I will be researching and evaluating two specific job roles in the media production world. These specific jobs are an editor and a sound technician.
Editor:
The key job role of an editor is assembling the recorded raw footage from production into a finished product that is suitable for broadcasting.
The equipment used to complete these tasks are editing software. There is a range of different editing softwares ranging from basic like Windows Live Movie Maker to more professional such as Adobe Premiere Pro CS6/CC, Sony Vegas and Final Cut Pro.
To carry out this job role you are required to have proficient skills in using the software so you are able to perform a function with no issue or time lost trying to find the right tool to cut the clip or add a keyframe for example. You must also have a mind for editing, so you can look at a clip and see how it can be enhanced to be more pleasing for the viewers to watch and so it can make the overall quality of the production better.
I feel like I would be suited for this job role as I already have lots of experience in using a professional piece of editing software, Adobe Premiere Pro CC. Editing is also something that I am interested in, I am always making new projects and experimenting with new ways in which I can enhance videos. Some of the projects I have completed include a season highlights video for the U'16 Sheffield Sharks Development Team, a series of free kick football video compilations for the 'Sheff Shooters' YouTube channel and videos for my own YouTube channel. Editing is something that I would like to take further and make into my future career, I would like to do this by gaining as much experience I can either on my own, at a company doing work experience or volunteering for shows/community events.
Sound Technician:
The key job roles of a sound technician is to assemble, operate and maintain the technical equipment used to record, amplify, enhance, mix and reproduce sound.
Sound technicians identify the sound requirements for a specific media piece or broadcast. The different situations sound technicians are required in are film, broadcasting (TV), theatre, advertising and audio recordings, such as radio shows.
The responsibilities of sound technicians is spread across the production and post-production stage. The main role during the production stage is to make sure that the recording of all sound is proficient and effective on set. The main role in the post-production stage is the mixing, editing and enhancing of the sound. The skills required to fulfil this role are to be very specific and have excellent attention to detail, have the ability to works part of a team, have a good sense of timing and be good at solving problems.
I feel like I would be suited for this job role as I am a very specific person and like to make sure that everything is correct and perfect. I'm sure I could pick up the technology very quickly as I have had experience in working with audio before in software such as Audacity. I could work in either the production or post-production stage as I would be proficient in managing the levels of sound on a microphone on a live show or I would be suited to working with and editing the sound that is pre-recorded for a piece of media, TV show or film.
Role Comparison:
Both of these roles are important in the production of a TV show or film. If nobody is there to fulfil these roles, then the quality of the final piece would be significantly lowered. The sound technician has to do things a lot quicker and to a much shorter deadline, as they would be working on live shows. However, there is a much bigger technical side to the editor's role, as there is lots to learn beforehand in order to use the software properly and to perform the required edits and cuts to the clips. Both of these roles requires the editing of some sort of media in the post-production stage, but the sound technician works with audio clips and the editor works with video clips.
References:
1. Prospects (2016) Job profiles: Film/video editior [Online] Available:
https://www.prospects.ac.uk/job-profiles/television-floor-manager
Accessed: 2/6/16
2. Prospects (2016) Job profiles: Sound technician [Online] Available:
https://www.prospects.ac.uk/job-profiles/sound-technician-broadcasting-film-video
Accessed: 6/6/16
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