P4 Careers Flow Diagram

Short term

My short term goal is to finish my A level courses and Diploma at Long road Sixth Form and go out job hunting before taking my gap year. The gap year itself will be used to create my own films as I travel or even put myself out there for camera work

Medium term

My medium term goal is to earn some money doing any job I can for half a year.so I can save for a gap year. While doing a job I want to make my own films in my free time that I can use in a showreel to present to companies when I apply for courses/work in the future. While taking a gap year I want to expand my knowledge in general while traveling while seeing different locations and places that might improve my understanding of places to film etc. While traveling I plan to film a lot and compile the footage into a video that could hopefully be something to add to a showreel.

Plan

My overall plan is to apply for apprenticeships at organisations like the BBC for TV camerawork as well as different companies for film and music camera work. I am seeking to gain skills in being a cameraman. The gap year I aim to take is purely to improve my general knowledge as I travel and to have time to prepare for work whether that be with the BBC or another organisation. Seeing as camerawork has many different routes open to me I would like to expand all my options as a cameraman instead of focusing on just one section.

Contingency Plan
If the gap year doesn't happen then I will seek an apprenticeship earlier on instead of waiting. I also may decide to apply to Uni after the gap year instead of going straight into apprenticeships.

Improvements
I still need to improve a lot when it comes to my work. I have yet to start with after effects and I still need to fully learn Premier Pro (Although I am at a good point with my knowledge of the program) My movies in general I feel could be improved on with location and script. My biggest issue which needs improving is preparation before I film. To fix this I need to check locations before hand and make sure everything will work out on the day of filming as sometimes I find myself struggling with not knowing where my film is to go next in terms of story and location.