P1 Understanding Employment and Education Oppertunities in the Media Section

BBC - They are the worlds largest broadcasting organisation with over 20,950 staff in total. The main headquarters is in London and they cover online, radio and television. Some television programmes produced by the BBC include Doctor Who, Sherlock and most popular American cartoons such as Family guy and American dad. The company itself is a great opportunity for me with the media programs they use to help young people get a foot in the door into media and in my case, camera work. As the BBC cover television and in many cases, film as well, I know the opportunities for being a cameraman are very much open to me if I pursue a career here. 

Below is an example of the BBC trainee schemes they have setup for aspiring people like me to work in the media. The scheme itself is based around production on several shows Tv and Radio. This is the type of course I am seeking as it intends to improve my skills and give me a great understanding of the media sectors I am aiming to work in as a camera operator.

ITV - ITV careers also offer apprenticeships working around their business getting hands on in the media. The screenshot below is of the page on their website and it seems to promise work in production of Tv etc. This is a lot like the BBC in the way that I am keen to work in this kind of media as a camera operator or if I have to work my way up to that position by doing trainee schemes learning the basics in production as I move on up this is also ok with me.

ITV is a lot like the BBC in the sense that the company covers Tv, some mentonable examples are coronation street, Britain's Got Talent and morning shows like Good morning and Lorraine. All of these shows I would love to work with whether it be a cameraman or something else for the moment.

Indeed - Indeed is a good example of how to gain experience with being a cameraman by using freelance as a platform to put yourself out there. Instead of trainee courses that the BBC or ITV may offer me this freelance oppertunity below offers to improve my skills with filming TV while also increasing my portfolio with these jobs to add to show other companies I am reliable and skilled. Freelance works this way with the more jobs I do the better I look to larger companies and the more likely I am to be offered the top tier oppertunities over people who have less experience. The pieces I work on can be used to show people I apply to with an online portfolio that is constantly expanding the more freelance jobs I can get. Below is the Indeed application in which "Perkins Group - Chiswick"  Are seeking someone with very little experience to improve their skills with the most hands on opportunity there is compared to BBC and ITV apprenticeships. The group itself does not seem to have a website and all of the jobs they offer are found through indeed.


When doing camera work there are several companies and opportunities I can follow for jobs. The BBC and several other large production companies offer courses and apprenticeships for camera work in TV mostly and opportunities of film. 

For film their are several large companies that I would likely have to work up through the ranks to be part of. BBC Films, British Lion Films, Film4 and Gate Studios are just a few example of companies in the United Kingdom that I can do camera work for over time.

Music video production can range from working for larger companies or in some cases freelance work for smaller lesser known bands/artists. EPIK Music Videos is an example of a professional music video production company I could get camera work in.

In many cases these job could involve working from the bottom up with running being something I am ok with doing if it will slowly develop me and get me into doing camera work on a larger scale.