How to be a Purple Cow in the Film Indusry

Yen YauTalent Development ManagerInto Film

24 June 2014Edinburgh International Film Festival

Into Film is an education charity that seeks to put film at the heart of children and young people’s learning and cultural experience.

www.infofilm.org

What’s with the Purple Cow?

The Bigger Picture

Creative employment outpaces rest of economy

Convergence and disruptive digital media

The creative economy is one of the few industrial areas where the UK has a credible claim to be world–leading

Equipping young people with transferable skills, 21st century skills.

Skills shortages

Film Full Value Chain

• Research and Development, including Writing, Pitching, Finding Finance

• Pre-Production: Production is definitely on and preparations are made

• Production or Shoot: Filming• Post-Production or Post: Editing of sound, vision

and visual effects • Distribution and Exhibition, which may be the

crucial part of the process -marketing the film; getting it shown and watched.

The Film Industry – the Opportunities

. • Craft and technical skills• Production management• VFX (Visual Effects)• Digital content and audience

choice• Developing writers, producers

and directors

Different Roles

• Line Producer• Script Supervisor• DoP• Data Wrangler• Stereographer • Film Distributor• Compositor• Location Manager• Colour Grader• Prop Maker

• Film Sales Agent• Editor (different

genre)• Sound Recordist• Publicist• Art Director• Re-Recording Mixer• Film Programmer• Gaffer• ADR Recordist

Can you cut the mustard?

Who are you?

What are your skills?

What are you passionate about?

What’s your BRAND?

Are you resilient?

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

How Do I get Started?

ApprenticeshipsDigital Creative Modern Apprentice(Advanced Apprenticeship in Craft and Technical Roles in Film and TV)

Trainee Placements

Degree Courses (Pick the Tick)

New Entrant role

Internships

Runner

Creative Skillset http://creativeskillset.org/

• Job Profiles• National Occupational Standards

• Getting Personal Careers Advice • Career Resources (templates, videos, case-studies,

etc.

Useful Websites

• BAFTA Guru• BBC Academy• Double Negative• Nofilmschool• BBC Careers• Craft and Tech Academy

• Televisual• Screen International• Broadcast

Action Plan

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

Getting in Touch

yen.yau@intofilm.org

Second Light Labs

@yenyau@getintofilm