Why do you come to cadets?
I will be using a video camera and tripod for filming, I will also need a microphone to record the narration. I will be wearing my uniform as a costume and will not need to rent anything out from college. I will use Premier Pro on the Mac's for editing which will be free to use and is a good standard. Their is going to be no cost for production because I can get all of the filming equipment from AV and the location is a five minute work from my house.
UPDATE - AFTER DISCUSSION WITH MY TEACHER
I have changed my idea from the original Battle of Britain documentary to a documentary about my time in the ATC, this is because a documentary on the Battle of Britain will be too mainstream and has been done many times before. the documentary will shown my time through the ATC and what I want to do in the RAF
Friday 19 June 2015
Career handbook
Task 1
1.
Organised
I can complete college work and attend cadets in the
evenings.
I keep track of all my finances and where I spend my money.
I am set on my future and know what qualifications I need to
proceed my career.
2.
Discipline
I have discipline to focus on my work.
I have the discipline to listen when being talked to.
I look after 25 cadets on my ATC squadron.
3. I can use IT software
I can use Premier Pro
I can use Microsoft Office
3. I can use IT software
I can use Premier Pro
I can use Microsoft Office
I can use Adobe Photoshop
Task 2
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Part time- occupying or using a limited amount of someone’s times,
I work at Woodfordes' brewery during holidays and some weekends.
·
Full time-occupying or using the whole of someone's available
working time, studying at college.
·
GCSE- This is a qualification gained at secondary school I have 6
GCSE’S at C level and above.
·
AS, A Level- This is a qualification that you study during your
time at sixth form college.
·
Level 2, Level 3, Level 4- These are the levels that a BTEC
contains, level 2 being a GCSE equivalent and level 3 an A level equivalent. I
am currently studying a Level 3 course.
·
Pass, Merit & Distinction in the BTEC Nationals- This is the
grading criteria for BTEC, pass being C, Merit being B and distinction being A,
they change during the different levels of BTEC.
·
Vocational- Vocational education is education within vocational schools that
prepares people for a specific trade.
·
Bachelor- a person who holds a first degree from a university
·
Master- A
master's degree is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone
study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study
or area of professional practice.
Once the student has a first degree, they are called a graduate and may choose to take a higher qualification. Postgraduate Certificate is after the first year, Postgraduate Diploma is awarded after the bachelor, Master's Degree, PhD etc.).
Task 3
Editor
Editorial
When you are a film or video editor, you are responsible for assembling recorded raw material into a finished product
that can be broadcasted. The material may include camera footage,
dialogue, sound effects, graphics and special effects. Starting salaries for
those employed by a television or post-production studio are in the region of
£18,000 to £25,000. With experience as a film or video editor, you could earn
£20,000 to £35,000. At a senior level, you could earn £37,000 to £70,000 but the higher end of this scale is only available to senior
editors working on high-status projects
Director
Directorial
Being the driving creative force
in a film's production - visualising and defining the style and structure of
the film, then bringing it to life. You will carry out duties such as casting,
script editing, shot composition, shot selection and editing. You are acting as
the crucial link between the production, technical and creative teams. You
don’t need a formal qualification to become a Director. Your pay really depends
on how successful you are, here is an example of Spielberg’s wage. Daily: GBP
265,487.00.
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist record sound on
location or in a studio, usually in synchronization with the camera, to enable
the highest quality 'real' sound to be recorded at the time of filming. You
won’t need a qualification to be a TV Sound Recordist. However it is vital to
be able to show a strong interest in sound and an understanding of its physical
properties. Typical starting salary: £16,000 - £18,000 in an established studio
or in television and radio. Typical salary with experience, e.g. after ten
years in the role: £30,000 - £35,000.
Methods of recruitment
National press are the papers that sell across the country and highlight national events, like the Daily Mail and The Guardian. Bellow you can see that there is a job advertisement section in the paper and a category for media.
Trade press
Trade magazines and newspapers typically contain advertising content centred on the industry with little general-audience advertising. They also it mainly contains industry-specific job notices, a highly pertinent aspect to many readers. Seen bellow is a trade specific magazine and is likely to only contain adverts of media jobs.
The Internet
The internet is the new and fast way for looking for a job and there are specific websites for job seekers. Bellow you can the website TotalJobs.com which I found in no time using a search engine, It shows 5,800 media jobs and you can apply online.
Trade fair
Trade fairs are exhibitions so that companies in a specific industry can showcase and demonstrate their latest products and examine recent market trends and opportunities. For example Comic con is a fair where all cartoon media fans meet and display their latest projects.
Word of mouth
This is literally when you tell
someone orally, you could be told about a job in the media by a friend or maybe
by someone that works at the business.
Personal Contacts & Networking
You may have contacts in the
media trade and if they were to be opening a vacancy they could contact you
personally, them may not be in the media trade but know of a media job that is
open.
Internal Promotion
The assessment of an employer's
current staff to ascertain if any current employees are sufficiently skilled or
qualified to perform required job vacancies. When a business engages in
internal recruitment, a current employee might be reassigned to the new
position by giving them either a promotion or an internal transfer.
Task 6
Portfolio
A portfolio is a collection of
documents and writing that you assemble in order to demonstrate that you have
the appropriate prior and experiential learning. At the moment I am currently
keeping all of the certificate achievements in a folder so that I have a large
number of documents to show and to prove that I am committed and to show my
achievements.
Showreel
A showreel is a short videotape
containing examples of an actor's or director's work for showing to potential
employers. You could use a short film that you have made, here is an example of
a shot advertisement I made.
Personal website
A personal website is one that
you own and you can advertise yourself off this website. I don’t personal have
my own website but here is an example of my teachers’ website for his professional
video and film production, http://www.trettfilms.com/
.
Task 7
Interviewing skills are a group
of skills that you can use to help get the job over the other applicants. It is
always good to keep eye contact with the person you are talking to, rather than
looking elsewhere. This can be a problem with people that suffer with social
interaction but on a day to day basis if you just try to talk to someone with
eye contact over time your confidence will grow.
With presentations it can be
boring for some of the people watching, a good bit of advice is not keep a
monotone voice, let your voice raise in specific parts but don’t go over bored.
It is also good to use interesting visual aid to keep your views engaged and
with the same in interviewing skills, look your audience in the eye and try to
look at everybody. Good practise for this would be giving a presentation to
some of your friends or with volunteers.
Self-presentation- as far as
Linguistic codes go it is always good to speak formally at interviews, try to
stay away from colloquial language and using curse words. You need to remember
that you are trying to sell yourself to the interviewer. For interviews and
formal events it is always good to dress in a suit or shirt and tie, make
yourself look good. It is also good to have a clean shave and wash before your
interview to make sure that you are clean and do not have body odder.
Interpersonal skills are the skills used by a person to properly interact with
others. In the business domain, the term generally refers to an employee's
ability to get along with others while getting the job done. Interpersonal
skills include everything from communication and listening skills to attitude
and deportment. It is good practise to
dress up now and then to go out or just for a day. A reference is a letter
written by any old employer or teacher, they will write the honest truth about
you and how they thought you worked. These can be a great help because it shows
the interviewer the real you. It is always good to keep good relations with
bosses and ex-employers.
Task 8
Employee training on the job while
he or she is doing the actual job. Usually a professional trainer (or sometimes
an experienced employee) serves as the course instructor using hands-on
training often supported by formal classroom training.
Self-training is when you take it
on your own responsibility to train yourself, for example you can self-train on
how to use a DLSR and to use Premier pro.
Sources of information
A trade union is an organized association of workers in a trade,
group of trades, or profession, formed to protect and further their rights and
interests. For example Industrial Workers of the World.
Sector Skills Councils (SSCs) are independent UK wide
organisations. They are employer-led and their primary purpose is to deal with
the skills and productivity needs of their sector throughout the UK.
Careers Service provides information, advice and guidance to help
you make decisions on learning, training and work opportunities. For example
NCS help people train for trades and find a career.
Dear whom it may concern,
I am applying for the role of Media operations officer which I found on the RAF careers website.
The nature of my recent college Sub-diploma
has prepared me for this position. During my Sixth form educating I had to
stick to deadlines and work under pressure. Some other great skills I have required
are having great initiative, being self-motivated and I also have great social skills
and I am able to work with anyone. My recent course in Creative media (TV &
Film) gave me a great understanding of the industry and I found myself being much
more focused in class.
I have a great understanding on
current public affairs and like to keep up to date on what’s going on in the
world. I like to look at the news on all platforms from newspapers to radio
broadcasting. I would love to represent the Royal Air Force and to have the opportunity
to progress my knowledge of media.
Thank you for taking the time
read this application and I am looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Yours gratefully, Daniel
Middleton
Wednesday 17 June 2015
Reply letter for apprentice
To whom it may concern, 17/06/2015
I’m writing to you about your recent advertisement for the Apprentice Digital Video Production Producer, there are many things wrong with this advertisement that are against certain legal acts and I want to highlight them for you. Contracts are legal agreements that relate to your own terms of employment, in the advertisement you talk say that if you are successful, “you must not apply for other positions of this nature”. If a candidate is successful they should expect an exclusivity clause.
The Equality Act (2010) is an Act that was created to cover many different Acts that effect Discrimination on grounds of race, gender and age in the work place, the Acts that it consist of range from the Equal Pay Act (1970) to the Race Relations Act (1976). Equal Opportunities employers recruit fairly. They produce codes of practice to comply with the Equality Act. In your advertisement you are looking for a male or female “ages below 30” which is against the Employment Equality (Age) regulations (2006) and you state that the candidate has got to be of “Christian” faith, which is against the Employment Equality (Religion and Belief) Regulations (2003). Employers’ liability insurance that helps cover compensation if an employee is injured or becomes ill because of the work they do. Employment rights cover a vast number of things such as protection against unfair dismissal, the right to request flexible working and time off for emergencies. There are also Trade Unions that protect you and stand with you if something was to happen in the work place. As a candidate you would not be covered by these Rights and the Trade Unions, So what if something was to happen? With the short documentary that you are asking the candidate to make something could happen, for example you are interviewing a victim that has Post Dramatic Stress Disorder and they become iritic and cause damage to someone or something you have no rights covering you and you would be left alone to deal with such a matter.
Codes of practise are not part of the law, but they exist to protect the citizen and play a predominant role in TV and film. As a candidate they do not affect them, but they should be made well aware of your codes of practise and policies and procedures. The way that certain people, groups and places see your short documentary may cause some problems, well both know that the media can be problematic and with the topic of rape it would be seen upon as wrong to some people. The media representation can create or exacerbate social problems and concerns, how would you protect your candidate from these people and the media?
There are some legal issues that effects your candidates production, Ofcom are in charge of regulating all media, here is a reference under the Section one: protecting the under 18’s “1.1 Material that might seriously impair the physical, mental or moral development of people under eighteen must not be broadcast.”. Because you want to show this documentary to “children at high school” and it is such a touchy subject, there is a small probability you would be able to show it. Her is a reference from section 2 “2.4 Programmes must not include material (whether in individual programmes or in programmes taken together) which, taking into account the context, condones or glamorizes violent, dangerous or seriously antisocial behavior and is likely to encourage others to copy such behavior.)” you say that you want the candidate to create re-enactments, this would strongly go against this code and could cause others to copy such behavior.
It is a criminal offence to publish any content that effect will "deprave and corrupt" those that read, see or hear the matter contained or embodied in it. This covers images of extreme sexual activity such as bestiality, necrophilia, rape or torture. Again you are asking the candidate to create “re-enactments” depending on how graphic these images are will decide whether it’s committing a criminal offence. This documentary is would need to be a PG certification because of the age of the high school children, but because you want the candidate to make such adult content it would be given an 18 certification and would not be allowed to be shown in schools.
Last but not least on the terms of Intellectual property, you would not be able to use a “popular music soundtrack” because it would be copyright and your company and the candidate will be committing a criminal offence. I hope this letter helps you learn a few things and that your next job advertisement is one of a higher standard.
I’m writing to you about your recent advertisement for the Apprentice Digital Video Production Producer, there are many things wrong with this advertisement that are against certain legal acts and I want to highlight them for you. Contracts are legal agreements that relate to your own terms of employment, in the advertisement you talk say that if you are successful, “you must not apply for other positions of this nature”. If a candidate is successful they should expect an exclusivity clause.
The Equality Act (2010) is an Act that was created to cover many different Acts that effect Discrimination on grounds of race, gender and age in the work place, the Acts that it consist of range from the Equal Pay Act (1970) to the Race Relations Act (1976). Equal Opportunities employers recruit fairly. They produce codes of practice to comply with the Equality Act. In your advertisement you are looking for a male or female “ages below 30” which is against the Employment Equality (Age) regulations (2006) and you state that the candidate has got to be of “Christian” faith, which is against the Employment Equality (Religion and Belief) Regulations (2003). Employers’ liability insurance that helps cover compensation if an employee is injured or becomes ill because of the work they do. Employment rights cover a vast number of things such as protection against unfair dismissal, the right to request flexible working and time off for emergencies. There are also Trade Unions that protect you and stand with you if something was to happen in the work place. As a candidate you would not be covered by these Rights and the Trade Unions, So what if something was to happen? With the short documentary that you are asking the candidate to make something could happen, for example you are interviewing a victim that has Post Dramatic Stress Disorder and they become iritic and cause damage to someone or something you have no rights covering you and you would be left alone to deal with such a matter.
Codes of practise are not part of the law, but they exist to protect the citizen and play a predominant role in TV and film. As a candidate they do not affect them, but they should be made well aware of your codes of practise and policies and procedures. The way that certain people, groups and places see your short documentary may cause some problems, well both know that the media can be problematic and with the topic of rape it would be seen upon as wrong to some people. The media representation can create or exacerbate social problems and concerns, how would you protect your candidate from these people and the media?
There are some legal issues that effects your candidates production, Ofcom are in charge of regulating all media, here is a reference under the Section one: protecting the under 18’s “1.1 Material that might seriously impair the physical, mental or moral development of people under eighteen must not be broadcast.”. Because you want to show this documentary to “children at high school” and it is such a touchy subject, there is a small probability you would be able to show it. Her is a reference from section 2 “2.4 Programmes must not include material (whether in individual programmes or in programmes taken together) which, taking into account the context, condones or glamorizes violent, dangerous or seriously antisocial behavior and is likely to encourage others to copy such behavior.)” you say that you want the candidate to create re-enactments, this would strongly go against this code and could cause others to copy such behavior.
It is a criminal offence to publish any content that effect will "deprave and corrupt" those that read, see or hear the matter contained or embodied in it. This covers images of extreme sexual activity such as bestiality, necrophilia, rape or torture. Again you are asking the candidate to create “re-enactments” depending on how graphic these images are will decide whether it’s committing a criminal offence. This documentary is would need to be a PG certification because of the age of the high school children, but because you want the candidate to make such adult content it would be given an 18 certification and would not be allowed to be shown in schools.
Last but not least on the terms of Intellectual property, you would not be able to use a “popular music soundtrack” because it would be copyright and your company and the candidate will be committing a criminal offence. I hope this letter helps you learn a few things and that your next job advertisement is one of a higher standard.
Monday 8 June 2015
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