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.
10. (put your industry guide here)
Filming – The person who is writing the film should always have an idea what
they are wanted to film and make and elements such as plots, characters and
conflict. There should also be a script so the cast know their roles and what they
will be doing. As well as that, storyboards are huge also as they help you draw a
sequence of shots so you know what the film will look like at each point. The
cast is also important as you need to pick people who you feel will play the role
best so having try-outs for roles could be helpful. Also, you have to pick
locations and settings for your film.
12. 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.
13. What we want from you is research a specific person that works in the part of the industry
you made your illustrated guide for. Focus on those involved in the production of media,
rather than people who just appear in it.
Find out as much as you can about them, to help you produce your fact file.
We want to know what their education was like, what experience they have and what skills
they have. Find quotes about them. Read about them. Get a good picture of who they are
and how they got to where they are.
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.
14. When making a fact file, think carefully about all the elements involved.
A good fact file will have:
• Concise and relevant information
• Quotes about the practitioner
• Information on their work and achievements
• Background on how they got in to the industry
This information can be presented with graphics, typography and a colour
scheme.
15. (put your fact file here)
Steven Spielburg is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. He is
considered as one of the founding pioneers of the new Hollywood era and one of
the most popular directors and producers in film history. He became a household
name as the director of Jaws, which was critically and commercially successful and
is considered the first summer blockbuster. At the age of 12, he made his first home
movie: a train wreck involving his toy Lionel trains. At age 13, while living in
Phoenix, Spielburg won a prize for a 40-minute, war film he titled Escape to
Nowhere, using a cast composed of other high school friends. There’s lot of famous
quotes which he has used such as, “Every time I go to a movie, it’s magic, no matter
what the movie’s about.” Also, he said “Once a month the sky falls on my head, I
come to and I see another movie I want to make.
17. What are you currently doing to pursue a career in your chosen field?
Currently I am studying at college doing a Level 3 Creative Media
course. I am learning lots of new technical media and I want to do a
lot of filming which I feel I can pursue a career in. This is why I like
to film in my spare time and shoot videos which helps me develop
my skills and get better so I can create a top quality film in the
future.
18. What do you plan to do next in the pursuit of your chosen field?
I would like to go to University and study filming and media. There I could
hopefully learn more and start making short films and building my filming
and camerawork skills which is huge in creating a good clear movie. As
well as that, University will help broaden my techniques, shot types and
other important filming techniques.
19. 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.
1. The course is Film and Television Production and it is run by Teesside
University. You require 96-112 UCAS points and also need a grade 4 in English
and maths or a Level 2 functional skills in English and maths.
2. BA(Hons)film at Bournemouth University. The course requires 104-120 UCAS
tariff points including a minimum of 2 A levels or equivalent. BTEC extended
diploma.
3. BA film and television at the University of Bristol. You need to have English
language requirements and no specific GCSE subjects are rerquired/.
20. 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?
Working at a filming set or stage will help massively as then I can get my
own look and perspective of how the films put out in cinemas are
constructed like and made which will help me with tips on how to direct
and create the best movie which I can make. I will have to use tointernet
and look on job websites or be active and go around and ask or look for
jobs which is to do with filming. I would like to have a Digital content
editor in Leeds there will be responsible for producing new and exciting
content across a wide range of platforms.
21. 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.
I will need top develop my camera shot techniques and also preparation
and structure how things will be ordered in a music video or a film. This
will be helped if I do storyboards and mood boards as then the mood
boards will help with the colours and styles and the storyboards will help
me stay in structure and in order so I know which scenes come at which
time.
22. In 5 years time I will…
I want to be in the film industry creating and directing movies which are
types that I am very passionate about so I very much love crime and
action movies I would love to direct , film and be on set to see which
would be a massive achievement for me if this happens.
24. 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.
26. 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.
