Job Roles in the TV industry

What can you see?

Learning Outcomes: • MUST be able to discuss the ins and outs of job roles

in the TV industry.

• SHOULD be able to evaluate skills required of working in a TV job role.

• COULD use examples of how their own skills match job roles in the TV industry.

Are there many jobs in the TV and film industry? Discuss with

a partner and share• Official statistics published reveal

that the UK’s creative Industries, which includes the film and television industries, are now worth £71.4 billion per year to the UK economy

• Generating just over a staggering £8 million pounds an hour.

Job Roles in TVhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_V8IlitveE

Who works with who?Executive Producer

Producer Director

Floor Manager

Camera Operators

Sound SupervisorGaffer

Presenters

Auto Cue operator

Scriptwriter

Vision Mixer

Researcher

VT operator

Live Graphics

Equality and Diversity in TV and Film• What is equality and diversity?

• Equality refers to treating people equally

• Diversity relates to the varied abilities, backgrounds and cultures in people.

• Equality and diversity together means that we take into account peoples differences in order to treat people equally.

• For instance a disabled athlete might have adjustments made to equipment to them to compete equally with able bodied people.

• How can we ensure equality and diversity in the TV and film industry?

Influential People in Film or TVYou have two minutes to write a list of:

• As many Black, Asian or ethnic minority directors as you can think of• As many Women directors as you can think of• As many people with a learning or physical disability in the industry as

you can think of

Did you know that….Shockingly only

5.4% of people in Creative industries are from Black, Asian or ethnic minority backgrounds!!

only 1% of people in Creative industries with disability!!

Influential female directors

Catherine Bigelo Jane Campion Sophia Coppola

Influential Black, Asian or Ethnic Minority Directors

Steve McQueen M. Night Shyamalan Ang Lee

Influential people with Physical or learning disabilities in Film and TV

Dan AkroydDiagnosed with Aspergers syndrome and Tourettes

Jim CarreyDiagnosed with ADHD

Ade AdepitanUses a wheelchair

What is equality and diversity?• What is our ethical duty as filmmakers?

• Why is it important to include a realistic audience?

• How do we need to consider equality and diversity in the workplace?

• How can we change peoples perceptions?

Job Roles for the Day• Cameras x 4 • Floor Manager • Director • Script Editor • Auto Cue • Vision Mixer • Sound Supervisor/ Production Assistant • Presenters x 2 • Gaffer