JOB ROLES ACTIVITY 1a

Go onto the website below and check out all the different job roles the world of
TV/Film offers and find 2 jobs you like the sound of

http://creativeskillset.org/creative_industries/tv/job_roles -

Make notes on –

 What the job entails

 What you need to be good at
 Tools of the Trade
 Who would you work with
 Watch a video
 Consider is this role right for me - state why

Job Title Locations Trainee

What does the job entail?
Locations trainees pick up litter. They are also traffic
marshals and messengers, they help the location
manager and unit manager with day to day affairs.
They help guide the crew to where to park. They are
often the first on set and the last to leave

To be locations trainee I would need to be good at

What do I need to be good
at (for this role)?
Are there any tools of the
trade required?
Who would you work with?
photography. And I would need to have a keen eye
for architecture and geography. I would need reliable
and good at not getting lost as well as
communication.
Yes, on the first day a locations trainee should bring:
Note book and pen, waterproof, walking boots, extra
layers, suntan lotion and shades, phone and charger,
torch and multi-tool
As a locations trainee I would report back to the
locations manager but work the whole team.

I learnt that one needs to hire the emergency services

to help on set if needs be. They also need to be very
What did you learn from
watching the videos? good at not getting lost
 How do you become a ... To become a locations trainee, one should have a
extended diploma in business, photography and
digital media

This role is probably not right for me because I failed

business in secondary school and as reliable as I can
Is this role right for me?
Why? be, I’m not very good at not getting lost.

ACTIVITY 1b

Go onto the website below and check out all the different job roles the world of
TV/Film offers and find 2 jobs you like the sound of

http://creativeskillset.org/creative_industries/tv/job_roles -

Make notes on –

 What the job entails

 What you need to be good at
 Tools of the Trade
 Who would you work with
 Watch a video
 Consider is this role right for me

Job Title Researcher

What does the job entail?
Researchers research things. It’s their job to research
all the things that a show needs them to research.
They spend a lot of time on the phone and looking
online trying to find the right material from possible
stories to props they might need. Researchers often
prepare a “brief” with is a final document containing
all the research they researched for the producer.

Learning, communication, problem solving, writing

and organising
What do I need to be good
at (for this role)?

Are there any tools of the no

trade required?
 As a researcher I would be working with the producer
and assistant producers as well as production co-
Who would you work with?
ordinators. When filming researchers work with the
crew and presenters.
Researchers need to look into history, source
everything, needs to be good at just picking up the
What did you learn from
watching the videos? phone.

How do you become a ... To become a researcher, one needs to have

qualifications in digital media.
I think I’d be good for this role because I enjoy
learning about incredibly crazy things and working as
Is this role right for me?
Why? a researcher would help me expand my knowledge

Compare the 2 jobs and discuss which job you would rather do? And which job you
think you are more likely to gain now and in the future.

I would rather be a researcher because I want to learn as much as I can and being a
researcher would allow me to do that. I think I’m more likely to be a researcher
because I don’t think I’d make a good locations trainee as I’m not good at
communication on a large scale.