1. Unit 3: Introduction to
Professional Practice
Job Roles and
Working in the Creative Media Production Industry
2. Introduction to
Professional Practice
• Unit 3 is designed to introduce the variety of roles,
responsibilities, employment and progression opportunities
available in this sector, Media Production.
• As such you will be investigating your own options, methods of
work and planning for the future.
• Assessment in this unit is from set assignments and the
cumulative production journal at the end of the year.
• It is therefore important that you not only track the process of
how you have worked in each project, but also how you have
developed over the year
3. Assessment criteria/Task List
1. Understand progression
opportunities within the
creative media sector.
1.1 Locate, access and use
information to support
own development.
- Illustrated sector guide
- Practitioner research file
- Five Year Plan
2. Understand the skills
needed to pursue a career
in the creative media
sector.
2.1 Critically evaluate a range
of working practices and
methods.
- Music Video Process Log
- End of Year Review
2.2 Apply knowledge of
working practices to
support own
development.
- Music Video Process Log
- End of Year Review
3. Be able to carry out roles
and responsibilities
consistent with
professional practice.
3.1 Organise self and work
to meet deadlines and
targets.
- End of Year 1 review
3.2 Demonstrate
consideration and
professionalism in working
with others.
- End of Year 1 review
4. Task 1: Illustrated Sector Guide [1.1]
Research a sector of the industry that you are interested in working in [e.g. film
production, TV, radio, graphic design, etc]. Use the information you find to produce an
illustrated guide to that sector. Include facts about employment, skills needed,
workforce information, etc.
Task 2: Practitioner Research File [1.1]
Within your chosen sector identify someone who is a notable practitioner and produce
a fact file about them. Research their journey to where they are now; look at
education, experience, skillset and look for insightful quotes about them and by them
to build a picture of who they are and how they work.
Task 3: Five Year Plan [1.1]
Produce a plan taking into account where you are now, what you will need to do next
and how to go about that in the next 5 years. Outline educational requirements
[college, University, courses, etc], experience you will need/would like to gain and
personal development that will be necessary to you in your future plans.
5. Task 4: Music Video Process Log [2.1, 2.2]
Complete the Music Video Process Log to evidence how you worked technically during
the Music Video production phase. Screenshot and explain how you managed to get
your production finalised.
Task 5: End of Year Review [2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2]
Produce an end of year review looking at how you have worked across the year,
considering each stage of production, which productions have worked/not worked,
how you have managed your time, what skills you have developed, how you have
worked with others and how you organised your time, resources and equipment
throughout the year. You should then produce an action plan for Year 2 selecting 5 key
areas you wish to focus on to develop further.
7. Task 1: Illustrated Sector Guide [1.1]
Research a sector of the industry that you are interested in working in [e.g.
film production, TV, radio, graphic design, etc]. Use the information you find to
produce an illustrated guide to that sector. Include facts about employment,
skills needed, workforce information, etc.
8. What we want from you is research in to the part of the media industry that you are
most interested in. That could be films, magazines, video games, television,
journalism… whatever you are interested in.
Find out about that industry. What jobs roles are available? What skills do people
need to work in that industry? What level of education is needed? How diverse, or
not, is the industry?
We want some good facts and figures that you can take and then use in your
illustrated guide.
Write down the information that you find, and keep a record of where you found it.
It’s best to get lots of research, and then pick the most useful information from that.
9. When making your illustrated guide, think carefully about all the elements
involved.
A good guide will have:
• Concise information
• Consistent image style
• Clear, consistent typography
• A coherent colour scheme
All of these elements need to work together to create your guide.
12. Quentin Tarantino
Career Journey:
Tarantino’s father was an actor and producer, so at a young
age he grew up in and around film which influenced his early
early writings at the age of 14. One of his first jobs was
working in a movie theatre, so he was always surrounded by
films; increasing his knowledge and built a bank of analysis of
of 100s of films that would later help him in his career.
His first big breakthrough came in the early 1990s when he
was hired to write the script for ‘From Dusk Till Dawn’, which
which he starred in as well which got his name out there in
Hollywood.
Tarantino’s hit film ‘Reservoir Dogs’ was screened at the
Sundance Film Festival and was an immediate hit; the theme
of the film laid the path for his later work, and with him
writing the script in only three and a half weeks it was clear
he had a natural talent for screenplay and writing.
Following his hit with ‘Reservoir Dogs’, Hollywood
approached Tarantino with the chance to direct hit films like
‘Speed’ and ‘Men in Black’, but he insisted he continued to
work on ‘Pulp Fiction’. In 1994 he was awarded the Academy
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Pulp Fiction
and was a global hit, which was the biggest breakthrough of
his career and portrayed his skills.
He was hit with black lash due to his use of violence as
entertainment, but many fans and critics enjoyed his style as
it was unique and allowed a new modern style of film.
Filmography:
1992 – Reservoir Dogs
1994 – Pulp Fiction
1997 – Jackie Brown
2003 – Kill Bill Volume 1
2004 – Kill Bill Volume 2
2007 – Death Proof
2009 – Inglorious
Bastards
2012 – Django
Unchained
2015 – The Hateful Eight
2019 – Once Upon A
Time In Hollywood
Controversy & Styles
In many of his films gun violence plays a huge part throughout and
many critics blame gun violence in and around North America on
Tarantino’s unique use of gun violence for an entertainment
purpose. After a recent shooting in 2012, he was being called
insensitive to the event, and in an interview Tarantino stated “I
think it's disrespectful to [the] memory of those who died to talk
about movies ... Obviously the issue is gun control and mental
health.“
Another controversy in his movies is the use of racial slurs,
particularly in the film Jackie Brown, and fellow film director Spike
Lee questioned his use of certain racial slurs. Tarantino responded
by saying “And to say that I can't do that because I'm white, but
the Hughes brothers can do that because they're black, that is
racist… It would not be questioned if I was black, and I resent the
question because I’m white. I have the right to tell the truth. I do
not have the right to lie.”
Tarantino’s recognisable and unique style is one of a kind. His use
of graphic violence, which is sometimes criticised, but he has said in
response, “violence is so good. It affects audience in a big way.”
Another recognisable style that Tarantino uses is non-linear
storyline, which is most famously associated with Pulp Fiction; this
style is often described as the ‘Tarantino Effect’, which shows his
high influence in the film industry.
Another technique Tarantino uses his creating his own products
and brands to use throughout the films, like ‘Big Kahuna Burger’
and ‘Red Apple cigarettes’ for a humorous effect. His choice of
music from the 1960s and 70s is also associated with his style of
directing and producing.
14. What are you currently doing to pursue a career in your chosen field?
Nothing currently, apart from attending college to get the UCAS points to go to university.
15. What do you plan to do next in the pursuit of your chosen field?
Go to university and either do a policing apprenticeship or do a policing degree.
16. Select at least three potential University courses that would help you further your career aims. You should state
what the course is, which university it is run by, the entry requirements and why you think it would help you.
Course University Entry
Requirements
Reason
Policing
Apprenticeship
West Yorkshire Police
& Leeds Trinity Uni
English & Maths Lev 2
18+
Level 3 qualification
Pass fitness test
Need a degree to join
the police(equivalent)
More hands on
Policing Degree University of Salford 112 UCAS Points
English Lang Grade 4
Need a degree
Criminology University of York 36 credits at
Distinction & 9 credits
at Merit+
English Lang Grade 4
Lead to the police
Closer to home
17. What type of work experience do you think you would need to help you in your future career? How might you
be able to find work experience placements? If you could pick anywhere to do work experience, where would it
be and why?
For the police there is no work experience available as you have to be 18, so therefore an alternative would be
working with challenging people or in customer service to talk to people etc.
There is the police cadets to join which would give me an insight to the police, which is available in York.
18. What specific skills do you need to develop? There should be a mix of industry specific skills and also personal
development points. When you identify these, come up with suggestions as to how you might make those
improvements.
• Patience – develop during life
19. In 5 years time I will…
Be in the police force or doing further studies to be higher up in the police.
21. Task 4: Music Video Process Log [2.1, 2.2]
Complete the Music Video Process Log to evidence how you worked technically
during the Music Video production phase. Screenshot and explain how you managed
to get your production finalised.
There is a specific pro forma that you will use for this as part of your music video
production. Ensure that is completed with your Music Video project, to complete this
task.
23. Task 5: End of Year Review [2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2]
Produce an end of year review looking at how you have worked across the year,
considering each stage of production, which productions have worked/not worked,
how you have managed your time, what skills you have developed, how you have
worked with others and how you organised your time, resources and equipment
throughout the year. You should then produce an action plan for Year 2 selecting 5
key areas you wish to focus on to develop further.
Complete the following slides to review your year. You can add images if you want to.
You can get screenshots from any part of your previous projects to support your work
on this.
