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

https://creativeskillset.org/assets/0001/8052/The_Full_Picture_-_The_Demand_for_Skills_in_UK_TV_Production.pdf

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