Aim: What types of careers exist in the TV production industry?

Do Now: In your notebook, I want you imagine what it would be like to work on a show like Sesame Street, or your favorite show.

What job would you have?

What would you do? (5 min.)

Materials: Macs, class blog, paper, pens

Procedures: Share out Do Now (5 min.)

Objectives:
The student will be able to list the primary responsibilities of each position.
Students will identify the interconnectedness between production staff positions.
Students will identify and define the role of the director.

Essential Questions:
1. What types of careers exist in the TV production industry?
2. Which career am I best suited for?
3. What steps would I need to take to obtain a career in this industry?

Activity 1

In small groups, have students brainstorm a list of the various careers in TV or media and write them in their notebooks. Then compare their lists with their classmates. Then explain that there can be over 100 different positions on a movie or TV set and have them copy down the most notable. Explain that most positions are grouped into 3 categories: 1) staff – the people who work behind the scenes, 2) crew – generally the equipment managers and 3) talent – the people who appear in front of the camera.

http://www.jobmonkey.com/broadcastjobs/tv-types.html

http://www.media-match.com/

http://www.ehow.com/how-to_4845386_become-tv-production-assistant.html

http://bx.businessweek.com/television-industry/jobs/

http://www.thesite.org/workandstudy/gettingajob/careersatoz/tvproduction

Shareout/Group discussion- Students will explain to each other what these various positions mean
(10 min.)


Summary: Students will pick their favorite TV show or movie and go to IMDB.com to pick one notable person to do research about what their job entails on that show or film.
Possible examples: Drew Barrymore, Jammi Foxx, Steven Speilberg, Producer of Gossip Girl, Camera person on ‘Jersey Shore’, rapper producers, like Lil’ Wayne, Kanye West, Jay-Z, P-Diddy, etc.


HW: Research on your home computer about the notable person you picked, What does their job entail?
What are their day to day duties?
How did they get their start?
e-mail your HW to ROliver2@schools.nyc.gov