- Photoshop (important for digital imaging)
- Listening to other people (important in all film media jobs)
- Editing videos (important in film post-production)
- Know how to handle a camera pretty well (important for film production
- Visualizing (important when you want to create a film)
- Drawing (to some extent, sometimes helps get the point across)
- Script Writing (important for film pre-production)
- Photography (important for choosing locations for films)
- Creative mind (important for same reason as visualizing)
- Reliable (important in all areas)
Transferable skills are important, not just in the media industry, but in our whole lives. These skills are important because these are the skills that get the job done, if you have no transferable skills, you're screwed for life. You would basically have a VERY hard time finding a job if you don't have any transferable skills.
- Punctuality (so that people know you'll actually be there on time)
- Reliability (people can trust you)
- Communication skills (so you can hire people for your film)
- Time management - deadlines (to save money and deliver the product on time)
- Organisation (so that you're basically all sorted to make the film)
- Functional skills (so that you know how much the film production's going to cost)
- Working as part of a team (get lots more done)
- Working on your own initiative
- Commitment
- Motivation
- Problem Solving
My dream job is...
To become a film director
The main skills required for this job
- Exceptional artistic vision
- Creative skills
- Commitment
- Leadership skills
- Inspirational and motivational
- Remain calm and think clearly under great pressure
I have exceptional vision and I'm very creative. However my leadership skills are definitely something that I could work on. In fact, my social skills in general admittedly fall a little bit flat, so that's another few skills I could work on.
I sometimes have a tendancy to snap at people when I'm under great pressure, so that area I could work on, just a little bit. Most times I'm quite calm under pressure, but yeah again there's that little possibility. Just a fair warning.
How I aim to gain these skills
I need to be a bit less withdrawn from everybody else. Admittedly I have a bit of a hard time trusting people who I don't know in my groups so I aim to work on that by experimenting (A.K.A trying to work with different people and see where that gets me.)
Also in group work I tend to leave myself out and let everybody get on with what they're doing, I could try and get myself more involved in the work that's being done.
