Action plan

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My Career Action Plan
Year 13
Name: Lucas Warren
Date: 01/04/14
School: Acland Burghley
A Career Action Plan helps you to focus on your goals and plans for the future. It helps you to work
out how you are going to achieve what you want relating to school, work and life. A Career Action Plan
lets you apply your skills and knowledge to successfully move into your preferred career.
My Profile
Personal characteristics – this will help you work out what your skills are
http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/get-started.htm
http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/creativity-quiz.htm
http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newCS_99.htm
http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTMC_72.htm
http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newLDR_50.htm
http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newHTE_88.htm
My current skills and abilities
(Things that I can do well, use your skills
profile to help)
 Technical skills;
- Camera operator, I am conversant with EOS 600D and
5050D, I can set up and operate basic lighting
equipment/kits and audio equipment inc. sound
mixer/mics/boom.
- Software expertise; good skill level with Adobe Premier
Pro and Adobe After Effects, able to edit long and short
form material, undertake range of video effects and lay
audio or sound effects tracks
 Communications Skills; I have a good ability to communicate
well with people as a result of working for free on several
shoots and interacting with working professionals in the
industry – this is an important skill in a business highly based
on recommendations and word of mouth.
 Time management; I have become well organised and able to
manage my time efficiently and effectively.
 Creativity; according to the creativity quiz, I have strong
creative ability, including the abilities to ‘Gathering and
reflecting on information’, ‘Implementation’, ‘Finding problems’
and ‘Problem exploration’

My current experience  Shot, directed and edited a music video
 Shot, directed and edited multiple short films
 Designed multiple idents for a TV channel
 Wrote, shot, directed and edited a short film for EPQ
 Runner position at ‘Itch film’, during a music video shoot for
‘Marmozets’. Also runner during a shoot for the indie film
‘Electricity’
 Shot a 7 minute documentary on the autism base at Acland
Burghley
My career interests – what kind
of jobs/careers are you interested in and
why?
 Camera operator
 Cinematographer
 Videographer
 Video editor
 VFX dep
Jobs identified – what jobs have
you chosen to explore and why?
 Assistant Editor
 Production assistant / Camera Assistant
 Editor / other crew
 Event Cinematographer
 Online Editor / Graphics Assistant
 Technical Runner
Most of these jobs revolve around either editing or camera operator
because this is what I think I would like to do in the future, and they
are also mostly assistant jobs because that is a good place to start in
the industry
Websites used for job
search
Other websites that you
found useful.
 Production Base
 Mandy.com
 Grapevine Jobs

Date: 02/04/14
My Future
You will show clearly how your personal skills can best be used in the film and TV industries. – YOU
MUST DISCUSS AT LEAST 3 DIFFERENT JOBS YOU HAVE IDENTIFIED.
My career choice
Job Choices - what jobs have you
chosen to explore and why?
1. Editor (Mandy.com)
2. Event cinematographer (Mandy.com)
3. Assistant Camera operator
Qualities/Skills required
Look at PERSON
SPECFICATION for each job
1. Need to be a ‘creative editor
2. Experience of documentary/event filming with DSLR
cameras, prime lenses, steadicam/jib cranes
3. Experience of 5D and Gorpros camera
Potential employers – give
details of the employers – who
they are, their addresses, the
nature of their business
1. Tom/John, independent documentary
2. Bloomsbury Films, London
3. Somersault Video Productions
Employer important dates – date
for application/interview etc.
(e.g. pre-apprenticeship tests)
1. 2 month duration, starts as soon as possible
2. Application deadline, April 30th
3. n/a
Skills match –
how does your skills match with each job?
1. Editor
I have the appropriate editing skills for the job, as I have
shot and edited documentaries before and it does not
indicated more experience than this is required.
2. Event Cinematographer:
I am partially qualified for this job as I have experience of
documentary/event filming with DSLR but limited exposure
to steadicam and jib cranes
I have worked as a camera assistant but have no
experience of sport filming and limited experience GoPros
which is listed as an advantage by no obligatory
Skills Gaps
Skills gaps - What skills do you need to
develop?
1. Editor:
I have limited professional experience but as this is an
unpaid opportunity this should not be a major problem.
2. Event Cinematographer: Experience with sliders and jib
cranes required
Experience with GoPro filming
Experience needed
What experiences/training do you need to
enable you to do this job?
1. Editor:
I already have experience editing but only over the last
couple of years and not very much involving interviews with
contributors, so some more experience of editing actuality
or interviews would be useful.

2. Event Cinematographer:
More experience in documentary and/or event filming with
DSLR cameras in which I also use prime lenses, steadicam,
sliders and jib cranes – this type of experience is practical
and I will need to try and get unpaid roles on shoots
supporting camera operators if possible.
I can borrow some GoPro camera’s and practice using them
and edit this into a short reel to show I can use them
Education/training/ experience
required for each job
(e.g. course name)
1. Editor: editing course / editing experience
2. Event Cinematographer: Camera operator course + sound
operator course
3. Assistant Camera operator: Camera operator course
Providers offering courses -
Where, when?
1. Three week Avid editing course at MetFilm School
2. Camera operator course at NFTS in London, from 17th
of
November to 21st
+ Location sound recording at NFTS from
2nd
of June to 6th
of June
3. Camera operator course at NFTS in London, from 17th
of
November to 21st
Possible work experience
opportunities?
Where, when? For what jobs
would they help with?
 Darren Sager, founder of Visible UK, I have already done a
short promo organised by him for a restaurant called Aveqia
 Charlie Paul, director at Itch Film, I have already been a
runner on quite a few videos with him, and we are now
close and still in contact. Recently he let me know that he is
doing a B&Q advert and asked if I can come down to help.

Date: ________________
My Plan
 Goals are things that you want to achieve in the future. They are things that will help you to be
prepared and ready for change at school or in your life. It is important that you think about goals early
because then you can work out how to achieve them. Thinking about goals means that you will be
prepared to study the subjects you like, do the types of occupations you prefer, and keep your future
options open. If you meet a goal throughout the year, set another new one for yourself – maybe a
more challenging one.
 Think about goals that relate to education/training and employment.
For example, an education/training goal might be to hand all school
work in on time, and an employment goal might be to find a part-time
job.
 Think about why the goals you have made are important. For
example, handing all school work in on time means you are
developing time management skills, and working part-time helps you
to develop a school-work-life balance.
 Think about how long it will take you to achieve your goals. Some
goals are short-term which means you can achieve them in a few
weeks. Some goals are long-term which means it might take a year or
more before you can achieve them.
New Education and Training Goals
What is my goal? How will I do it? Why is it important? When will I do it by?
1. Experience of
other editing
software – such
as Avid
Go on an editing
course at MetFilm
School
To gain essential
editing experience that
I can use later in life
I’ll book it before I finish
university
1. Experience
creating
material
appropriate for
large scale
projection
Go to university and
gain essential
filmmaking experience
To gain experience and
meet people I can
contact later in life
When I finish La Swap
New Employment Goals
What is my goal? How will I do it? Why is it important? When will I do it by?
Editor Job Get a runner job at a
post-production studio
To work my way up to
desired job
When I leave university
Camera operator Get a runner job at a
production studio
To work my way up to
my desired job
When I leave university

Resources I need to help me
Sources of information http://nfts.co.uk/our-courses/short-courses/camera-sound
http://www.metfilmschool.co.uk/Courses/Short-Course/Three-
Week-Editing.aspx
Areas I need to develop to achieve my career choice
Achievement Date
Attributes*
(e.g. personal characteristics such as
personal presentation and motivation)
Personal Presentation Estimated for 10th
of
June, 5.45pm
Skills*
(e.g. academic skills and employability skills
such as organising, learning and team work)
Organising Estimated for 31st
of
May, 8.21pm
Skills, attributes, training can be found on the following sites
http://www.skillset.org/tv/newentrants/
http://www.creativeskillset.org/film/industry/

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