Bol Maaaaaaing Posted July 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 Get a good old SLR too, will help you understand more, maybe even a film, which will vastly imrpvoe your skills understanding light and aperatures etc.Im bidding on a Canon EOS 3000 at the moment. The guy said that its in great condition and everything works propely on it.Im hoping its a good one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve-A Posted July 3, 2009 Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 Sounds like you've got a good gig going there Decade Ago.I've been working in TV for 3 or so years now. Again the same story, you've gotta get lucky to get in, then work pretty hard at times, starting as the tea boy no matter what your qualifications are.I've always been on the post production side, mostly editing. I work for a small production company who generally do leisure Tv, have done car restoration type programs, DIY, fishing and poker programs over the last few years. Its not the BBC, but its still working in TV, and its been a great way for me to get the chance to go from TV to edit assistant, to VT editor. And its looking like I'll be one of a team of 2/3 editors for a couple of series based on poker, one tournament and one lifestyle, for terrestrial TV in Australia, fox sports, and it'll probs come to one of the satellite TV channels over here.There's a few people on here who've made steps towards the industry. I believe grant peters has works as a runner for bbc and looking to move forward, Jonny Jones sounds like he's starting to get a foot in the door, having done a few corperates now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decade Ago Posted July 3, 2009 Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 Sounds like you've got a good gig going there Decade Ago.I've been working in TV for 3 or so years now. Again the same story, you've gotta get lucky to get in, then work pretty hard at times, starting as the tea boy no matter what your qualifications are.I've always been on the post production side, mostly editing. I work for a small production company who generally do leisure Tv, have done car restoration type programs, DIY, fishing and poker programs over the last few years. Its not the BBC, but its still working in TV, and its been a great way for me to get the chance to go from TV to edit assistant, to VT editor. And its looking like I'll be one of a team of 2/3 editors for a couple of series based on poker, one tournament and one lifestyle, for terrestrial TV in Australia, fox sports, and it'll probs come to one of the satellite TV channels over here.There's a few people on here who've made steps towards the industry. I believe grant peters has works as a runner for bbc and looking to move forward, Jonny Jones sounds like he's starting to get a foot in the door, having done a few corperates now.Ah good stuff! The Oz Poker series sounds like a great project to be involved in! I've seen Jonny's stuff, he's a very talented chap! I'm sure it won't take long for him to get a more permanent place in the industry. His recent Lotus work has been awesome to see!Bol Maaaaaaing - Get yourself an SLR right away, start shooting and creating your own style. rocktrials - That is very very true. I learn't by shooting B&W film first then colour, then digital, always processing and printing the films myself. There's no doubt in my mind that the digital age has produced a very bad habit of people just reeling off shots to get the right one. When you can't see the shot you've just taken and you only get a proper look when you go back and process the film and print contact sheets you have new respect for taking the shots and getting it right. Nothing annoys me more than slap handed, take as many as you can, photography.Learn the long way, it will make you better in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocktrials Posted July 3, 2009 Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 I think both film and digital have their pros and should be used together.I studied b+w chemical photography at school for 4 years and a year later bought a digital slr. Using the digital slr helped me improve my film work so much, cause i could see what i was doing and what was coming out immediately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Scarlet Posted July 4, 2009 Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 May as well make this the "Media thread" or something along those lines, would be quite handy to have.One question to ask, I am looking at Universities and their respective courses, I'm looking for a course on the television production side of the industry, do the majority cover the broadcast/studio based television as well as the on location stuff?Aside from Television production, I can't tie down into more of a specific area, is this okay or do I need to be more specific about what I want to do in Television for a Uni course.And finally what courses could some of the graduates here recommend?, what do they cover and how relevant/useful is it to you now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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