VFX Careers in the UK Film Industry

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Yen YauTalent Development Manager

Into Film

Good time to be working in the film industry

• Tax credits• We are world leaders in VFX • Craft skills• World class studios• We are investing in developing talent and new

entrants

Key Findings•The UK’s creative economy had 2.6 million jobs in 2013, consisting of 1.7 million jobs in the creative industries.

•The UK’s high–tech economy had 3.2 million jobs in 2013, 2.4 million of which were jobs in high–tech industries (825,000 in STEM occupations)

•Employment in the creative economy grew on average over three times faster than the workforce as a whole (4.3 per cent per annum (p.a.) vs 1.2 per cent p.a.) between 2011 and 2013.

•Employment in the high–tech economy also grew faster than the workforce over this period (2.1 per cent p.a. vs 1.2 per cent p.a.).

Skills needed by the film industry

• In-demand roles• Production Manager• 1st, 2nd & 3rd Ads

(assistant directors)• Costume Supervisors• Steadicam• DITs• Digital asset

management• Studio management• Script supervisors• 3D Rigging

• Priority skills• Make-up in HD• Wig application• Period hair• Prosthetics• Sound recording• Editing 3D• Pre-visualisation

Stages of making a film

Careers in Film Primary

Did you know that there are several stages to making a film?

Connecting to the Curriculum• Production accountants to make sure films come

in on budget (maths)

• Production designers (art, design, architecture) to define and create every visual aspect of a film

• Producers (law, business studies, maths) to develop projects, find the finance and pull the different players together

• Script supervisors (English) to ensure that there is continuity in the script

• Riggers and carpenters (construction) to build sets

• DIT or digital imaging technicians (ICT, computer science, physics/STEM), to back up the camera and sound files, checking for technical errors

• Compositors (STEM, art, computer science), to put together all the various layers of computer generated images in visual effects

Good time to be working in the sector

•Universal Pictures ©

•Walt Disney © •20th Century Fox ©

•Marvel Studios ©

design accounted for £131 million of services exported in 201110.

International Reputation/Award Winning

Elysium, thanks to TriStar Pictures, a contributor to the Skills Investment Fund

• Scientific • Technical• Engineering• Artistic• Maths

= Stunning scenes and effects

VFX is STEAM Driven

VFX is spreading

Film TelevisionGames VR/AREventsArchitectureScience/Medicine

Image courtesy of Double Negative VFX, © Property of Warner Bros

• Show careers film: http://creativeskillset.org/creative_industries/vfx/ways_into_the_industry

• Show Field Trip to Mars VR film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWClyQkA32s

Disney's "MALEFICENT". Maleficent (Angelina Jolie). Photo Credit: Film Frame. ©Disney 2014

Unfilled jobs asVFX Designers

Technical Artists Technical Directors

Software Developers

61% of VFX employers report skill shortages including Maths, Physics,

Art & Design

http://www.iop.org/publications/iop/2015/page_65434.html

•Walt Disney ©

Develop Yourself

The Foundry – VFX SoftwarePixologic Sculptris – VFX Software

Blender – 3D AnimationGimp – Design Software

Autodesk – 3D tools, Maya, AutoCAD, 3DS MaxLightworks – Editing Software

Film Clubs Competitions

Live BriefsMedia Projects

Share StuffGet Involved….

Stages of making a film

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Useful Websites

• BAFTA Guru• Double Negative• BBC Academy• Future Learn• Creative Skillset• BFI Academy

Film and Science

Robotics, NASA and Film

 

• Game Industry info

www.askaboutgames.com