Main Project

Here is a big list of jobs in the profession:

http://www.media-match.com/usa/jobtypes/job-descriptions.php

and here

http://creativeskillset.org/creative_industries/film/job_roles

Students will pick a specific profession in filmmaking to research and present to the class.

Here are the topics you should cover:

CAREER RESEARCH

Essential Question: What requirements (educational and personal) do I need to succeed at reaching my career goal?

Some guide questions are provided below to help your research.

Your notes MUST be divided into these five sections:

1. Description of Career

a. At what age does this career start?

b. What is the average number of years in this career?

c. What is the ratio of males to females?

d. How has the career changed over time?

e. Who are so

me famous members of this career?

f. What impact does this career have on other countries?

g. Can a person be self-employed?

h. Who are major employers in this field, in the Pacific Northwest?

1. Daily routine: “A Day in the Life of a __________”

Describe what a typical day would look like in your occupation. Include tasks to be completed, hours you work, contact with people, dress codes, tools you might use…..

1. Training/Education/Skills

a. What type of education is required and where can this education be found?

b. List 3-5 universities/trade schools/etc. that carry this kind of training.

c. What is the cost of education?

d. Is there any type of internship/apprenticeship required?

e. Does this job require any special license or passing a test to get in?

f. Does this job require you to keep learning new skills?

g. What technology is used?

h. Do you have to communicate orally or in writing in this job?

i. Do you use math or reading in this job? How or what?

j. Do you use any of the sciences? What or how?

k. Do you need to learn a foreign language?

1. Salary/Earnings/Benefits

a. What is a typical starting wage?

b. How can salary change over time? Annual pay increases?

c. Is travel required?

d. Vacation?

e. What advancement possibilities exist?

f. What differences are there in this career from one company to another?

g. What insurance benefits are there?

h. What incentives exist?

i. What retirement benefits exist?

1. Future

a. What will this career look like in 10 years?

b. Is there job security in this career?

VISUAL PRESENTATION ideas

Brochure

Prezi

Poster

Video

Song

design and include related pictures, graphs, and diagrams. The presentation should contain the information in each of the five areas researched and a bibliography. Be sure to title each section in an attractive, readable font.

1. Description of Career

2. A Typical day in the life of…

3. Training/Education/Skills

4. Salary/Earnings/Benefits

5. Future