Friday 30 September 2016

Production Log and Creative CV's

Production Log


At the start of the lesson, we mindmapped what creative media industries that we could go into, in the future.

Then after that, we then researched into job roles and as you can see, there are many opportunities to get involved in.

We also as a group put different roles that jobs would include in lines/lists. For example, a photographer would need patience as it’s all about timing to get the ‘perfect shot/image’ or you may need patience if you are about to take a picture of someone and they may not be ready for it.
The two jobs that I think I’d be capable of from above would be a Photographer and a Journalist. A photographer because in the past I have done a little, for example; taking photographs on my phone when on holiday. I also picked a Journalist because once again in the past, I have done a few articles on football.

Further Research
Pros of being a Photographer:
·         Hours of work can vary and may often include evenings and weekends. As a self-employed photographer, you would need to be flexible about when you worked. Part-time work may be possible.
·         Your working environment could also vary. You would often work in photographic studios, or you could work in various indoor or outdoor locations, depending on the job (assignment).
·         You would spend a lot of time travelling to assignments, which could be in your local area, around the UK or possibly abroad.
Cons of being a Photographer:
·         Freelance photographers are normally paid a fee for each job, or an hourly or daily rate. Rates can vary widely depending on experience and reputation, the type of assignment and the budget available.
·         Will be carrying heavy cameras around with you.
·         There is a possibility that you could be waiting around for some time for a job to become available.
·         Some jobs involve climbing ladders or working at heights, and you may sometimes need to lift and carry heavy equipment.
Routes onto Photography:
·         Most professional photographers have taken a college or university course to develop their technical skills. Experience and personal contacts in the industry are also important for building a successful career.
·         Certificate/Diploma in Photography and Photo Imaging at Levels 2 and 3 Certificate/Diploma in Photography at Levels 2 and 3 Certificate/Diploma in Art and Design (photography option) at Levels 2 and 3
Salary of a Photographer:
·         Starting salaries for assistant photographers can be between £12,000 and £17,000 a year.
·         Full-time photographers can earn between £18,000 and £50,000 a year.
Pros of being  a Journalist:
·         You get to learn for a living.
·         You work on challenging and exciting projects.
·         You work among passionate, informed people.
·         You feel a strong sense of achievement.
·         You get to travel.
·         You get to meet a lot of interesting people.
·         You become an expert in your community.
Cons of being a Journalist:
·         Fewer employment opportunities.
·         Work Conditions/Environment.
Routes onto Journalism:
Most new magazine journalists have an HND, degree or equivalent qualifications. You may still be able to find employment without an HND or degree, as experience and specialist knowledge are highly valued in the industry.
You would have to be determined, proactive and persistent to get into magazine journalism. Gaining practical experience and building up examples of your published work in a portfolio could improve your career prospects. Ways to do this include:
·         Contacting magazines to ask about opportunities for unpaid work experience.
·         Contacting editors with ideas for articles relevant to their magazine.
·         Writing reviews of films, plays or products.
·         Volunteering to work on newsletters run by not-for-profit organisations.
·         Writing your own blog and have an online presence such as Twitter.
Salary of a Journalist:
·         Starting salaries can be between £18,000 and around £25,000 a year. With experience earnings can be up to £35,000 or more a year.
In today’s lesson, we learned and used many skills. These skills included teamwork and independent research.  We worked as a team on creative media industries, what job opportunities there are to get involved in and what different roles you have to do/accept in different jobs, as well as talk about which two jobs would suit us the most from the table. After that, we had to independently research the two jobs that we had spoken about and include information such as; the pros and cons of the job, how to get into that job/what qualifications that you need and the salary that you would earn if you had that job. Today we also covered bullet point 3 and 5 on the assignment brief, we’ve researched into creative media industries, jobs/jobs roles and what is needed to have that job in the future.
Creative CV's


  


This is an example of a Creative CV where there are pros and cons of it, for when someone is viewing/reading it. The con of this poster is that it isn’t colourful and the fact that this person seems to be creative, arty and wanting to be an art director – you would think that the first thing they would have used would have been colour. However, they didn’t and that is what could be improved on. They could also colour code it with each colour and that can also show the viewer/reader that they’re organised. Other than the colour issue, everything else is great! The creativity, the design and the effort put into it, instantly shows what this person is about. Tracking is used in this CV as the exact measurement space between each letter is shown with the name of the person, the job he would like and what he can do. Leading is also used in what he can do, as the ascenders and descenders don’t overlay any other text or images for example and because of this, it’s eligible for the reader/audience. This CV is legible and readable also. Overall, this is a good example of a Creative CV.
                                                                                                      






This is an example of a Creative CV where there are pros and cons of it, for when someone is viewing/reading it. A con of this poster is that the graph at the top of the CV is covering nearly half of the page and it is arguably not that clear on what it is showing. So I think toning down the size of the graph would improve it. Another con is the layout as things seem to be all-over the place a little and there also is a bit of blank space that could be covered by an image or more information for example. In my opinion, that is what is needed to be improved on. However, a pro of this CV is that it has colour and seems to be colour coordinated. This can show the viewer/reader that they’re well organised. Tracking is used in this CV briefly as you can see with the name of this person. Leading is also used in the information at the bottom as once again, the ascenders and descenders don’t overlay any other text, images or any other information for example and because of this, it’s eligible for the reader/audience like the CV above. Overall, this is a not so good example of a Creative CV. However, with some improvements, this could turn into a good example of one.

Overall, both of these Creative CV’s would be suitable to hand in for a job application. However if you were to hand in the first CV over the second, then in my opinion you would have more of a chance in getting that job. Even though there is no colour, it is a lot more creative, the design is better and there has been a lot more effort put into it. This would instantly show me what this person is about.

In todays lesson we researched into a variety of creative CV's and produced a board on pinterest as a source of information. By researching into creative CV's, I took a good and bad example and explained the pros and cons of each one of them, as well as evaluating why one was better than the other. I skill I used today was independent research as I independently researched into creative CV's and picked out which ones that I wanted to use and talk about. This is also what I did for Project Connect and in Project Connect, it involves consistency and consistency is what I used today as the skill I used again was independent research.

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