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FROM WORK EXPERIENCE TO PAID JOB IN TV

By wanttoworkintelevision ⋅ October 19, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Abi, a student of Media Practise, recently asked me how she should go about moving from being an unpaid work experience in television to a paid runner and whether it was possible to do this whilst at university. It was such a good question I reckoned there’d be many of you out there wondering the [...]

TV Work Experience v Exploitation

By wanttoworkintelevision ⋅ October 17, 2011 ⋅ 4 comments

When does work experience become exploitation in the TV industry? And when have you done enough work experience in television to warrant applying for your first paying job as runner, or any other entry-level position? This article contains important information for experienced producers and production managers not just for those trying to get into the [...]

Professional Filmmakers Wanted Now

By wanttoworkintelevision ⋅ October 14, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Are you an experienced TV or film director with a bit of time to do something really useful? Well, the Media Trust needs you. The Media Trust basically puts media people in touch with charities who need help with various things, such as writing press releases, making short promotional films, advising on marketing, selling feature [...]

How Carys Became a TV Presenter & Voiceover Artist

By wanttoworkintelevision ⋅ October 12, 2011 ⋅ One comment

So you want to be a television presenter and you’re wondering how to go about it. Well everyone has a different path to their goal in television, some smoother than others (check out Diary of a Thwarted TV Host elsewhere on this site) but hearing how others did it is always useful. Carys Dayne is [...]

X-Factor Evictions – TV Entertainment or Exploitation?

By wanttoworkintelevision ⋅ October 10, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Was I the only one to feel uncomfortable watching the X-Factor evictions last night? Of course it is all part of the format but at what point do we stop using the misery of others for our own entertainment? Do TV producers have boundaries when it comes to exploiting members of the public on television? There are boundaries as imposed by [...]

Diary of a Thwarted TV Host – To Dream the Impossible Dream

By wanttoworkintelevision ⋅ October 8, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

He’s back! The Thwarted TV Host with stories to tell you about the real world of television presenting. He’s doesn’t mince his words (well he does but not when it comes to telling the unvarnished truth!); he holds nothing back. Are you ready for an overdue update from The Diary of a Thwarted TV Host? Then here [...]

Steve Jobs – A Man of Ideas

By wanttoworkintelevision ⋅ October 6, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The death of Steve Jobs, innovator, entrepreneur and genius Apple boss has touched many people who valued not only his ideas but his vision and his ability to communicate them. He’s been quoted on this site before because he manages to inspire with his philosophy on life, work and ideas. His speech to the students of Stanford University is legendary. If you haven’t already [...]

Training Available for TV Management Coaching.

By wanttoworkintelevision ⋅ October 5, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

There is money around to help fund training and coaching for those working, and managing teams, in television! Why not go see if you can get some of it?! Skillset – which supports skills and training for people and businesses in creative industries such as television – subsidises various training courses and provides bursaries for individuals to reduce [...]

TV Expert tells of her ‘Naked Secret’.

By wanttoworkintelevision ⋅ October 3, 2011 ⋅ 6 comments

The lovely Anjula Mutanda is a TV psychologist and a great example of how having an expertise can lead to an on-screen role as a TV expert. We worked together on ITV’s ‘This Morning’ where she was our regular psychologist presenting a variety of features, strands and phone-ins on self-help, helping viewers to solve personal [...]

So What does a Stills Photographer do in TV?

By wanttoworkintelevision ⋅ September 30, 2011 ⋅ One comment

Angus Young is a freelance photographer who started his career in Australia and is now based in London. He specialises in taking film and television publicity still images. I stumbled upon him on Twitter – as you do – and having had a few requests about photography in television asked if would talk about what [...]

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