World Reputation
STEAM
AI, Robots and Creativity
Film and TV Industries
Probably Not What You Imagine
■ Cloud and collaborative
workflows
■ Media management
■ Drone cameras
■ VR/AR
■ Go Pros
■ 3D printing
Demand for Skills In TV Production
Genres
• News/current affairs
• Factual
• Factual Entertainment
• Drama/Comedy
• Post Production
• Children’s TV Production
• High end TV drama
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Industry Skills
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Skill Shortages
• Editors with editorial knowledge and experience (edit producing), rather than basic technical competencies (craft editing).
• Production Managers or Production Coordinators
• Edit Support or Edit Assistant
Career Progression ■ Taking an active role in your own career progression
■ Finding an outlet to achieve creative satisfaction
■ Finding and embracing opportunities to learn and develop skills
■ Building beneficial relationships with a range of people
■ Use various support mechanisms to boost confidence
■ Develop strategies to overcome negative experiences
■ Demonstrate relevant characteristics and approaches
■ Beyond your control
■ External influences around company infrastructure and the wider industry
Upskilling
• A skills audit
• MOOCS
• Meet Ups
• YouTube
• BBC and Open 4
• BAFTA Guru
Getting Noticedo Who are you?
o What are your skills?
o What are you passionate
about?
o What’s your BRAND?
o Are you resilient?
What Employers WantPersonal attributes
■A positive attitude
■Good personal presentation
■Honesty and integrity
■Reliability
■Timekeeping and personal organisation
■Team working, collaboration and co-operation
■Flexibility
■Commercial awareness and customer focus
Skills
■Communication – oral and written
■Numeracy
■Computer literacy/IT skills.
Action Plan
Share the Plan
Useful Sites
■ 4Talent
■ BBC Writers Room
■ Broadcast
■ Televisual
■ So You Want to Work in TV
■ The TV Collective
■ The Sky Academy
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 for opportunities – 90 second
pitch 8. Work out how to convey your passion