What Am I Doing for my Placement?
As mentioned in one of my first posts since returning back to university, one of our projects are to either take place in a work placement or create a commission video for a company.
Originally, I wanted to do a work placement rather than a commission purely because I feel it would be much more beneficial as I'm being taught something outside of university.
'The 400' Company: Work Placement
So I applied for a work company called 'The 400' - a company which specifies in DOP work and focuses mainly on interviews with celebrities for the BBC. They were advertising a work placement enabling one lucky student to have a 3 week work placement being either/and on set at the studio (ideally filming an interview) and learning about post-production and editing skills. This for me would be an ideal opportunity as my ideal career specifies in DOP work, meaning this could show me what it's like in the professional world.
Below is my CV and cover letter which I emailed to Laura who she then sent to the company.
After waiting for a couple of weeks, me and one other student were luckily enough to get chosen for the final 2 for the work placement! For me this is a great achievement as I felt I wouldn't even get close because of my lack of experience.
HOWEVER, unfortunately 'The 400' had to drop out and couldn't offer any work placements due to them not having enough work and time for the placement (as they already had an intern), meaning this was no longer a choice. Therefore, I've continued to search for other work placements, however I have a back up plan if this fails.
- Introduction: Highlighting the location, establishing the setting
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| This is the email I received, however I cropped it due to it containing personal information |
HOWEVER, unfortunately 'The 400' had to drop out and couldn't offer any work placements due to them not having enough work and time for the placement (as they already had an intern), meaning this was no longer a choice. Therefore, I've continued to search for other work placements, however I have a back up plan if this fails.
The Historic Dockyard: Commission Video
This idea was the first idea which came into mind regarding this project. I used to work at the Historic Dockyard meaning this could give me a huge advantage in terms of a commission video as I know exactly what to film plus what to expect on the day. Therefore, this was originally my back up plan if I couldn't find a work placement, which unfortunately I couldn't find as I had my mind set on 'The 400' company.
Are there any Problems?
The only potential concern with this idea is that they aren't advertising for a commission video, meaning they may not be interested once I ask them. As well as this, the dockyard is open seasonally (from February to November) meaning dates for filming could be problematic as the company doesn't usually get busy until spring time onwards.
Because the Dockyard is a tourist attraction, I will also need to make sure I gain consent from the tourists whom ill be on site. This too may problematic as it could ruin the quality of the video if I can't get any permission from the tourists. Nonetheless, if this permission cannot be granted, I could film some parts of the film in quiet or off hours on site. For example, sequences such as viewing the warships wouldn't need tourists as the idea is to promote the warships. Despite this, tourists will be a huge bonus for the video as this is a promotional video, meaning that they will be needed to help for this promotion, as it may add a 'boring' or 'bland' tone to the film if there isn't anybody in the film.
What Kind of Commission will this be?
As this is a tourist attraction, my idea was to create a promotional video for the entire dockyard. I looked up the website to see if there were any promotional videos already out but there wasn't any evidence on the site that there is. This means that my video could be used on the website and even being played on television at the Dockyard itself, so that the tourists can watch the video whilst exploring the site e.g. whilst they wait to queue to get in, in the gallery, etc.
In terms of content, I would feel reasonably confident with having enough to film as the dockyard offers a wide variety of attractions to film. For example, they have a restaurant, 2 warships, 1 submarine, a gallery, a ropery, life boat museum, etc. Although I know the Dockyard well because I used to work there, I will still undertake some research before shooting to pick out what the key features of the dockyard are and more importantly choosing the features which are most likely to attract an audience.
Below are some of the ideas in terms of content for the video:
- Introduction: Highlighting the location, establishing the setting
- Key features of the Dockyard: The submarine, gallery, warships, 'Big Space', Commissioners
House, etc. (see my 'Background Research' post for more information on the features)
- Interviews with staff, preferably co-owners, Heritage Funders (as it is a charity-based attraction)
- Vox Pops with the tourists themselves: brief opinions of the tourist site
- A POV journey into how to make rope at the ropery, or even through the submarine, etc.
However I must make sure that I 'tease' the audience with the video, as this is only a promotional video meaning if I give too much away it could spoil it for those whom are planning to visit and come down.
- Interviews with staff, preferably co-owners, Heritage Funders (as it is a charity-based attraction)
- Vox Pops with the tourists themselves: brief opinions of the tourist site
- A POV journey into how to make rope at the ropery, or even through the submarine, etc.
However I must make sure that I 'tease' the audience with the video, as this is only a promotional video meaning if I give too much away it could spoil it for those whom are planning to visit and come down.
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