Development -

Career Pathways -

Since starting from the bottom is the most common way of getting into the film industry. I could possibly start off as a spark, grip or DIT. I could then work my way up to being a 1st/2nd AC. The ultimate goal would be being a camera operator or a cinematographer. I understand this will take a lot of work and a lot of experience but I believe if I really work hard this could be possible. I wouldn't mind working in any area of cinematography as I do enjoy just being on the set helping produce the visuals for a film.

I could look into further training and see if there are any internships or volunteer work to help out with a cinematography career. Although, just making more films I think would be my best option in learning, as I would be improving my skill as I went along, and it would also be in a professional environment.

I made a show reel of my best work to enter the university, so I can update this one with all my new work. I can show this to anyone who is needing camera assistants for their film and that will show what skill level I already have.

What do I plan on doing in my final year?

In my final year I plan on being a camera operator for a drama film. I would like to learn a lot more techniques for complicated shots like when using a jib arm. Complex shots really intrigue me and I would like to expand my knowledge in this area. Using different cameras would be good for my experience also as I can then get used to them in general so I can be ready in the film industry.

I would like to see more lighting set ups from what other people have done because at the moment I just try and see what looks the best, but I would like to see more of how to cancel out really strong shadows.

Online Presence -

For our latest experimental film, I decided to make myself a new Instagram account to promote myself as a filmmaker and to give myself a presence on the internet. This is an important thing to do as other aspiring filmmaking could start to notice my work, therefore, they will be able to find me online and see my other productions. I uploaded behind the scene photos and videos to this account trying to advertise and promote our new film called “The Valiant”: h.townendfilm Instagram .

We also made a separate instagram specifically for the film which will again give the film a presence online for people to see: Thevaliantfilm Instagram

I created a LinkedIn account to gain connections in the film industry and network with people outside of the university as well as people inside the university. This will help with my future as I can post films and projects online and all of my connections on there will be able to view them.
Linkedin Profile

I also have a google+ account which shares all of my google blogger post so more people can see them. I think that this helps with how I want to be professionally perceived. The way forward in my opinion is all online. Everything these days is done online and I think it is a really effective way of self promotion as it can all be done from home.
Google+ Profile