2.3 Potential progression routes into the film industry and wider sector

Ways to get into the Industry:

Create

Collaboration:

-joining groups and courses and maintaining contact with those you meet

-looking for online ads to work with or for people

-network: find people who want to make similar films to you, have different skills, higher up than you

Online Content:

-Youtube

-Vimeo

-Social Media

-Make a page/account for your film

-create an online network

Funding:

-BFI

-Kickstart/Go fund me

-Random Acts

-BBC Shots

-Sundance

Distribution:

-Film festivals: Sundance, IDA, Future Film Festival

-Social Media

-Calling the Shots

-Rife

-In Between Time

-Without a box

 

Networking

Networking is a effective way to get into the industry, it involves getting yourself out there and sharing your skills and experiences with other people with similar interests.

The word “networking” can seem very taunting but in this day and age its very different and it’s a lot easier to share your skills with people. Networking is almost like selling yourself and getting to know people with similar skills or skills that works well with your skills.

There are lots of ways to network like (Online networking, Event networking and work networking.

Online networking

Creative skill Hub west

Facebook

Fiver

Upwork

Events

BFI

BAFTA

Film festivals

FAB

Education

College

University

Film school

BFI

Opportunity’s

 

Work

Production companies:

• BBC
• Doghouse studios
• Bottleyard
• Aardman
• films@59
• Omni productions
• Icon films

Post production houses:

• films@59
• Doghouse
• Wounded buffalo

Entry level jobs:

• Script writing
• Production work experiment
• Set PA
• Floor runner
• Floor assistant
• Admin } emails, calls etc
• Trainee } department trainee, costume, Camera operator

Some other options that are less full work oriented include internships and apprenticeships. Some places you can go for these include:

• RIFE
• ITV
• BBC
• Channel 4

Learn

Film school/university :

• e.g. screenology, UWE, Bournemouth, Falmouth
• Balance of good equipment, tutors, work opportunities/placements

BFI:

• BFI academy
• NFTS 2 week course

Training:

• Mentorship (through networking?)
• BBC, ITV, C4 Apprenticeship schemes
• Specialist skills workshops e.g. Steadicam operating
• Internships e.g. Rife

Self Learning:

• Making films, videos and learning from mistakes
• Watching films
• Online articles e.g. No film school
• Online masterclasses
• Youtube videos – tutorials, video essays etc.