stem careers in film industry
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Yen YauFreelancer
Careers and Talent Development
STEM CAREERS IN THE FILM INDUSTRY
Art meets math artistry film
https://www.khanacademy.org/partner-content/pixar/animate
The Bigger Picture
Context
■ The digital era, often referred to as the Fourth Industrial Revolution, represents an enormously exciting opportunity for a further wave of growth and innovation. But we will need to work hard to harness the value of the IP in these sectors and invest in R&D to secure our reputation as the most innovative place to make creative content. We need to exploit technologies such as Virtual and Augmented Reality, 5G, 3D printing and other new techniques to keep innovation strong.
■ Creative occupations, which make up a high proportion of Creative Industries jobs, are highly resistant to automation with 87% of creative workers in the UK at low or no risk, meaning their share of the workforce is likely to rise steadily in coming years.
Creative Industries Strategy 2014
Taken from Independent Review of the Creative Industries Sept 2017
http://www.nesta.org.uk/publications/creativity-vs-robots
What we associate with feature films
www.bafta.org
What we probably don’t imagine……..
http://pixar-animation.weebly.com/colour-script.html
http://www.digitalsmarthomes.com/vancouver_canada/files/Dolby-Atmos-Vancouver-Home-Theater.html
http://www.ditworld.com/workstations/
http://www.thehurlblog.com/cinematography-online-7-tips-for-hd-color-correction-and-dslr-color-correction/
Craft and Technical Departments
Film Value Chain – stages of making a film
Development
• Researching the idea, finding money and team members to make your film
Pre-Production
• Got the money and an idea –you’ve got the green light! Next, preparations
Production
• Shooting the film
Post-Production
• Post production -what you do once you have shot the film
Exhibition & Distribution
• Getting the film seen in a cinema
Skills Shortage Areas –BFI Future Film Skills: an action plan 2017
Oscar Winning VFX (visual effects)
Careers filmhttp://creativeskillset.org/creative_industries/vfx/ways_into_the_industry
Elysium, thanks to TriStar Pictures, a contributor to the Skills Investment Fund
• Scientific
• Technical
• Engineering
• Artistic
• Maths
= Stunning scenes and
effects
VFX is STEAM Driven
VFX is spreading
Film
Television
Games
VR/AR
Events
Architecture
Science/Medicin
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Image courtesy of Double Negative VFX, © Property of Warner Bros
How to Get Started
https://creativeskillset.org/assets/0002/5097/The_Core_Skills_of_VFX_-_Student_Primer.pdf
Developing a
Portfolio
The Foundry – VFX Software
Pixologic Sculptris – VFX Software
Blender – 3D Animation
Gimp – Design Software
Autodesk – 3D tools, Maya, AutoCAD, 3DS Max
Lightworks – Editing Software
Disney's "MALEFICENT". Maleficent (Angelina Jolie). Photo Credit: Film Frame. ©Disney 2014
Unfilled jobs as
VFX Designers
Technical Artists
Technical Directors
Software Developers
61% of VFX employers report skill
shortages including Maths, Physics,
Art & Design
https://www.slideshare.net/yenyau71/vfx-industry-career-map
http://www.iop.org/publications/iop/2015/page_65434.html
Drivers for Success
• Taking an active role in career progression• Finding creative satisfaction• Embracing learning and skills development• Building beneficial relationships• Boosting confidence through support
mechanisms• Demonstrating relevant characteristics and
approaches• External influences on sustaining a successful
career
Succeeding in the Film/TV and Games Industries – career progression and the keys to
sustained employment for individuals from under-represented groups (BAFTA 2017)
■ BAFTA Guru
■ BBC Academy
■ Creative Skillset
■ Double Negative
■ Escape Studios
■ Framestore
■ Futurelearn
■ Moving Picture Company
■ Pixar in a Box
Useful Websites
VFX Companies
■ Framestore
■ Double Negative
■ Industrial Light and Magic
■ Jellyfish Pictures
■ The Mill
■ Milk VFX
■ MPC – Moving Picture Company
■ One of Us
■ Territory Studio
