Haldane McHugh
Assignment
Account Director:
The lowdown for the Account Director is that they are
responsible for clients within the organisation and any clients within
relation. They also certify the success and growth of client accounts. They
support the Account Planner in lettering creative briefs and guiding the
strategic development of creative work.
The role requires you to be able to lead and motivate your
colleagues, clients and other members of the project. You will need to be commercially and
creatively minded. You need to be able to negotiate efficiently and have the
boldness to take charge when needed.
The national average they make is roughly £57,810.
The Aerial Camera Pilot:
The lowdown for the Aerial Camera Pilot is to be able to fly
the aircraft which shoots aerial sequences as well as any aircraft which
appears in the film. The also research and plan out the aerial sequences, as
well as obtaining any permissions required whilst also working to achieve the
director’s vision without compromising safety.
The working hours depends on the amount of scenes have a
birds eye view. They don’t often have to be in the sky for more than three
hours to get the perfect shot for the director.
The role requires you to have a professional pilot’s licence,
an excellent knowledge of aerodynamics and aviation whilst having a thorough
understanding of the Civil Aviation Authority rules and regulations. You should
also know how to shoot action sequences.
The average the Aerial Camera Pilot makes cannot be found at
the moment.
Actor:
The lowdown for the actor is better said than done as the
actor must interpret others’ words in order to bring a script to life and they
put themselves into the character’s shoes.
The role requires you to know how to prepare for and perform
at auditions and casting sessions. You also must have a good short term memory
and the ability to ‘learn and forget’.
The working hours for an actor depends on the length of
their role. They
The salary for an actor depends on how popular, where they
work and how often they are called to cast in shows.
QA Tester:
The lowdown for the QA Tester is that they test, tune and
debug games whilst also giving the developers feedback on how to improve both
gameplay and graphics.
The working hours usually range from 3-6 hours roughly as
playing video games for a long time is really unhealthy and could damage the
eyes.
The role requires you to have good knowledge of games titles
on the market so that you can evaluate a game against its competitors. Have a passion
for playing games and be able to play games for long periods of time.
The average a QA Tester makes is roughly £57,000 a year.
TV Presenter:
The lowdown for the TV Presenter is that you are working at
the front line of television and you introduce/host programmes, news,
interviews and reporting issues and events.
This job requires you to have an attractive, strong
personality and mostly be confident. You must also enjoy contact and
interactions with the audience and people in general.
The working hours for a TV presenter vary depending on what
they are presenting e.g. News, game shows etc…
TV Presenters make an average of £35,000 per year.
Standby Painter:
The lowdown for the standby painter is that you will be
travelling with the film unit at all times fixing any last minute paint
problems on sets or on locations during film shoots, leaving the set in its
condition to maintain continuity.
The job requires you to have extensive painting skills with
experience of working in film production whilst being highly creative and
intelligent.
The working hours for the standby painter is very long as
the painters job is not done until every detail has been made in the directors
image.
The standby painter earns roughly $22,000 per year.
Stand Up Comedian:
The lowdown of this job is really simple and easier said
than done as you have to write, direct and perform comedy material to an
audience.
This role requires you to be able to select and use the
appropriate material for the occasion and for the audience whilst also being
able to improvise according to the audience response, pitching your material at
the appropriate level. You must also be able to interact with the audience
appropriately.
The working hours for a stand up comedian is roughly most of
the day as they have to come up with joke that everyone will find funny and how
they want the stage set up.
The salary a stand up comedian makes is varied on how funny,
popular and the type of material they come up with.
Runner/Floor Runner:
The lowdown for this job is that you have to be able to
complete the basic task, on-the-job training whilst carrying out tasks on the
set or location to help the progress of the shoot and running errands including
making teas and coffees.
In this role, you will need to complete every task
efficiently and quickly whilst also paying attention to detail. To use common
sense and initiative at all times. Take and carry out instructions with
humility, good grace and enthusiasm.
The working hours of the runner is roughly the same amount
as everyone else on set which is quite a long time.
The runner makes roughly £7.50 to £13.38 per hour depending
on the production that is being worked on.
Runner (Animation):
The lowdown for these runners are different to the runners
above. They provide support and backup wherever it might be required within an
animation studio and they support the production office and editing department
in particular.
This version the runner requires you to be helpful,
presentable and articulate whilst also having good and basic literacy and
numeracy skills. You need to have good communication skills and an interest in
animation and develop knowledge of the production process while in the role.
The runner (animation) makes roughly the same for the floor
runner.
