Unit 24 Careers


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Lots of Long Road students don't know what they want to do.

 There are so many options it's hard to choose, but if you don't choose something it's easy to let life slip by and get an easy but boring and low-paying job.

 The Applied Media course lets you try lots of things, especially in year one. Hopefully you've already had a go at 

 film editing, camera skills, graphic design, sound editing, animation basics, photography, scriptwriting, sound recording, some visual effects... all of which are jobs. There's also soft-skills invaluable in any job, such as: managing time, workload, being able to communicate in a group and/or by clear writing, being digitally literate, being organised, being able to speak up when things go wrong, being able to take criticism, being able to say 'good work' to a peer and help them improve. 

 The great thing about this unit is it helps you focus on the things you need to consider when getting a career that you are happy with. It may not be the career you stick at your whole life, but hopefully it will be a start.

P1:Understand employment and education opportunities in the media sector

 TASK 1:

 Use the partner-blog Media Industry Careers blog as well as your own searches to investigate THREE potential job roles in ONE AREA of the media industry. This document might help you find job roles.

 Areas of the media examples:
  film and TV, video games, advertising, news media, radio,  the music industry . . .  

 In the area
You should look for:
  1. Possible business opportunities  - what might you start a business doing?
  2. Employment and Freelance opportunities - what jobs are there out there?
  3. Higher Education options - what university courses are there?
Fill in this form to complete this research task: here




Checklist


P2
Evaluate own qualities
Learners evaluate their own qualities, including:
a) personal characteristics
b) skills
c) relevant achievements
d) experience and

interests

 Do this as a four sections. You can make it into a nice poster (ideally) or simple paragraphs if you are a little behind. The key thing is to evaluate - weigh up the pros and cons, what you are good at, how good, and what you are less good at.

 SWOT analysis - grid analysing your strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.

 Threats are external forces - what might get in the way of your opportunities?
P3
Personal resources

 Do a detailed spider diagram of all the resources at your disposal. Resources are things that you have already that will help you get your chosen career. You may have your own resources, like phone, camera, or other available resources, such as sources of money (eg to travel to interview), teacher or Progress Coach to help you with UCAS and get into university.

 P4
Career and study plan flow diagram

 Fill in this grid of your professional development plan

 For Target dates - include DATES! Actual dates. You will need at least 3 objectives.

 IF YOU WANT A MERIT you must address the weaknesses/issues from P2 & P3 in your plan, and make a note/highlight how you've addressed these weaknesses.

 P5
Personalised letter to a company you'd like to work for

 Prepare for work/business/employment opportunity

 Create a CV
Write an application form for a job you'd like and screenshot it.

 If going to university, include your university application.

 P6

1. Watch these four showreels.

 While watching them, make notes on what you like about them.

 What do they have in common?

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITEs5OK2pz8

 https://vimeo.com/67088989

 http://www.tommansfield.co.uk/portfolio/dop/

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXUxWHVX698

 Compare notes with another student. Discuss why you like the different bits.

 2.

You need to make a showreel targeted at a uni application, business presentation or job interview.

 Make a list of your top five pieces of work from across the two years so far.

 You should be able to demonstrate a range of skills.

 Here are some more examples:
https://medialhoney.wixsite.com/unit24https://medialhoney.wixsite.com/unit24


http://aidanunit24.blogspot.co.uk/http://aidanunit24.blogspot.co.uk/

http://mishaunit24.blogspot.co.uk/http://mishaunit24.blogspot.co.uk/

 Find some music that you like from Creative Commons.

 Make short 10-20 second sections of each piece of work, with a title card in between each.

 3. Add short voice over talking about the work and the skills you learned. For DISTINCTION talk about your skills with confidence.

 Talk about how the portfolio is relevant to your uni or next-job plan.

 eg. ‘This shot shows my skills with DSLR cameras and lighting, which will be useful for my goal to get work experience in a photography studio’

P6
Learners prepare a
competent portfolio of
their own media work
for review and discussion
during a business
presentation, higher
education or job interview

 M3
Learners produce a
portfolio of work that
is technically of a good
standard, and showcases
a range of their skills in
different mediums

 D1
Learners select high
quality work for their
portfolio that is most
relevant to the situation
they are applying for.
They are able to discuss
their work and own skills
with confidence

 IDEAS THAT MIGHT BE USEFUL FROM THE PAST TWO YEARS:

Camera skills
music video
short film
 infographic
Comics
character development/sketches
- camera pan over your work
Pre-production
- storyboard
- planning & legal documents
Post-production
- editing skills
Design/Photoshop skills

 show off your work.