GEN TV Rolling Television Production Teams
Students will be appointed by the executive producer to operate in rolling teams. All students will take responsibility at least once for each of the key roles of producer, production manager, director, writer, camera operator, sound recordist, vision mixer and editor over the course of production. All students will work collaboratively in these rolling production teams in segment production, web-purposing of content; and the making of the “behind the scenes” documentary material for the QPIX website. (www.qpix.qld.edu.au)
Units covered will include camera, lighting, sound, editing, producing, directing, writing, research, integration of media into web-environments, vision mixing, multiple camera shoots, developing television programs & segments, small business studies, and much more. All equipment and facilities will be supplied and episode budgets will be available.
Industry Job Roles
There are a wide range of jobs that are possible in this mixed world of television and transmedia production which our students will experience. They can include:
Producing, Management and Administration
All of these roles are critical throughout all sectors of the industry – television, transmedia, television commercials, and film. They never go out of fashion and are not dependent on changes in technology, even if they way they are done evolves to match the new technical possibilities.
- Producer
- Production Assist Team
- Manager (production, post-production)
- Relationships Manager (investors & clients)
- Business & Business Development (Manufacturing & Merchandising)
- Administrator
- Accountant
- Site Manager
Directing and Performance
Again, these roles always apply. However, gaining experience in all the forms of screen content provides people in these roles with experience they can trade on into increased employment and contract opportunities and transmedia expands.
- Director / Switcher
- 1st Assistant Director
- Floor Manager / Team
- Presenter
- Performer/actor
Writing, Designing and General Creative Writing
All of these roles are invaluable in all other sectors, but transmedia experience increases their employment and contract opportunities.
- Team Lead Writer
- Team Writer
- Storyboard Artist
- Experience Designer
- Production Designer
- Web designer & developer
- Visual effects designer / developer
- 3D artist
- Animator (plus the wide range of roles within this sector)
- Photographer
- Games Designer (plus the range of roles within that sector)
System Design and Development
The roles only apply in general to transmedia and games, but as transmedia penetrates all traditional production forms, such individuals are going to become some of the most contractable practitioners in the industry.
- System Architect
- System Developer
- Games Developer
Technical Production
These roles apply across every sector, traditional & transmedia, particularly with websites now fully pervasive.
- Technical Lead
- Videographer / Cinematographer / Shooter/Director
- Switcher
- Sound Design Team / SFX
- Editor / Editing team
- Engine Room Technicals (web and channel maintenance, upgrades, plug-ins etc)
Marketing and Traffic Engagement
These are all key marketing roles, and will apply not just across the whole of the screen and media industry, but all industries.
- Marketing Manager / Team Leader
- Marketing Team Member
- Social Media Strategist
- Social Media Team Member/
Employer and Contractor Areas in Industry
- Broadcasters
- Games producers and publishers
- Working in television on standard product (news, current affairs, children’s shows, drama, sports etc)
- Advertising Agencies
- Corporate video services companies
- Production companies (drama, documentary & transmedia)
- Animation houses
- Post-production houses
- Private contracting (running your own small video services business or your own skills as a specialist).
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