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PRODUCTION ROLE SKILLS, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Name: Brianna Johnston

Production Role: Camera Operator

Skills:

• artistic vision

• creativity and attention to detail

• and eye for colour and lighting

• good technical knowledge of photochemical and digital processes and camera equipment

• knowledge of photography, painting and, particularly of the moving image

• physical coordination and strength

• ability to give and to accept direction

• excellent communication skills

• diplomacy and tact when working with cast and crew

• knowledge of relevant health and safety legislation and procedure

Duties and Responsibilities:

• assembling and setting up equipment

• planning, preparing and rehearsing scenes

• following camera scripts

• creatively framing and capturing action

• responding quickly to directions

• liaising with lighting and technical staff.

The job can be physically tiring and demanding, often requiring travel between locations and long and irregular working hours.

Case Study:

Alice is a freelance camera operator and focus puller, who has worked on a variety of television shows.

When did you begin your career in television?

At sixteen, in 2000, I started working for free at the local TV station, as a location cameraman, gallery PA, and editor.

Tell us a bit about yourself and what inspired you to enter the TV industry?

I decided to go into tv after watching a documentary on cheetahs and was impressed with how a cameraman could keep up with the speed of the subject. At the age of eight, I saved coupons from Shreddies and got a point and click camera, I haven't stopped since.

What was the best piece of advice you were given by your tutors/teachers to prepare you for the working world?

It's only TV, nobody dies. This helps with the rather stern attitude that can happen on set.

Did you take on any unpaid positions to gain experience?

I worked for free and lived out of a bag for around two years to gain experience and contacts.

How long did it take you to get your first permanent paying job, and how long did it take you to consistently find paying work?

First permanent job?? About 11 years. Most jobs were, and still are, short term contracts. I had to subsidized myself for the first few years with waitressing, cleaning, etc.

What was your first impression of a studio set/ location shoot?

On set there was a lot a fake blood, it was great fun, even if very hard work. I found studios rather boring and not rough and ready enough for my liking.

When working as a trainee/assistant what are your responsibilities, and what have you found hardest to master?

A lot of cabling, setting up monitors, batteries, camera reloading and care of rushes, helping the focus puller with equipment and lens changes, clapper board, setting marks for the focus puller, driving the camera truck, getting teas and coffees for the camera dept. I found the discipline quite hard, and some focus pullers and DOPs can be tough. It's good training to keep calm under pressure, and when you find an operator you work well with and can stick with, jobs will seem easy as pie.

What set/location etiquette have you learnt that you think all new entrants should know?

Make sure you are constantly aware of what is going on around you, if you are standing still, stand out of the way. If you are hungry or thirsty, your department probably are too, ask them if they would like refreshments if it is a convenient time.

What has been the highlight of your career so far?

I'm just packing to go filming camels in Jordan.

Having a substantial amount of experience under your belt now, what advice would you give to those just starting out?

Work hard, really hard, be organised, remember you probably don't know how things work in the field (and everyone works differently) even if you have been to college or university, listen to and respect the people above you, but don't let anyone make you feel small. If you are being treated badly, move on to another job, initiation tests should have limits; this isn't Victorian England. I'd recommend meditation to any camera assistant. Stretch before work, if your back goes, that's it. Have a system in your head, listen to what other people's systems are, but ultimately, have your own. Make a mnemonic perhaps to remember your duties. Make friends with people from other departments, you don't know how much they can help, and vice versa. If you are on time, you are late, camera assistants work some of the longest hours on set

CAREER PLAN

Qualifications: Education Requirements. While a bachelor's degree is highly desirable for those trying to get into film or video editing, a cameraman career can begin upon earning an associate's degree in video production. Programs may range from 2-4 years, depending on the level of award. Practical skills, enthusiasm and relevant experience are usually more highly valued than academic qualifications, although a television, film, photography, media studies or performing arts degree will be helpful. It is important to be able to demonstrate a genuine interest in the work, backed up with evidence of theoretical competency and good technical abilities. Experience can be gained via hobby interests and/or amateur photography, film or video work.

To find out how to get into a career in this area via a school leaver route, visit the media section of TARGETcareers, our website aimed at school leavers.

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PRODUCTION ROLE SKILLS, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Name: Brianna Johnston

Production Role: Underwater Camera Operator

Skills:

Prerequirements:

The Basic PADI Course consists of 2 dives Minimum

student age: 10 years Minimum qualification

Open Water or Junior OW Diver

Learning to take photographs underwater is a skill in itself

Duties and Responsibilities:

They are responsible for operating a variety of technical equipment including single and multiple portable, remote-control and electronic cameras, cranes and mobile mountings. Other responsibilities include: assembling and setting up equipment. planning, preparing and rehearsing scenes. They are also responsible for ensuring that the airseal is tight in order to prevent any water for entering the camera this is vital, as allowing water to enter the seal can cause catastrophic damage to exspensive specialist equipment.

Case Study:

Richard Brooks- Underwater cameraman:

“I get a lot of e-mails asking me how to become a professional underwater cameraman, or how to use a professional underwater camera or even how I’ve got to where I am with my underwater photography career. So I thought I’d put together a short blog to help all those aspiring shooters.” Unfortunately there is no one course or definite route. The more successful underwater camera operators you meet the more varied the stories you’ll get. For the sake of this, here are some recurring similarities. Most of it may seem like common sense but hopefully my contribution offers you some insight. If any readers have ideas that they can offer, things that I haven’t encountered or mentioned it would be great to hear from you. Please leave a comment at the bottom to help every aspiring shooter out there.

Diving Experience

If you are not at the stage where your diving is instinctive then you should not be burdening yourself with a camera and expect great results. Personally speaking I was already a Divemaster working full time with around 500 dives before I took a video camera underwater. I continued to guide and teach for many years before switching over to full-time underwater filming and photography. Operating a camera underwater keeps your hands full and mind busy, and there is no room for an inexperienced diver. I would thoroughly recommend going and doing a Divemaster or equivalent internship and making dive experience your first priority as this really is the base of your metaphorical pyramid, your foundations if you will. If for whatever reason you find diving is not the thing for you then at least you know. Shaky underwater footage from not being in control of yourself, is only good for low budget dramatizations and your aim should be for the smoothest filming possible.

Have a love for imaging

Kind of a given really but still important because if you are not passionate about it you may find your enthusiasm wanes when things start to get hard. If you just love large cameras because you like people’s admiring glances, then maybe buy yourself another mirror. A love of imaging shows. It shows in what you produce and it shows in how long you can do it for and what lengths you will go to to get those images. Your eyes should light up when you talk about a particular shot or sequence, people will see your love of your craft and your dedication to it’s production. Develop your passion too, dare to dream about the next shot, think about how you can achieve your vision. A big camera does not make you a good cameraman, good shots do.

Learn your subjects

This goes for both wildlife and people. Different animals have different behaviors and different comfort zones. Even the same species in different locations will behave differently based on what interactions they have locally. A great example are the fish, sharks and turtles in Palau who will approach you in some locations or swim away as fast as possible in others. Aim to understand their biology, some successful underwater camera operators have degrees in Marine Biology or a similar subject. I went to Plymouth University and studied Environmental Science, it gave me a huge appreciation for the complexities of ecosystems and helps in understanding their interconnections. Being able to get as close as possible to your subjects is vital for underwater photography and this relies on you being able to “read” your subject’s behavior. Empathize with them, and if you can’t, learn how to. Different species have different comfort zones. Degree or not, love life in all it’s forms.

Link to the rest of the case study is below

CAREER PLAN

Qualifications: PADI Open Water Diver(achieved), PADI Advanced Open Water Diver(achieved) PADI Dry Suit Diver (achieved) PADI Rescue Diver

Experience:

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Analyising the lyrics Of Boulevard Of Broken Dream By Green Day

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Music Video Analysis

Video 1: Green Day - Boulevard of Broken Dreams

The picture for the the song features an angel with wings, this could be resembling Billie Joe Armstrong, and how he felt alone, however the fact the wings are whole and not broken, could be showing how strong he truly is.

What style is it?

Green Day is an well known American Punk Rock band and in there seventh album "American Idiot" featured one of their most signature songs worldwide, being Boulevard of Broken Dreams being the second single on the album , the song's lyrics where written by Billie Joe Armstrong himself, and the music was composed by the band, this song was released in 2004.

The style in which this particular song is filmed in, is in a narrative way, telling a story of walking alone, due to the front man of the band, being the iconic Billie Joe Armstrong,taking some time to clear his head to get new song ideas, he traveled to New York City alone for a few weeks renting a small loft in a East Village in Manhattan. Here he spent a lot of time taking long walks and taking part in Jam sessions. Armstrong wrote the song basing it on his time in New York City and "feeling alone", he felt the song fit nicely with the album's story line, which is about "going away and getting the hell out, while at the same time fighting their own inner demons."

How is it filmed/edited

The song is solemnly focusing on the front man of group and his experiences of being along in New York City for few weeks, and therefore the video is being cut to the narratives, and having Billie center stage at all times, and when in the music video in a side view he is always the middle man in between Trè Cool, and Mike Dirint, this therefore keeps Billie the main focus throughout the entire video, the lyrics are made to be extremely strong and powerful, such lyrics as " i walk this empty street on the Boulevard of Broken Dreams" and "I walk alone" followed by "My shadows the only one that walks beside me" are seen as the most powerful lyrics within in the song and are repeated to throughout in order to get a point a crossed, that this feeling of being alone is very much real, and everyone can feel very much alone alone at times, which can emphasis on the fact that even though you may feel alone, your not the only one who may feel that way, so it's that reassurance that your never truly alone. However the main focus of the song is to show that everyone can have times of walking alone, and experiencing loneliness, in it's own way, and maybe it's referring to the fact that we aren't truly human if we don't experience this particular feeling. The editing in this specific video is fast paced, considering the topic in which is being address, however it adds the bands original energetic vibes, to the video.

What effects have been used and why?

Within this music video a range of different color grading has been used in order to give the video an old kind of look, with a lot of medium shots, long shots, and close up shots, overlays have also played an extremely important role within this music video, as it makes the narrative, of Armstrong experiences, and emotions stand out, and become a very strong role within it, the advanced editing of filter the video as well as using a range of overlays, adds to making the video look old fashioned, as well as a number of different jump cuts, on top of using a dissolving transition, in order to change one shot into another in the most effect way, to keep the audience engaged, with the video and the band. Also by keeping Armstrong telling his story and emotions, could have the audience feeling closer to the singer, and relating to him in a number of different ways.

The music video itself is focusing on an old ruined town in a desert type of area, with a women standing outside her house next to a normal looking mail, which could emphases on the fact that this is her "Boulevard of Broken Dreams"

As the video continues on tracking the band as they walk further into the scene the shot cuts into the ruins, of a house will could be used to show people in the area have began to loose all hope they ever had left, however it could specifically be showing the loneliness in which the singer may be feeling on the inside, which is not visible on the out, we see many close up shots of the band member pulling there blazers up covering themselves from the wind, this close up shot also shows the other band members emotions in their eyes as they walk down the road more. Many of the shots, are of Billie Joe Armstrong, as he is being soul of the this particular song, meaning that close up shots of him, is vital, as it is directly showing his emotions throughout the entirety of the song. As of today “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” has 258 Millions views on youtube since being posted 5 years ago, by the band, and is number one on the list of the bands top ten viewed songs.

Video 2: Green Day - Troubled Times

Troubled Times was released in 2016 along with their new album “Revolution Radio”

History of the Song and Editing

Troubled Times was inspired by the terrorist attacks, in which tragically struck in Paris, in November 2014, and where the front man of the band, Billie Joe Armstrong was friends with guitarist, Eden Galindo, who plays the guitar for the band for Eagles Of Death, played at Paris club Bataclan, where 95 of their fans where shot dead in the horrifying attacks which haunts Paris, the song solemnly focus upon the issues in which have happened in the pasted, such as honoring the civil rights leader Martin Luther King, as well women suffrage, it also features captured images of protests, and many other problems in which have shook the world over the years, the song has many different overlays and color filers in order to give it a range of different textures and look about it, it also uses a range of different wipe cuts / transitions in order to make the song effective to the audience in which are watching it, the use of the dissolving of different images inside of each other, can be used to emphasize on the amount of problems in which have happened, and that, it’s time to stop and time for a change.

Also featuring a Trump like figure, wearing a Make America Great Again baseball cap, saying hateful uses of to a crowd, which can emphases that Donald Trump is a problem, in the world and in this video they are criticizing him for all of his actions, however at the time in which this video was made, he was just an elect for President, and maybe Billie Joe was trying to foreshadow the unraveling events in which could occur if he became President, this can also show how Armstrong feels towards Trump and what he is doing, and wants to do is wrong, and by having him as President could cause a Troubled Times for America in the years ahead.

This song touches upon all different types of problems in which effect people world wide, and the lyrics are extremely important, to the telling of the story line, of the point in which the band is trying to get across to people, “What good is love and peace on earth, When it’s exclusive” The leading man Billie Joe Armstrong, ask a rhetorical question in order to point the dryness that despite many known religions and political, movements that preach love for everyone and everything, and how the world should be in this day and age. Throughout the cause of all of their songs Green Day still foreshadows the feelings of loneliness, and being alone, as it is always having a slight appearance within everyone of their songs. This can also show the development of their music over the course of the years, and how the music style is still the same, but the songs are still as good as they were back in the day, and still follow the same kind of pattern which is what links them all together

Video 3 : Green Day American Idiot

Green Day released their seventh album American Idiot in late 2004, the front cover of the Album consists of three main primary colors, red white and black. The white of the hand holding the heart, is used in order to show, peace, purity and tranquility, however the red contrast with this as it has connotations of love unity, and passion, but at the same time it also amplifies the theme of rage anger, and destruction, and with the background being such a bold color such as black, allows the other colors to stand out more, although black still can have that feeling of loneliness hidden within it, which is always shadowing throughout the entirety of their songs, furthermore the bleeding which has be made in such a way, that it looks like a grenade, has been used to really emphases that love can be used as a weapon to destroy a being, as well manipulate another into doing something to another being, love can also be used as a way of controlling and abusing the power of love, and turning it into something that it’s not, therefore love can be one of the most dangerous weapons to have.

Looking at the Music Video��

The style in which this particular song is filmed in is rock, as well as narrative,lioe mist of Green Day's songs they have a meaning as well as most of the bands songs, it is still conveying an important message to be heard, at the begging of the video, Billie Joe Armstrong, the front man of the band from various different shot angels, center stage of the camera, this represents that he is a very important part of the song, and that what he is about to sing is something to be heard, but it can also show his importunity to the band as a whole, and as an individual, and therefore isn’t someone you would want to ignore, Armstrong also wrote this song himself.

The lyrics are specifically based upon the post 9/11 America in which they had to live in everyday, with the harsh politicians, media in which was controlling what to wear and what to buy, and who they should be, and to not allow them to change you into a different personality, and change into the "Idiot America", this songs it extremely important as all of Green Days' songs it is convey a message of importance, as the video continues the camera cuts to a long shot of all three members of the band, this conveys to the audience their attitude toward whatever it is they are about to sing about, this can also show that what they are going to sing about is extremely important to them, and therefore you should listen well to them, and this scene unravels more it cuts to a more closer up to the bands members facial expressions

It then cuts to a lower angle of the front man of the band, Billie Joe Armstrong, by doing it as a lower angle shows that he has power and authority due to me the leader of the band, the camera then cuts soulumly to a close up of his face which can convey to the audience his opinions upon the subject in which he is singing about, and in this case it is about the post 9/11 America they live in, also by showing the front mans face cab also show the emotions and hate in which he feels at this point in time.

Editing

The editing for this music video can be considered as being fasted paced, because of the quickness of cuts, to all the different camera shot, these shots consist of, long shots medium shots, and close up shots, of the front man of the band, which can indicate to the audience just how important he is as an individual, as well as being to the band itself, this could of been done as fasted paced, in order to fit with the pace in which the guitar was being played at, but also to fit in with the front man of the band, and therefore keep the camera attention upon him for the introduction of the song, before cutting to a varied of different shot types, to the other members of the band, however when panning around he other members of band, and as the band as a whole, the motion of the camera is a lot more slower, which contrasts with the band members quick and fast paced playing in a very ferocious kind of way, this has an extremely good effect for the audience, as it enables them to s the the masked up facial expression of the band members a lot more clearly, and therefore the explosion of all their emotions throughout the course of the song is a lot more effective, and visible. The use of zooming in and out of the band members, and focusing clearly upon the, can relate to the energetic vibe in which the band brings out clearly through, through the way they are in center camera shot, therefore the constant change in camera angle can also be referring to the song itself, as well as the America in which they now live in, which can also be a way of conveying their message to their viewers, as everything is constantly changing, and nothing is ever staying the same, and by having the close ups of their faces’s, especially the front man of the band, is a very specific way in which has been used in order to convey their opinion, on the constant change in which they are surrounded by, and it needs to stop.

What Special Effects have been used and why?

Not man special effects would have been used in the making of this music video, maybe some lighting editing would have been used, because while filming in a warehouse give them a lot of high key lighting, and in some cuts there is low key lighting, and therefore some color grading, or light editing would have been used in order to make it look darker than it actually is, which fits with music video extremely well.

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