There are many different sectors and many different career options to choose from in the media industry. From working as a photographer to been a host on a tv show or presenting a radio show on radio one or even creating your own podcast with your best friend !
In the media sectors there is also the computing and editing of things from building your own website to marketing and adverting a product or your product to a client .
My career in media :Radio /Journalism
In the future I would like to work for a radio station or make a podcast to not only play music but to tell people news and make peoples day. I would to have my own podcast that would go on Spotify I listen to staying relevant Sam Thompson and Pete wicks , Great company with Jamie Laing as well as Beyond the O.C with Rachel Billson and Melinda Clark. I would gets celebrity on the podcast to talk to them about experience they have had in the industry good and bad and talks to them with a smile and with respect which I like about the podcast .
photography
If I didn't get to be a radio presenter or a podcaster I would like to be photographer . I did GCSE photography at secondary school and I got a 4 and passed . I would love to take photos for a magazine like vogue or photos of celebrities for a photoshoot or even photos of animals. I would like to travel and take photos of where ever I go to show people my perspective on the world through a camera .
Soft skills and Hard skills
Soft skills
Teamwork : is the collaboration effort of a group to achieve a common goal or complete a task .
it is a skill that can be used in the real world and every day jobs . Remember teamwork makes the dream work !
Communication : commonly defined as the transmission of information and talking to others to solve issues and problems .This is a skill that is used in every day life from just calling people on the phone , to talking in the meeting with people and talking to people face to face .
Problem Solving : is the process of achieving a goal by overcoming obstacles . Problem solving is a skill that is used in every day live and is a good quality to have in jobs .
Hard skills
Foreign Skills : Listening/ attending /speaking /signing / reading and writing in a different language it is good to be able to speak another language and looks on on your CV.
Writing skills : Writing skills are the skills you use to write effectively and successfully It is important to have a good source of communication as it is key skill and been able to read write and use proper grammar is important .
Numeracy (maths ) :In the real world and in a job good maths skills are important and also good strong maths skills are transferable across any job or career path you choose .
Hard Skills : 4 qualities I have
The first quality I have is reliability because when even a friend needs me or a family member needs me I will be there to help and give advise with whatever is needed. I also I am very reliable with school work and deadlines and try my best to get work on time .
The second quality I have is kindness because I am show kindness towards family and friends and towards other by talking others .
The third quality I have is willingness to learn because I am willing to learn new things especially in my level 2 media course and will always ask for help and have a positive attitude towards work .
The fourth quality I have is loyalty and honesty because I always tell the truth and stay loyal towards everyone .
A skill and quality I have to develop :
The skill I need to develop is my numeracy because my maths isn't my strong point but I am aiming for a grade 4. Another quality I need to develop more is confidence I am not very confident in my work even when The work is up to the standard it should be and I have been told it is good . I am also not very confident in myself and I would like to improve this quality .
Creative media sectors : opportunities available to me :
Collage courses : Grimsby Institute
Media level 1 ,Media Level 2 ,Media Level 3
Art design study level 1 or level 2 or level 3
games design
photography foundation Photography level 2 , Photography level 3
University Courses
Radio , audio and podcasting 1 year at point blank music school
Commercial photography : University of London
Television : Edinburgh Napier university
Creative Media production : Bedford College Group
Apprenticeships
Journalist level 5
Camera prep technician level 3
Content creator level 3
Broadcast and Media System technician level 5
Overview of Knowledge and skills you have gained :
On my Level 2 Media course I have gained knowledge about the media industry and researched about different media sectors that you find in the industry . I learned about the history of cinema for example the The Lumiere brothers who created a short film called people leaving the factory and the round hay garden scene by Louis Le prince and learned about George Melies who was the godfather of special of effects and created the film the trip to the moon . I also gained knowledge of different genres e.g. romance , sci fi , adventure , comedy and how audiences react to different movies and how cinema has changed over time . I have also learned about colour theory and what different colours mean in different films and even in different countries .
On my Level 2 media course I have gained skills such as using the cameras to develop my understanding of different camera movements and angles as well using the online platform adobe portfolio to create different places for my work to go into as well as developing my skills to use the platform premier pro to edit videos as well as recently editing on premiere pro after learning how I make a stop motion animation for an assessment brief .
Interpret the brief
Full time: full time employment is when an employee works the total number of hours considered by the company as a full time in a week .
benefits of having a full time job :
- A steady income
-insurance benefits
-paid time off
-Professional relationships
-great career advancement opportunities
-professional training opportunities
Part time : is a type of employment arrangement that allows employees to work fewer hours in a week than worked by. individual under full time employment .
benefits of having a part time job :
- maximise your personal time
-reducing meal costs
-reducing transportation costs
-learning money management
-gaining access to new job opportunities
-increasing your earning potential
Casual : A zero hour contact is where a employer is a type of employer contact where the employer is not required to provide a set number of working hours for employee.
Benefits of having a Casual job :
- provides significant flexibility : Casual staff contracts provide flexibility for the employer as well as for the employee.
-choice : for employees who value freedom casual contact is a good choice .
Freelance :Form of self employment , freelancing , freelancers lend their skills and talents to a number of clients on a flexible basic .
benefit of having a freelance job :
- more freedom
-flexible hours
-increasing skills
- working with clients : working with the general public
- ability to start a small business concept
Full time Jobs
Part time Jobs
casual jobs / temporary jobs
freelance jobs such as photography , graphic design and writing .
SMART Targets
SMART targets means :
S: specific : Goals that are specific and have a significantly greater chance of being accomplished to make a goal specific and get it completed you need to remember the five Ws :
Who : Who is involved in the goal ?
What : What do I want to accomplish ?
Where : Where do I want to achieve this goal ?
When : when do I want to achieve this goal ?
Why : Why Do I want to achieve this goal ?
M:measurable: for your smart targets you must have a criteria for measuring progress if there is no criteria you will not be able to measure and track you progress and reach your goal and you need to think about these things while doing it to have a successful measurable goal :
How Much / many ?
How do you know if I have reached my goal ?
What is my indictor of progress ?
A: achievable : For this smart target it must be achievable and attainable this will help you and figure out ways to achieve your goals and work towards it however the achievability of the goal should be stretch to make you feel challenged but not too challenging to you can achieve it think about :
Do I have the resources and the capabilities to achieve the goal ? if not what do I need ?
Have others been successfully before ?
R: Realistic : This smart target must be realistic in that goal in that goal can be actually achieved given resources and time. A smart target is likely to be realistic if you believe that you can accomplish it think about it :
Is the goal realistic and within reach ?
Is the goal reachable given time and resources ?
Are you able to commit to achieving the goal ?
T: Time Bound : This Smart targets has a start and finish . if the goal is not time constrained there is not time constrained and there will be no urgency and less motivation to finish and achieve the goal think about his :
Does my goal have my deadline ?
By when do want to achieve your goal ?
Smart Targets are important because they are help us be organised and achieve our goals for the future .
3 Goals I want to achieve :
1. I would like to achieve a grade 4 in maths while i am at college .
Who will help me get there : me and Andy my maths teacher
What would i need to do and need to accomplish? : I would like to get a grade 4 because that means I would not have to worry about maths again and focus on media and ask for past papers as well as use maths Duolingo as I think that would help me with maths skills as well as Century Tech that is another one of the college website .
where do I want to achieve this goal : I will attending collage everyday not just for media lessons but for maths lessons If I want that Grade 4 and ask questions if I am not sure and block out people that are being annoying and constate on my work .
when do I want to achieve this goal ; By the end the time of maths exams and get the result of grade 4 or even higher but i would be happy with happy with grade 4 .
why do I want to achieve this goal : I want to achieve this goal because I want to have a maths GCSE grade and to prove people I can do this .
2. Get at least a merit in Media course
Who will help me get there : me and my Media teacher James
what would i need to do accomplish? : I would like to get a merit because I would feel like I have done myself proud and as well as my teacher . To accomplish this I need to be more organised and I need to improve my time management skills I recently got a pass in my recent assignment I am proud of myself but I wished I had got better grade However thanks to the feedback of my teacher I know what to improve on for next time and for further assignments .
Where do I want to achieve this goal ? :I need to achieve this goal by attending collage which I will do everyday and ask questions if not sure .
when do I want to achieve this goal ? : I want to achieve this goal by the end of the next assignment .
why do I want to achieve this goal ? :I want to achieve this goal because I want to get a merit in my level 2 media course and to prove people I can do this .
The assignment brief :
context:
This personal assignment is all about the different jobs and sectors in the media and creative industry such as art , design and creative media and skills you will need will depend on the sector you are interested in .
learning about different roles in the industry you are interested in and developing skills further that are used in the sector will help you progress towards your personal aims and add work to portfolio .
requirements : produce a piece a work that demonstrates how you have developed skills you would need for your chosen role or sector in the creative industry .
Purpose : Primary purpose of this task is to capture and showcase specific skills you have developed relating to which role or sector you choose . The outcome of this could be used as part of your portfolio and help you get on to future courses , work experiences and help develop skills .
Deadline : 8th March 2025 ?
assessor : James Thundercliffe
400 words explaining the outline of my plan:
A career I am interested in the creative media industry is the radio and tv sector. I would really like to be a podcaster or a radio show host . Why would I like to be come a podcaster / radio host ? I think it would be nice for people to hear my voice and play music to make people's day better as well as create some amazing content for people to listen to and watch .
Soft skills and hard skills :
communication : I would like to work on and use my communication skills in this assignment because this skill is not only needed in the media industry but in everyday life and it would help me be more confident.
collaboration : I would like to work on my collaboration skills as I will be working with more people on this project .
Camera work : I am going to try and make sure my camera work looks good for my video will tell you more in my ideas paragraph.
Ideas for your assignment :
I was thinking of doing a Day In a Life film as a student at Grimsby institute then ask some students around collage some questions about collage and what collage is life is like and what their course is like as well as some Freya fun film questions to add in there . I would like to be a podcaster and even a interviewer on the red carpet so doing something like this would help develop my skill further .
Planning :
start video
with me waking up and introducing myself and saying what I do in the morning to get ready for collage
:Get ready
:pack bag
:have breakfast
:leave and drive to bus stop
:wait for the bus
:on the bus
:arrive at collage
:arrive at collage
:start day
Over the next few day ask students questions .
What equipment will you use ?
Tripod: Balance camera
Camera : Not sure what sort of camera to use yet I'm thinking of getting a camcorder as its easy to carry and take round collage and use at home .
behind the scenes camera : Show progress and development .
Microphones : to make sure you can hear people .
what locations are you going to use ?
I think I am going to do some filming at home and the rest of the filming would be a Grimsby institute .
Will you use actors /models for your film ?
I will need some people in my video including me . I'm not sure which people I will need but I have a few people in mind .
Will you need props ?
I'm not sure yet . Maybe my notepad which has questions in I have to ask people .
My planning and notes for my personal development assignment
Personal development presentation
My personal development presentation video
Feedback from students and my tutor James on my presentation
New plan :
From my tutor James feedback I think I am going to do a podcast for my personal development as it would develop both hard skills and soft skills as well this is more of the sector I more want to go into podcasting and radio .
My main idea :
I am going to a podcast about college life at Grimsby Instuite and I have already decided on the name of podcast which is going to be called Not another Collage Podcast .
On this podcast I am going to ask students questions about college as well as some of my own questions to finish .
Questions I am going to ask : Collage questions
What college course do you do ?
What is something you have learned on your course on that you have enjoyed and what are you looking forward to learning about ?
What something the college could improve on and you would like to see different around the college?
If you could freaky Friday /swap courses for a day what course would you pick and why ?
In Grimsby institute what is your favourite place to get food / snacks from ?
How did you find the transition from secondary school from college ?
As you know traffic can be bad in the mornings in Grimsby how do travel to Grimsby institute ?
Questions for me
As i am a media student I am going to do a quiz and do a game where you find quotes from well known films such as romcoms , horrors , actions and people on my podcast have to name them .
Things I am going to need :
Podcast equipment microphones , headphones
Camera
behind the scenes camera : record progress and development
Tripod
People I need for this assignment :
Emily Rhys
Location : Grimsby institute
Skills to improve on this assignment
Soft skills :
Communication : I would like to improve on my communication skills for this assignment because not only is it a skill you need and use in every day life but especially if you want to work in the media industry . I would like to be a podcaster or a radio show host so doing an assignment like this could help develop my skills further .
Time management : I would like to improve my time management skills for this assignment because for my previous assignments I have completed I have been last to finish or submit . However for this assignment and new plan I have started to make new notes and added them to my portfolio .
collaboration :I would like to work on my collaboration skills for this assignment as I am going to be working with people and asking them questions .
hard skills :
practical skills : I would like to improve my practical skills for this assignment as I can show how I worked with podcasting equipment as well as the editing progress afterwards .
Notes I have made on my personal development plan
initial plan for personal development .
This has my main ideas , locations I am going to use and what camera angles I will use and people i will need in my personal development
Shoot plan for personal development
This has what equipment I will use , my main idea , what pre production and editing I will use and risks .
Time plan for personal development
This shows what have completed and what needs to be completed in my personal development .
My personal development podcast Mood board .
This mood board shows photos relating to podcasting , radio and editing .
There is also a photo of Grimsby institute on there as that it what I will talking to students about . I have added photos of well known podcasts such as staying relevant hosted by Sam Thompson and Pete Wicks , Great Company hosted by Jamie Laing and Wednesdays podcast hosted by Sophie Habbo and Melissa Tattam .
I have added The premiere pro logo as that is what I will be editing with and a photo of guess 40 movies theme as I am going to a song movie quiz at the end to see if media students know their movies .
Behind scenes photos for my practise personal development assignment I am doing a podcast .
My personal development assessment practise video it is a podcast which I edited on premier pro .
feedback from students about my personal development
My notes which had questions on which I asked my guests on my podcast
Extra research : Podcasts
To help me with personal development assignment I have been listening to podcasts to help me gain a bit more of a understanding of what sort of things to say and do on a podcast . On Spotify I found this podcast Called Beyond the O.C which is hosted by Rachel Bilson and Melinda Clark who both started on the teen drama The O.C Rachel Bilson (Summer Roberts) and Melinda Clark (Julia cooper ). In the podcast they talk about favourite episodes of the O.C and get members of the cast on the podcast too .
The episode I listened to was where Rachel and Melinda talked Ben McKenzie who played Ryan Atwood on the show and main character and talking to him about the last episode him been an actor , his life as a father and his new book which is called easy Money ,cryptocurrency , casino capitalism and the Golden age of feud . Josh Schwartz who is the creator of the O. C was talking on this episode too .
I enjoyed this podcast a lot as I have just started watching the 2000s teen drama The O.C and I think it has some good storylines full of drama , comedy and romance and jealousy it makes me feel like I am in California in those situations so listening to actors like Ben McKenzie , Rachel Bilson and Melinda Clarke and O.C creator Josh Schwartz talking about how the show was made and how fun it was film is really interesting to listen to .
I have added photos from the podcast as well photos from the O.C TV show The End Not Near Its Here episode which was the final episode from this 2000s teen drama .
To help me know a bit more about podcasts and what happens on them I have been listening them on Spotify in preparation for my personal development assignment . I found this podcast called Bridget Jones Mad About The Boy official podcast hosted by Pandora Sykes who is a journalist and Bridget jones expert . This podcast has recently been popular as there is a new Bridget Jones film out (Bridget Jones Mad About The Boy) On the podcasts Pandora Sykes has talked guests such as Helen fielding the author of the best selling and loved Bridget Jones books but in this episode called Being Bridget Pandora chats to Renee Zellweger who plays Bridget Jones asked her questions about the new film , what's it like filming for a final time? and how did she make Bridget Jones into a funny character and an icon that is loved by many generations today ?
I enjoyed this podcast a lot as Bridget Jones is one of my favourite romcoms . I love all 3 films I haven't seen the brand new film yet but I have high hopes . Bridget Jones is a very down too earth rom com apart from it been funny and well casted it has a message especially in Bridget Jones Diary . Bridget Jones Diary is all about a women's struggle with toxic femineity this relevancy comes from her struggles to algin herself with an ideal that she cant measure up to what society of what women expect as women are meant to have babies and a man while Bridget doesn't get that till later and she is constantly judged throughout the film . I like that in this podcast that Renee talks about this as its still an issue today .
I have added some photos from Bridget Jones's Diary , Bridget Jones Edge of Reason , Bridget Jones's Baby and new film Bridget Jones Mad about the Boy .I have also added photos from the Mad About The Boy official Podcast too .
To help me know a bit more about podcasts and what happens on them I have been listening them on Spotify in preparation for my personal development assignment . I found this podcast that is well know called Great Company hosted by Jamie Laing who is a Tv personality and known for been in the reality tv show Made in Chelsea . He interviews and talks to celebrities about their lives but also talks to them struggles of been in the public eye too . he has talked to celbrietys on this podcast such as Emily Attack , Shirley Ballas and Jack Whitehall . In this episode of Great company Jamie Laing is joined by Rob Brydon who plays the icon who is uncle Bryn who is talking to him about The final Gavin and Stacey episode , How it felt to filming the 200s comedy show for last time ? , and was Rob Brydon put on this earth to entertain ?
I think this podcast is really good and interesting as you get to hear the guests point of view and sort of get to see peoples real feelings underneath all of the fame .
My Behind the scenes photos for my personal development assignment
my Premier pro editing for my personal development
my personal development assessment video
Evaluation
What Research and investigation work have you carried out for this project ?
For my personal development assessment I decided to do a podcast as the career I am interested in is either been a radio show hosted or a podcaster in the media industry . On my podcast I talked about college life at Grimsby Institute and did a movie music quiz with guests level 2 media students Emily and Rhys . I did a lot of research to help me with my personal development such as listening to different podcasts to get an inside to what sort of things people talk about on a podcast and do on a podcast . I listened to The Beyond the O.C Podcast which is hosted by Rachel Bilson and Melinda Clark who both stared in the popular 2000s teen drama according to my research Beyond the O.C podcast which available to listen to on Spotify if you are a fan of the show like me and they have guest stars from the show talking about past episodes and remising about the show on the episode I listened to they had Ben McKenzie played Ryan Atwood on the podcast discussing the finale episode of the O.C and asking him questions about the show , How it ended ? Would you make a another O.C spin off ?
Apart from, listening to podcasts to help me with research and investigating further I looked at different creative media opportunities available to me and what I wanted to in the future with me been a Podcaster with the help of research I found there was so many to choose from to Grimsby Institute , University and even apprenticeships with this help it made me decided what I want to do for personal development project .
What practical soft and hard skills have you developed on this project ?
The soft skills I have develop on this project is communication as it was a key part of my assessment as I did a podcast and I feel like on the podcast I showed my communication skills well as I was asking people questions and the host of the podcast . Teamwork is another soft skill I think I have improved on as in my personal development project I did a podcast and I worked with people in my assessment and had help from people too .
The hard skill I have improved on a little bit better is my computer skills as I am currently in the progress of editing my final personal development assessment video on premier pro I have added screenshots of my progress on my adobe portfolio .
The hard skill I have improved on a little bit better is my computer skills as I am currently in the progress of editing my final personal development assessment video on premier pro I have added screenshots of my progress on my adobe portfolio .
How have you shown communication skills ?
I have shown communication skills by doing a podcast for my personal development as I would like to be a podcaster which is an example of a job in the creative industry . I asked level 2 media students what college life at Grimsby institute was like and had a chat on the podcast and did a quiz about music that was in films . I not only showed my communication skills in my main personal development project but when working on my personal development presentation which I presented to James my level 2 media teacher .
Are there any skills you need to develop further in future projects?
The skills I need to develop for future projects are still time management as I have not finished my final edit yet for my personal but apart from that I do think I have become more organised in planning when doing my media assignments I have make notes to help me which are in notebook and research .
Did your plan or project change ?
To start with I originally wasn't going to a podcast I was going to a day in a life of students a Grimsby institute filming around Grimsby Institute , asking people questions it was only until I had shown my personal development prevention of these ideas to James my level 2 media teacher and got feedback from students he said that I should do a podcast so I decided to a podcast as it related more to my career choice in the media and it seemed easier to do . So I changed my plan which can see due to this been put on my adobe portfolio and the development of my old ideas to new ideas .
What would you change about your finished project ?
As much as I enjoyed doing my podcast with level 2 media students Emily and Rhys . The things I would change for next time is I would have more people on my podcast to get a few more peoples point of view across and heard . I think I would also use a different location for my podcast as you can see the whiteboard in the background as I filmed my personal development podcast video in the life drawing room as that was the only room available at the time but next I will make sure a media room is available as it would better fitting for the podcast .