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WORK EXPERIENCE APPLICATION FORM

Please refer to details outlined on the Pinewood Studios Group website before submitting an application form.

Please complete in blue or black ink and return the HR Department, or complete electronically and e-mail to: w or k e x p er i e n ce@ p i n e w o o dgr o up . c o m Dates of work experience: From 7/7/14 To 11/7/14

Preferred location: Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath

Please specify if there is a date you will require a response by:

What is your career aspiration? Film Composer

Surname Irwin Other Names George William

Previous Surnames Preferred Title (e.g. Mr, Miss, Mrs, Ms)Mr

Home Address Great Town House, Mill Road, Ridgewell, Essex

Postcode CO9 4SG

Home Telephone 01440785216

Mobile Telephone 07787711765

Email Address georgewilliam2008@hotmail.com

Work Telephone

Date of birth 04/03/1996 Age at start of placement 18

Are you applying for a work placement through a Pinewood Studios Group employee?If YES, please tell us the name of the employee and your relationship to them:

Yes No

Do you require a work experience permit?

Yes No Do you hold a full current driving licence?

Yes NoDo you have the daily use of a car? Yes NoHave you previously sought a work placement with Pinewood Studios Group?

If YES, please give details:

Yes No

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EDUCATIONWhat course/subjects are you currently studying?

Music, Physics, Maths, Further Maths

What level is this course? Cambridge Pre-U and A levelWhere are you currently studying? The Perse School, Cambridge

Please detail any other qualifications you have:Dates Studied

From ToName &

Address ofE

Examinations PassedQ

ualificationL

Grade AchievedSeptember

2010June 2012 Friends’ School

Mount Pleasant RoadSaffron Walden, Essex, CB11 3EB

Maths, History, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Music

GCSE A*

`` `` ``German, English literature,

GCSE A

`` `` ``English Language, Religious

StudiesGCSE

B

September 2011

June 2012``

Additional Maths Advanced LevelFSMQ

A

September 2012

June 2013 The Perse Upper School, Hills Road,Cambridge CB2 8QF

MathsA Level A*

September 2012

July 2013 ABRSM 24 Portland Place, London W1b 1LU

Piano DiplomaDipABRSM

September 2011

March 2012``

ABRSM Grade 8 music theory

Merit

Are you a member of a professional body ? Yes No If yes, please specify:

EMPLOYMENT HISTORYPlease list any work experience and employment, starting with

the most recentDates

From ToEmployer’s Name & Address

Job Title & Brief summary of duties

2009 Current date

Mrs Sarah RookStambrook Stud

BirdbrookEssex

Working weekends and during holidays at equine livery yard undertaking equine management

July 4th

2011July 15th

2011Steinway and Sons44 Marylebone Ln

Wigmore StLondon

Work experience – To help in piano restoration and basic administrative tasks

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SUPPLEMENTARY QUESTIONSIn your own words, explain the work of Pinewood Studios Group.

Pinewood Studios Group provides numerous locations around the world for production teams to realise creative visions, whether it be through the medium of motion picture or television. As providers of services related to the worldwide film and television industries they supply a platform to build some of the most successful productions ever made, such as James Bond. Pinewood Studios Group supply high-class staff, state of the art facilities and modern technology for all stages of production, helping create ambitious projects.

How will work experience with Pinewood Studios Group compliment your studies?

Work experience with Pinewood Studios Group will compliment my studies and future ambitions by providing me with insight into film and television production. Not only this but it will also illustrate to me how principles I’ve learnt, notably in physics and music, are used practically in the workplace. It will provide a link between what I have learnt and how it is used. Studying physics gives me a good understanding of sound and how it can be manipulated which is crucial in the modern age of technology and sound design. Work experience with Pinewood Studios Group would further my understanding of this.

What skills have you acquired that are relevant to a work placement with Pinewood Studios Group?

Skills I have acquired through my drive to do well and other work experiences will be relevant to a work placement at Pinewood Studios Group. In achieving grade 8 music theory at the age of 15 I developed self-determination and motivation to achieve tasks that otherwise would have been a struggle. Preparing for my DipABRSM exam I learnt how to be level-headed under pressure and potentially stressful situations. This has further been backed up by my work at a local livery yard where I have become a reliable worker in all conditions adapting and reacting to unpredictable situations. Through work experience at Steinway And Sons I acquired skills in working as part of a team and interacting with colleagues to achieve a common goal.

What would you like to achieve from a work placement at Pinewood Studios Group?

From a work placement with Pinewood Studios Group I hope to learn about various stages in the creative process of film and television production. With knowledge I could acquire it would help me understand the requirements demanded of a film composer and inform me of how to react to different dramatic situations. I hope to achieve a good understanding of how studios are maintained and used throughout various stages of production. Overall I believe a work experience placement would prove valuable in providing me with a basis to start to build a career through combining my two greatest passions, film and music.

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PERSONAL STATE MENT

Please provide any further information you feel would support your application.

My enthusiasm for film developed from a young age. Being in ore of the power of cinema, I wanted to understand the process of film making, with my main interest lying where my two passions combined - film music. Exploring further, I learnt how music and sound could be combined with visual images. Film music helps create and enhance sentiment in scenes in a way that words cannot. 'Hitchcock's Ear: Music and the Director's Art' by David Schroeder shows significant insight into the way music was used in some early classics like 'Psycho', where the incredible dramatic intensity of Bernard Herrmann's music has inspired me. Not only this but I learnt about the power of a lack of musical score, as in The Birds, where the ‘soundtrack’ saw the development of sound design. Following this I read the 'Complete guide to film scoring' by Richard Davis where I learnt how music in films evolved; from romantic orientated scores, to ones with jazz influences and the rise of technology.Subsequently I started to compose my own music to short video clips in a variety of styles. I composed music to the Omaha beach landing scene from Saving Private Ryan, taking inspiration for this from John Williams, whose romantic orchestral sound I greatly admire. Contrastingly, I composed music to Disney animated short BURN-E.I continue to compose and study film scores in my own time. Qualities and knowledge I have gained through my academic and non-academic studies I feel make me a good candidate for work experience at Pinewood Studios Group and with the opportunities it could provide excites me greatly.

DECLARATION

I declare that the information set out in this application form is true and complete. I understand that if my application is incomplete, I may not be considered for a placement.

Any false statement may result in rejection as a candidate and/or cancellation of a placement if an offer is made or if a placement has commenced.

Please attach a CV.

Signed Date

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