This was my checklist for the interview questions:
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1. Current portfolio of work.
VIMEO/blog strand.
2. a) Emerging practice.
- Develop my skills within film both pre/post production, including art direction, camera handling, studio set-up, animation, editing, and project management.
Render technical understanding as closely to professional/industry requirements as possible.
b) Career aspirations.
- No specific realisations as yet with regards to a specialist position. → I enjoy being involved throughout the whole working process and my knowledge of the industry thus far is limited, but would love to work as part of a small/emerging film company where there is multiple input and cross-over of roles within the team, ideally for jobs within the music industry.
c) Level 3 practice.
- Develop my technical understanding within film as closely to professional/industry requirements as possible.
- Summer prep:
Summer collaboration with digi media students on 10-minute film, which will be used as a training device for people who treat depression.
- Produce 2 polished films for both projects next year, submit to festivals/competitions.
3. Placement opportunities.
PRACTICAL.
- Left Eye Blind - a young collective based in Leeds. Currently trying to secure placement.
- Oblong - producing graff doc, again based in Leeds.
OTHER POSSIBILITIES. (funds dependent)
- Academy Content films. Based in London, renowned independently for its professionalism and high-end skills as a production house.
- Annex Films is one of London's longest running commercial production companies with 34 years in the business.
- Another Film Co. Award winning, London based production company, again really established and respected. Would love to work for such a company.
- Also looked at Post-Production companies in London, such as CONCRETE, PEPPER, RED EARTH, and FIFTY FIFTY.
4. Other strategies.
- Develop a more professional identity. A showreel would be good to condense my work down into short and concise snippets. I will have to think about the work I produce in the future and how it could fit into such a layout.
- Continue to upload onto Vimeo, try and get feedback and publicity for my work, and build relations with a wider network outside of the college bubble.
- Collaborating with other practitioners/graduate/students on projects.
5. Does my portfolio work?
- Ultimately needs more work in it.
- Consider a web presence/showreel in time for a more professional presence.
- Vimeo very useful, need to push to the right areas and submit work to festivals/competition strands to get more hits.
