How to be a runner (1)
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How to be a runner First step to being a runner is to be in the production Office and if they can prove that their worth being a runner. The medium and lower budget company can only buy smaller crews then the big money company who can buy world class crews so the lower budget groups can’t get a lot of runner in their crew. Runners may be asked to do anything that is required on the set or location to aid the progress of the shoot. If the programme has celebrities in it the runner has to ensure the celebrities are looked after The quality you need are energy, stamina and common sense, good at organising. If you can use then progress to other jobs such as director. The qualification needed to be a runner is media studies, good English and maths GCSE /Btec. At collage you would need to get a good in media studies because this shows the understanding of the industry and this would allow you to study film, media studies at universities. The collages that you could go to are: Brockenhurst Bournemouth and poole Bournemouth art universities The universities you could go to are: Bournemouth art universities Solent Bournemouth universities Salary of a runner is very modest in terms of the media industry. Typical rates of pay for runners working on UK productions are £40-£60 per day, depending on the size of the production and its total budget. It is definitely a part-time job to begin with, and for this reason, it primarily attracts young candidates who can fit the job around their school and college
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How to be a runner
First step to being a runner is to be in the production Office and if they can
prove that their worth being a runner. The medium and lower budget
company can only buy smaller crews then the big money company who can
buy world class crews so the lower budget groups can’t get a lot of runner
in their crew. Runners may be asked to do anything that is required on the
set or location to aid the progress of the shoot. If the programme has
celebrities in it the runner has to ensure the celebrities are looked after
The quality you need are energy, stamina and common sense, good at
organising. If you can use then progress to other jobs such as director. The
qualification needed to be a runner is media studies, good English and
maths GCSE /Btec. At collage you would need to get a good in media studies
because this shows the understanding of the industry and this would allow
you to study film, media studies at universities.
The collages that you could go to are:
Brockenhurst
Bournemouth and poole
Bournemouth art universities
The universities you could go to are:
Bournemouth art universities
Solent
Bournemouth universities
Salary of a runner is very modest in terms of the media industry. Typical
rates of pay for runners working on UK productions are £40-£60 per day,
depending on the size of the production and its total budget. It is definitely
a part-time job to begin with, and for this reason, it primarily attracts
young candidates who can fit the job around their school and college
commitments. The job will sometimes be unpaid in the very first instance,
but it still provides a useful stepping stone for career in media.
Responsibilities
Arrive on set at the right time
Have a can-do attitude, and be prepared to assist with a variety of
duties
Ensure the production crew are supported as they go about their jobs
Undertake all reasonable tasks to ensure the comfort and
convenience of those working on set
Skills
A willing and friendly attitude
An enthusiastic approach to hard work
Be able to work for long hours during the production, as this can
entail 12-hour working days
Thorough understanding of the demands of production staff, and
how to provide for them, within reason
Flexible nature and a willingness to travel and work weekends
