A Bigger Future report - BFI - British Film Institute

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25 Giving people the opportunity they deserve to develop their talent and skills THE PROBLEM There are basic and tough barriers facing employers, employees, new entrants and freelancers when considering skills development. These include: • The cost of course fees; • Lost earnings where training clashes with work commitments; • A reluctance to commit to training which might clash with work opportunities; • Difficulties in planning course attendance due to the short notice and peripatetic nature of jobs offered; • A lack of expertise available to support skills development opportunities, particularly for small to medium-sized companies. Provision and delivery should therefore be made more affordable, more flexible and film specific. Issues which need to be addressed include: • Improving cross-industry awareness so that freelancers, new entrants and employees have a real understanding of how the different sectors and functions of the film industry inter-relate. This should include an understanding of the impact of new technologies; • Increasing collaborative elements in skills development so that individuals from different disciplines can work and learn together where appropriate; • Providing a wider range of training delivery models including internships, mentoring and where appropriate, master classes;
Page 1: A BIGGERThe UK Film Skills Strategy
Page 4 and 5: INTRODUCTION - STEWART TILL CBE 04
Page 6: With the implementation of A Bigger
Page 9 and 10: • A Bigger Future sets out a comp
Page 11 and 12: • A detailed and ongoing research
Page 13 and 14: 13 Attracting the brightest and the
Page 15 and 16: 15 opportunities available. Strong
Page 17 and 18: ION 17 In future the skills require
Page 19 and 20: creative excellence. The NFTS, whic
Page 21 and 22: Another key benefit of this approac
Page 26 and 27: • Developing fast-track initiativ
Page 28 and 29: 28 - A UK Film Trainee Network will
Page 30 and 31: afro hair, application and aftercar
Page 32 and 33: • Internships and shadowing oppor
Page 34 and 35: & ANALYSING COLLECTING INFORMATIO 4
Page 36 and 37: THE SOLUTION The strategy will buil
Page 38: Distribution Skillset’s Employmen
Page 41 and 42: 41 A costed, realistic and funded a
Page 43 and 44: works to assist individuals who are
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Page 52 and 53: THE UK FILM INDUSTRY - A FAST-GROWI
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Page 66 and 67: Communications Advisory Group (Apri
Page 68 and 69: CONSULTATION The following individu
Page 70: Stephen Whaley Westminster Universi
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