RESEARCH – Professional Practice Essay

What knowledge and information will you need to find and use so that you can be write this essay?

Here are some suggestions:

• Find some information about two contrasting professional job roles in the performing arts and entertainment industry
• What does this job role involve, what line of work is it?
• What responsibilities are associated with this job role?
• What progression opportunities might be available in this line of work?

How are you using the knowledge and information you have become aware of?

You need to show how the information / knowledge you discover is being used, or not used, in your essay. (Some of it might be relevant, some of it might be interesting but not relevant for the focus of the essay)

Where have you found the above required knowledge and information? Some of this information you will not know already and you will have had to carry out research to find out about it. This is called secondary research.

• For ALL secondary research (images, YouTube videos, online websites, books, magazines, radio etc.) you MUST record your sources of information using the Harvard system of referencing and maintain a Bibliography. Here is the link to the college online Harvard referencing guide http://library.wsc.ac.uk/c.php?g=652536&p=4578089
• Information you learn from one of the guest speakers of Industry Week will need to be referenced as follows:
  • Surname, first name initial (date of talk / workshop) Theme of workshop. Location: Dance studio or other room, West Suffolk College.

Research UAL definition: The ability to select, edit, interpret and respond to relevant material in support of lines of enquiry, and the level of initiative, commitment, personal responsibility and resourcefulness demonstrated in developing and progressing identified goals

Fail                  Little or no evidence presented or information does not relate sufficiently to task.

Pass               Sufficient relevant information has been gathered, documented and used in the development of ideas.

Merit               Thorough and sustained research and investigation of relevant sources, interpretation and synthesis of information used to inform, support and develop ideas.

Distinction     Independently identified, thorough and sustained research and investigation of a range of relevant sources, insightful interpretation and synthesis of information used to inform, support and develop ideas.

The above statements are guides to how evidence for the final unit (8) will be assessed. Tutors will let you know in their feedback how your evidence for these units compares to these achievement standards so that you are aware of the level you are currently working at

Modeling and agency work with Han Schofield

What dose this job role involve, what line of work is it?

• Bookers – are people that higher you and are part of you agency
• Camellian- are models that can change her look completely.

Schofield.H(9/1/19) Modeling and agency work, T0.07, West Suffolk College.

• First type of model is a “high fashion” model; this is the most famous role as you are co-operating with designers on runway shows. They also advertising for fashion magazines spoke models products and the well known “Cover Girls or boys” who wow the front pages of elite magazines.
• The second type of modeling is known as Commercial Modeling, this includes advertisements for everyday products, restaurants, or big chain stores, or anything on this relevant chain. These photos are found in lighter magazines such as Good Housekeeping, People Magazine. Opportunities from commercial modeling can lead you to On-line sites for major chain stores Topshop, Miss Guided and many other high street brands.
• The third type of modeling is Local Modeling. Models in this line of work will do shoots for photographers selling them online for stock inventory. Sometimes the shots will be for smaller businesses or fashion shows for a variety of events, such as a bridal fair or car shows. Models also work for national brands in need of local talent to promote their products i.e. energy drinks at, military bases, or your local village company’s.

What responsibilities are associated with this job?

Professionalism –

• You must treat the job as any other job, do your research find out about the company and there aims. World-famous expert Paul Fisher says, “Find this out: Do they want what you have? What are their clients looking for? They way to get into the industry is through researching the industry”. -Paul Fishers biography (book,12/1/19,)

 

Confidence

Put yourself out there and apply for many different agencies and modeling jobs this will give you a range of work and it will provide you with audition experience.

• Make yourself a portfolio to give to your agent this will make you aspire more professional. Find an area with a neutral background take headshots and full body photos (they love polaroid’s as it shows true beauty) Schofield.H(9/1/19) Modeling and agency work, T0.07, West Suffolk College.

 

• According to Fisher “Send them your picture. You will hear back from them. If you do not hear back from them, don’t model.” Paul Fishers biography (book,12/1/19,)

• from this quote you can determin that the industry are very tuff on you so you need thick skin and to really just suck it up and keep trying if you want to succeed.
• Have to be photogenic

Manors

• Being polite and friendly to someone doesn’t hurt, the nicer you are the more people will want to work with you and will most likely ask you back. By talking to people this will create a network and a stream of people in the industry that can pass on your name. Further more you are representing someone else’s company so you have a reputation to uphold as they have provided you with the opportunity of work.

 

What progression opportunities might be available in this line of work?

• There can be big lines of work within this industry as you build your self a network of people and contacts, this could take you anywhere from big modeling shoots, to getting you acting work on TV by being spotted by a Booker. After all is a way of making money.

 

How are you using the knowledge and information you already know?

• By the knowledge of learning dance you lean to repeat your moves exactly the same way each time, this can be applied into modeling as you need to be able to go state back to the photographers desired position.

 

 

Sophie Allen dancer and Disney cruise ships

What dose this job role involve, what line of work is it?

• You doing work all round the world so you have to be prepared to move and relocate.
• You can be a dancer so your not particularly any character you’re more in the shows for dance brakes.
• There is also the job of being a face character, this means you are playing a role of a character how doesn’t require a mask. There for there are high standers for these actors as they have to look, sound and portray the princes and princesses to the Disney standard.
• There is also the job of being a fur character, this means you are in a costume. Although this means you don’t have to worry about looking like your role there are still requirements of you. Being in a thick suit all day means you have to be fit and well to keep up the energy of the role. https://www.cosmopolitan.com/lifestyle/news/a30864/disney-princess/ (cosmopolitan-13/1/19)

 

What responsibilities are associated with this job?

Efficient-

• You have to be performing in the best possible manner with the least waste of time and effort; due to the amount of people you have to see in a day (172 people per hour).

https://www.wonderslist.com/10-facts-about-disney-theme-park-princesses/ – (Wonder list- 13/1/19)

Manors-

• Being polite and friendly to everyone around you, the nicer you are the more people will want to work with you and will most likely ask you back. By talking to people this will create a network and a stream of people in the industry that can pass on your name. Further more you are representing some of the biggest company’s in the world e.g. ROYAL CARIBBEAN or Disney, There for you need to uphold their statues.

Allen.S (7/1/19) Disney and cruise, Dance studio, West Suffolk College.

 

Professionalism-

• You need to be professional and keep up there standard of work, one reason for this is the opportunity you have ben given to work for Disney is phenomenal however is your not professional your job can easily be presented to another actress.
• The aria you are working in, includes working with small children and thousands of people every day. Sometimes the visitors will molest and humiliate the characters. People are found making absence gestures like touching the characters in inappropriate places and making crude remarks especially to the princesses. People also try to de-bunk the idea of “magic”. However although this is all very bad you have to make sure to keep the other costumers happy, so swerve the situation.

https://www.wonderslist.com/10-facts-about-disney-theme-park-princesses/- (Wonder list- 13/1/19)

Organisation- 

• for you audition bring everything in a plastic wallet so its all there and prepared.
• never spot in and audition always go full out so they can see your potential.
• study what your going for/ no what you want, there for if the casting director asked you a question you may no the answer
• bing all the correct clothing so they can see you appearance they will judge on the way you look so be clean Allen.S (7/1/19) Disney and cruise, Dance studio, West Suffolk College.

What progression opportunities might be available in this line of work?

• The life of a Disney princess really varies. A lot of girls take themselves out before casting has to. People go on to work in musical theater at local playhouses or be teachers or some ex-princesses do princess parties and start up businesses. Some never want to leave; as soon as they get disapproved, they just want to become a princess trainer for Disney so they still get to be part of the magic.
• There are many Disney parks this means one park may want to send you to another park.
• Working thought Disney/Disney Cruise this can give you opportunity the work on other cruise lines. If you are polite and make new friends your name can be passed around creating a network witch can give you work

 

Allen.S (7/1/19) Disney and cruise, Dance studio, West Suffolk College.