So, what is a Vision Mixer?
A Vision Mixer is involved in editing live or recorded programmes, using transitions such as cuts, wipes and mixes! They join images together though sources such as cameras and tape recorders.
Why are Vision Mixers important?
Vision Mixers are some of the most important people of the set of a TV show due to them providing and making the show run smoothly for the audiences at home with the transitions and cuts they use to make the scenes and clips run a lot smoother and make for good Television, I feel these are very important for these reasons due to them being so relevant in a cast and crew.
I feel even though they are completely different jobs with completely different roles, i feel the way the people who have these jobs will conduct themselves when handling the pressure and the responsibilities of all the three of these jobs, such as the pressure and the responsibilities of being a director will be similar to a Vision Mixer.
Responsibilities-
- To be able to work on different Vision mixing desks and with different equipment
- Have advanced IT skills
- Have got to know how to read a musical score
- Have a good understanding of the language of the transmission
What skills will I need?
- Have to be able to multi-task - You have to be able to do this, because vison mixer involves doing more than one job at a time for everything to flow properly, if everybody only did one job at a time the whole of the TV broadcasting wouldn't work because it needs workers to do more than one job.
- Have great time awareness to get things done on time - You need time awareness so you projects can be finished, edits and TV broadcasts also get put out into the public for them to watch on time.
- Stay calm and react very quickly in certain situations - You have to react quickly in certain situations, because many of the work a Vision mixer does are live shows, such as Strictly or X Factor and if somebody is hesitant to do something for even a minute the whole show and the Vision mixers job could be at risk.
- Have to be able to organise people and plans very well - You have to learn to organise people and plan before hand because if you don't certain plans won't go ahead and if a deadline is near and you don't plan and organise you may not finish your work on a deadline.
- Have advanced IT skills (put this under both because i feel it fits under Responsibilities and Skills) - You need advanced IT skills because you be working with complex computers and applications that you will need IT skills for.
Will i need any Qualifications for this job?
No, not any specific qualifications to enter a job such as a vison mixer, although it would help if you had Media related experience or a degree in a media, drama or a specialist subject related course.
Who would you work with?
You wouldn't really work with many people apart from other vison mixers and also you would sometimes get instructions from the Director and the transmission engineer.
Who am i responsible for?
I wouldn't necessarily be responsible for anyone, although i would be responsible for the editing of the live shows or recorded shows, and making sure the whole show goes smoothly in terms of the job i have got to do.
Salary/Pay-
The average salary for a vision mixer, is around £23,500 but it also depends if it is freelance work. There can be a long wait between freelance contracts (due to contracts normally being quite long), the average pay for vision mixers has been up and down in terms of how much you get payed, for example the average pay in 2010 for a vision mixer was £22,000 but in 2011 the average was increased to £32,000 which is a huge increase but has now gone back down to £23,500, also like i said it depends how long your contract is how much you get paid, and how big the broadcasting network is E.G- bigger company-higher pay-big TV shows.
Work patterns-
I feel the work patterns of a vision mixer are very normal to what an office job is, in terms of when the TV show is broadcasting, for example- a vison mixer would be working later at late if he was a vison mixer on a show like X Factor.
Links- http://creativeskillset.org/job_roles_and_stories/job_roles/318_vision_mixer
Links-http://www.mysalary.co.uk/average-salary/Vision_Mixer_11706
Creative Job- Director
What is a film director?
A film director is who directs the film and controls a lot of what goes on on the set of the film, he/she controls aspects such as the artistic and the dramatic aspects of the film.
Responsibilities for a Film director-
Film directors are practically involved in everything that happens on the set of a film, which includes creating an overall vision of what he/she wants the film will be. he also meets and has a very close relationship on set with the director of photography and the lighting department, because these will help create the film.
What skills do you need?
Communication skills- These are important to have as a director because when working in a crew, you have to communicate well with others in a group when sharing and talking about ideas and plots. If nobody had good communication skills the film wouldn't get made in time and wouldn't go as planned
Leadership and Management- This is probably one of the most important skills to have because when making a film or TV show, leadership is a huge part of getting too the end of the project, also it will keep everybody going if you have a strong leader in the crew, adding to this a strong leader manages his crew, by managing his crew the project will be completed a lot more smoothly and quicker.
Creativity- This is a massive aspect of being a director, having creativity for your films and shows, without creativity the projects that you put into action would just be boring and bland.
What qualifications do i need?
A job such as a film director you don't necessarily need qualifications to enter a directing job, you just need to know the right people and have a lot of experience in the field, also a lot of directors work there way up from the bottom, this is how they became a director by being patient and having contacts worldwide.
Who would I work with?
A director would work with mostly everybody on set, he would work closely with the lighting department and the director of photography but would also have a part in the casting for the film, and the scripting, also making sure everything is going right on set and making sure everybody is doing there jobs, the director is the biggest job when filming a movie, so he/she is in charge of a lot of people.
Who would i be responsible for?
A director is mostly responsible for the creative side of the film, E.G- the actors and the scripting, mostly anything that is to do with the actors or the script goes through them first, they would also be responsible for if the casting of the certain actors and would be involved in what they do dramatically.
Pay/Salary-
This all depends on how big the film is and how well it grosses/sells, if it grosses a lot of money, the film will pay better than a short film, or a low budget movie. Also if you are a more known director and have directed block-buster movies, you're more likely to get piad more than a director starting off.
Work patterns-
The work patterns of a director are going to being very long and hectic. depending when he/she wants the filming done day/night you could be filming at times in the early morning, and then filming the following day, the work patterns for being a director vary depending on when you have to film and how long for.
Casting director-
What is a casting director?
A casting director is someone who casts actors into the director's TV show or movie, The director sometimes will be there with he/she to decide on certain actors.
Responsibilities-
The casting directors responsibilities normally include:
What skills will I need?
You wont need any qualifications of the sort, although it is good to have a degree or past experience in the media, a lot of casting directors are ex-actors, being an ex-actor would be a very useful skill to have because it would help you more to connect with the actors you're trying to cast. Although a lot of casting directors start of as assistant casting directors, and then work there way up, this would also be useful because you would learn a lot from being next to a casting director.
Who would you work with?
A casting director would normally work with the actors, the director and the assistant casting director, firstly he/she would work with the actors when trying to cast them and generally talk to them about the scenes they are trying out, also they would work with the Director when casting the actors because the director will want to analyse the soon-to-be-cast actors and see how well they do under pressure,, finally they will work with the assistant casting director, to help he/she get a better opinion of the actors and who to pick.
Who would be responsible for?
A casting director is normally responsible for the actors and the assistant casting director, he would make sure the actors are okay and well, he/she also is responsible for the assistant casting director, he/she would make sure the assistant director is doing he/she job and makes sure that if the ACD needs any help he.she will get it.
Pay/Salary-
The salary of a casting director varies, but is normally around £250,000 a year, or it could depend on how big or small the project is. Adding to this, projects are normally very very large, so if a Film or TV show gets cancelled during production then it means no pay for the casting director.
Work patterns-
A casting directors work pattern depend on how many films he is casting for, if he is casting for 2-3 films at once, that means that the work patterns can be very hectic for the casting director, also they will be long hours when casting actors, also it depends on how long you are going to be casting for.
Who would you work with?
You wouldn't really work with many people apart from other vison mixers and also you would sometimes get instructions from the Director and the transmission engineer.
Who am i responsible for?
I wouldn't necessarily be responsible for anyone, although i would be responsible for the editing of the live shows or recorded shows, and making sure the whole show goes smoothly in terms of the job i have got to do.
Salary/Pay-
The average salary for a vision mixer, is around £23,500 but it also depends if it is freelance work. There can be a long wait between freelance contracts (due to contracts normally being quite long), the average pay for vision mixers has been up and down in terms of how much you get payed, for example the average pay in 2010 for a vision mixer was £22,000 but in 2011 the average was increased to £32,000 which is a huge increase but has now gone back down to £23,500, also like i said it depends how long your contract is how much you get paid, and how big the broadcasting network is E.G- bigger company-higher pay-big TV shows.
Work patterns-
I feel the work patterns of a vision mixer are very normal to what an office job is, in terms of when the TV show is broadcasting, for example- a vison mixer would be working later at late if he was a vison mixer on a show like X Factor.
Links- http://creativeskillset.org/job_roles_and_stories/job_roles/318_vision_mixer
Links-http://www.mysalary.co.uk/average-salary/Vision_Mixer_11706
Creative Job- Director
What is a film director?
A film director is who directs the film and controls a lot of what goes on on the set of the film, he/she controls aspects such as the artistic and the dramatic aspects of the film.
Responsibilities for a Film director-
Film directors are practically involved in everything that happens on the set of a film, which includes creating an overall vision of what he/she wants the film will be. he also meets and has a very close relationship on set with the director of photography and the lighting department, because these will help create the film.
What skills do you need?
Communication skills- These are important to have as a director because when working in a crew, you have to communicate well with others in a group when sharing and talking about ideas and plots. If nobody had good communication skills the film wouldn't get made in time and wouldn't go as planned
Leadership and Management- This is probably one of the most important skills to have because when making a film or TV show, leadership is a huge part of getting too the end of the project, also it will keep everybody going if you have a strong leader in the crew, adding to this a strong leader manages his crew, by managing his crew the project will be completed a lot more smoothly and quicker.
Creativity- This is a massive aspect of being a director, having creativity for your films and shows, without creativity the projects that you put into action would just be boring and bland.
What qualifications do i need?
A job such as a film director you don't necessarily need qualifications to enter a directing job, you just need to know the right people and have a lot of experience in the field, also a lot of directors work there way up from the bottom, this is how they became a director by being patient and having contacts worldwide.
Who would I work with?
A director would work with mostly everybody on set, he would work closely with the lighting department and the director of photography but would also have a part in the casting for the film, and the scripting, also making sure everything is going right on set and making sure everybody is doing there jobs, the director is the biggest job when filming a movie, so he/she is in charge of a lot of people.
Who would i be responsible for?
A director is mostly responsible for the creative side of the film, E.G- the actors and the scripting, mostly anything that is to do with the actors or the script goes through them first, they would also be responsible for if the casting of the certain actors and would be involved in what they do dramatically.
Pay/Salary-
This all depends on how big the film is and how well it grosses/sells, if it grosses a lot of money, the film will pay better than a short film, or a low budget movie. Also if you are a more known director and have directed block-buster movies, you're more likely to get piad more than a director starting off.
Work patterns-
The work patterns of a director are going to being very long and hectic. depending when he/she wants the filming done day/night you could be filming at times in the early morning, and then filming the following day, the work patterns for being a director vary depending on when you have to film and how long for.
Casting director-
What is a casting director?
A casting director is someone who casts actors into the director's TV show or movie, The director sometimes will be there with he/she to decide on certain actors.
Responsibilities-
The casting directors responsibilities normally include:
- Making sure the actor is right for the certain role he/she is playing
- To make sure, when casting everything is ran smoothly and accordingly when trying to find the right actor
- Setting up casting sessions
- Attend plays, showcases and theatre productions too try and find upcoming talent
What skills will I need?
- You need an eye for upcoming talent and spotting young actors- This is a very important skill to have when being a casting director, because by being a casting director and giving young actor an opportunity you can make careers.
- Be calm in situations that may cause stress or panic- If you're calm in stressful situations, E.G- Deadline not being hit, the problem is going to get sorted out a lot quicker than if you was panicking about it instead.
- Work fast under a lot of deadline pressure- This is massive when working on a project, because if the deadline isn't hit, it can lead to the movie not released in time.
- Time management- This is key when working in a high pressure job such as this because if you can manage your time well, it can make the job a lot easier.
You wont need any qualifications of the sort, although it is good to have a degree or past experience in the media, a lot of casting directors are ex-actors, being an ex-actor would be a very useful skill to have because it would help you more to connect with the actors you're trying to cast. Although a lot of casting directors start of as assistant casting directors, and then work there way up, this would also be useful because you would learn a lot from being next to a casting director.
Who would you work with?
A casting director would normally work with the actors, the director and the assistant casting director, firstly he/she would work with the actors when trying to cast them and generally talk to them about the scenes they are trying out, also they would work with the Director when casting the actors because the director will want to analyse the soon-to-be-cast actors and see how well they do under pressure,, finally they will work with the assistant casting director, to help he/she get a better opinion of the actors and who to pick.
Who would be responsible for?
A casting director is normally responsible for the actors and the assistant casting director, he would make sure the actors are okay and well, he/she also is responsible for the assistant casting director, he/she would make sure the assistant director is doing he/she job and makes sure that if the ACD needs any help he.she will get it.
Pay/Salary-
The salary of a casting director varies, but is normally around £250,000 a year, or it could depend on how big or small the project is. Adding to this, projects are normally very very large, so if a Film or TV show gets cancelled during production then it means no pay for the casting director.
Work patterns-
A casting directors work pattern depend on how many films he is casting for, if he is casting for 2-3 films at once, that means that the work patterns can be very hectic for the casting director, also they will be long hours when casting actors, also it depends on how long you are going to be casting for.
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