Training Needs Survey for Film and TV Industry Suirbhé um ......don Tionscal Scannán agus Teilifíse 2017 Contents An Clár Section 1 | Roinn 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1.1 Background/Survey

GALWAY FILM CENTRE | GRÉASÁN NA MEÁN SKILLNET

Training Needs Survey for Film and TV Industry

Suirbhé um Riachtanais Oiliúna don Tionscal Scannán agus Teilifíse

2017

ContentsAn Clár

Section 1 | Roinn 1EXECUTIVE SUMMARY1.1 Background/Survey Objective Cúlra/ Cuspóir an tSuirbhé . . . . 11.2 Summary Achoimre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.3 Methodology Modheolaíocht . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Section 2 | Roinn 2DEPARTMENTS2.1 Acting Aisteoireacht . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112.2 Art Department Ealaíne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172.3 Camera Department Ceamara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232.4 Costume Design Dearadh Feisteas . . . . . . . . . 292.5 Directing Stiúradh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342.6 Editing Eagarthóireacht . . . . . . . . . . . 402.7 Hair & Make-Up Gruaig agus Smideadh . . . . . . 472.8 Lighting Soilsiú . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 522.9 Producer Léiritheoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 572.10 Production Léiriúchán . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 642.11 Script Department Script . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 702.12 Sound Fuaim. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 752.13 Other Eile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Section 3 | Roinn 3APPENDICES3.1 Appendix A Aguisín A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Section 1

Executive SummaryAchoimre

Feidhmiúcháin

GRÉASÁN NA MEÁN TRAINING

1.1BACKGROUND/SURVEY OBJECTIVE CÚLRA/CUSPÓIR AN tSUIRBHÉ

Galway Film Centre is a non-profit, resource organization that supports those working in the audio visual sector based in the West of Ireland. Galway Film Centre support filmmakers, community and youth groups through education and training, funding schemes, equipment provision and information.

The Gréasán na Meán Skillnet is linked with an ever-growing hub of media in the West of Ireland. At present their network membership is over 60 companies which have identified training needs that can be best addressed through an innovative and collaborative teaching approach.

Gréasán na Meán Skillnet always aim to deliver affordable facilities to candidates, providing a range of courses at subsidized rates and are pleased to facilitate jobseekers by offering a number of free places on many courses.

The objectives of the survey were to:

• Detect current training needs within the TV/Film Industry in Ireland and apply the information to address the skills and training areas that are most in demand

• Provide an opportunity to those in the industry to share their opinions regarding areas within their specific department as well as the industry as a whole

• Gather data in order to have a better understanding of the level of Gaeilge that is currently used within the industry

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EmploymentFostaíocht

• 63% of Producers have been in full-time employment over the previous 4 weeks which is the highest across any department (i.e. employed >30 hrs/wk).

• The Lighting Department has the highest percentage of part-time employment at 40% over the past 4 weeks (i.e. employed >7 hrs/wk).

• The department with the highest percentage of unemployed is the Art Department with 71% unemployed over the previous 4 weeks

LanguageTeanga

The average level of fluency across respondents was 2 which was based on a scale of 0=novice to 5=fluent

Women Men Overall No Irish: 22% 29% 26% Beginner: 45% 43% 44% Intermediate: 17% 13% 15% Advanced: 16% 14% 15%

The departments with the highest average level of fluency in Gaeilge are the Costume Design Department and Producers. The Hair and Make-Up Department and Sound Department have the lowest average level of fluency.

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CORP + ANAM, MAGAMEDIA

1.2SUMMARYACHOIMRE

The survey was conducted from June 5, 2017 to June 30, 2017 and brings awareness to training deficits and trends as identified by the following departments: Acting, Art, Camera, Costume, Directing, Editing, Hair & Make-Up, Lighting, Producer, Production, Script, Sound and Other Departments.

DemographicsDéimeagrafaic

• Of the 274 respondents, 51% of the respondents are female, 47% male and 2% prefer not to answer.

• 100% of the Costume Design and Hair & Make-Up Departments and 78% of Production Department respondents are female.

• 100% of the Lighting Department, 92% of the Sound Department and 79% of the Editing Department respondents are male.

• Respondents from the Art Department and Costume Design Department have the largest percentage of those between the ages of 18-24 with 67% and 50% respectively.

• The department with the highest percentage of respondents that are 65 and older is Acting (10%).

• Overall, the majority of survey respondents work in Galway (36%) followed by Dublin (33%) even though 43% are based in Galway and 22% in Dublin.

• The Script Department has the lowest percentage of those based in Galway (17%). None of the Lighting Department respondents and only 6% of the Script Department respondents work in Galway.

• 67% of the Art Department is based in and working in Galway, which is the highest percentage across all departments. This is followed by Acting which has 67% based in Galway and 57% working in Galway.

• Overall, the age amongst respondents broke down as follows: 25 – 34 years old (29%) 35 - 44 years old (26%) 18 – 24 years old (24%) 45 – 54 years old (16%) 55 - 64 years old (4%) 65 & older (3%)

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Feedback (Practitioners, Trends, Obstacles)Aiseolas

• The most common obstacles across all departments were a lack of resources to help find work, lack of paid work and finding it difficult to break in as it’s a ‘who you know’ industry

• The Production Department received the largest amount of responses which made up 18.5% of all the responses and Costume Design received the lowest response rate at 1.6%

• The Production, Directing and Camera Departments are the top 3 departments that other departments are interested in hearing speakers from

• Common future trends that are mentioned multiple times from Camera, Editing and Sound Department respondents include VR, VFX and the constant changing of software

• Directors and Producers mentioned the future trends of having to adapt to Subscription Video on Demand (SVOD) and Audio/Video on Demand (AVOD)

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MENDING LEGENDS, SCIENCE ON SCREEN 2016

EducationOideachas

• The highest level of education was amongst the Producer respondents where 53% have received a Masters. The lowest level of education was in Lighting where 50% have received a Diploma.

• 83% of the Hair & Make-up Department are interested in taking an accredited course followed by 79% of Camera Department respondents.

• Overall, 59% of all respondents are very interested in taking accredited training programmes.

• 14% of respondents believe that it is unimportant to have an accredited qualification in order to gain employment and 29% believe it is very important.

• The highest percentage of respondents who upskill through self-teaching is in the Camera Department (78%).

• The preferred training delivery method overall is short-term courses.

• The most available time for these trainings would be in the spring or winter during the weekend mornings or weekday evenings.

• Managing Yourself as a Freelancer is the most popular skill choice across all the departments.

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DOCUMENTARY SCHOOL

1.3METHODOLOGYMODHEOLAÍOCHT

The TV/Film Industry survey was distributed via an online survey questionnaire through SurveyMonkey. This was aimed at those currently working in the industry in Ireland including those in the early stages of their career to the well established.

Departments that were addressed were: • Acting• Art Department• Camera Department• Costume Design• Directing Department• Editing Department• Hair & Make-Up Department• Lighting Department• Producer • Production Department• Script Department• Sound Department• Other

Questionnaire DesignDearadh An Cheistneora

In order to cater the questionnaire specifically to each department, multiple professionals from each of the 12 included departments were consulted with during the design of the survey. They assisted in creating a list of useful and necessary skills and techniques relevant to their specific department.

These suggestions were then listed in the skills sections of the survey along with an option for respondents to list training/skills that may not have been listed.

Past surveys conducted by Galway Film Centre and Screen Training Ireland were also researched to guide the design.

During the design, numerous amendments to the survey were made that included adding in open-ended questions, which allowed respondents to be able to speak more freely on the topics of interests, obstacles, trends and other areas.

This information was formatted into an online survey using Survey Monkey. This tool provides many options for: weighting questions; using open and closed questions; and presenting the information in as simple a way as possible. This was particularly important as we were aware that many respondents would access the survey on their smartphones, rather than a desktop computer.

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Other DepartmentsRannóga Eile

Participants were also offered to select the department category ‘Other’ for those who were not part of the 12 offered departments. The ‘Other’ departments mentioned included Journalism, IT, Directing Theatre, Location Work, Vision Engineering/Outside Broadcasting, Lighting Electrician, Stunts, Unit Manager, Cinema Management, Storyboard Artist for Animation, Design, Arts Officer, Supply & Production Facilitation, Documentary and Administration.

Some respondents noted that they worked across more than one department such as Acting & Directing Theatre, Acting & Script, Commissioning & Producing, Camera, Editing & Production and Lighting Electrician and Vision Engineering.

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Section 2

Departments

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DistributionDáileadh The survey was available as a hyperlink. This was shared via Galway Film Centre and Gréasán na Méans’ websites, as well as their social media networks. It was also emailed to their databases twice. It was possible for individuals to copy the link and share amongst their own network. We also contacted companies directly and asked them to distribute the link to their staff.

Contacts from departments that had a low number of respondents were then followed up in the final week of the survey.

In total, the survey received 274 respondents.

While the survey was accessible to participants from all around Ireland, the majority tended to be from the West, due to the fact that this is where both Galway Film Centre and Gréasán na Méan and the majority of those in the databases are based.

Data Analysis And ReportingAnailís Agus Tuairisciú Sonraí

This report summarises the findings from the survey comparing department to department as well as sub-groups such as gender, age, employment status, language capabilities and geographical location.

Note that there may be instances where the sum of the percentages may not equal 100% as the percentages are rounded.

MULTI-CAM DIRECTING, KERRY NATIONAL DIGITAL SKILLS CENTRE

2.1

ActingAisteoireacht

8.43%

PROFILEPRÓIFÍL

Of all the survey respondents, 8.4% selected the Acting Department as their area of work. 43% are female, 52% male and 5% prefer not to answer. Their age ranges from 18 to 65 or older, but the largest percentage of 33.3% falls within the 18-24-age bracket.

57% of the respondents work in Galway followed by 24% in Dublin even though only 10% are based in Dublin.

CHART 2.1A

WHERE ACTING RESPONDENTS WORK

CHART 2.1B

ACTING DEPARTMENT EMPLOYMENT LEVELS

EMPLOYMENTFOSTAÍOCHT

The average length of time these respondents have been in this profession is 6 years with the breakdown as follows:

>1 yr. = 20%1-4 yrs. = 15%5-9 yrs. = 35%10+ yrs. = 30%

No respondents have been in full-time employment (over previous 4 weeks). 60% say the majority of their work is paid. 20% currently have an agent.

57%

30% 10%

60%

UNEMPLOYED

PART-TIME & UNEMPLOYED

PART-TIME & FULL-TIME

24%

FERMANAGH

DUBLIN

GALWAY

LIMERICK

WICKLOWOTHER

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The following is a breakdown of the 12 departments surveyed and includes findings about the profile, background and future course interests and needs within each department.

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LANGUAGETEANGA

CREATIVE SKILLSSCILEANNA CRUTHAITHEACHA

To measure proficiency in Gaeilge, respondents rated themselves on a scale ranging from 1 to 5 with “1” being a novice and “5” being fluent.

Of the 50% of respondents that have received broadcasting credits, over half (57%) state that none of their credits has been in Gaeilge, 14% have between 1-5 credits and 29% have over 20 credits.

A significant percentage of those who responded express a strong interest in upskilling in Acting for TV (88%) and Acting for Film (82%).

Participants were asked if they were interested in learning more about working with other departments and if so, to name their top 3 departments. In Acting, 76% express either an interest or strong interest in this option the following came out as the top 3:1. Directing Department2. Production Department3. Script Department

There is a strong interest in participating in regular actors studio, with 65% saying they are “very interested”.

CHART 2.1F CREATIVE SKILLS NEEDS

CHART 2.1E PROFICIENCY IN IRISH LANGUAGE

29% 43% 14% 14% 0%

1NOVICE

2BEGINNERS

ACTING TECHNIQUES

NOT INTERESTED

NEUTRAL

INTERESTED

VERY INTERESTED

ACTING FOR FILM

ACTING FOR TV

TEXT ANALYSIS

WORKING WITH OTHER

DEPARTMENTS

3 INTERMEDIATE

4ADVANCED

5 FLUENT

100%80%60%40%20%0%

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CHART 2.1C ACTING TECHNIQUES

PREVIOUS EDUCATIONOIDEACHAIS ROIMHE

The highest levels of education for the majority of respondents are diploma (29%) and degree (29%).

The majority (79%) of respondents have studied Stanislavski’s System, but Alexander Techniques and Chekhov Technique are also popular. Other techniques mentioned are Grotowski, physical theatre and Brecht.

Currently, 71% of respondents update their acting skills/techniques through self-teaching, followed by 65% through short training courses. Surveyors also listed peer

workshops as a common way of updating their skills.

Previous courses/schools that respondents have found helpful have been Stanislavski Workshop with Focus Theatre, Puppetry: Illusion and the thing you can’t fake with Dan Colley and the National Festival of Youth Theatre, Fabulous Beast Dance Theatre in Dublin, Gaiety School of Acting, Drama BA from DIT, Level 6 Actor Training Course with Bull Alley Theatre Company, Actors Guild in London, John Cantwell and Graham Cantwell courses and an online masterclass.

FIGURE 2.1D BROADCAST/FESTIVAL CREDITS

CREDITSCREIDIÚINTÍ

50% of Acting Department respondents have broadcast/festival credits with the majority of their form being Short Film. One respondent also noted a voiceover credit.

79%50% 50% 36% 29% 21% 21%

STANISLAVSKI

SHORT FILM 90%

THEATRE 50%

RADIO 40%

SOAP 30%

FEATURE DOCUMENTARY 30%

COMMERCIALS 20%FACTUAL TV 10%CORPORATE 10%OTHER 10%

FEATURE FILM 40%

TV DRAMA 40%

ALEXANDER CHEKHOV MEISNER LEE STRASBERG

PRACTICAL AESTHETIC

OTHER

100%

0%

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PRACTITIONERSCLEACHTÓIRÍ

FUTURE TRENDSTREOCHTAÍ SA TODHCHAÍ

LARGEST OBSTACLESNA CONSTAICÍ IS MÓ

Film/TV practitioners the respondents would like to hear from include Lenny Abrahamson, Jim Sheridan, Frank Moiselle, Maureen Hughes, Ros Hubbard,

Nick Dunning, Ross Grant, Gerry Grennell, Mat Fraser, Jack Thorne, Lucy Lumsden and Louise Dyson.

Future trends Actors identify as needing further training in include:• Green screen • Voice acting

• Self-producing training including financing/PR and approaching festivals• Animation• 3D

Actors identify the following as being obstacles that they are currently facing:• Difficulty networking/isolation from peers when not working• Lack of work in general and specifically for mature actors

• Financial uncertainty• Limitations due to lack of knowledge in Irish language • Barriers to training for disabled actors, as well as general disability access for artists and audiences

PASSING, DAVID FREYNE, RTÉ/GALWAY FILM CENTRE SHORT FILM AWARD

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BUSINESS & SOFT SKILLSSCILEANNA GNÓ AGUS BOGA

TECHNICAL SKILLSSCILEANNA TEICNIÚLA

INDUSTRY SPEAKERSCAOINTEOIRÍ TIONSCAIL

Audition Techniques (53%) and Managing Yourself as a Freelancer (53%) both received a significant amount of interest in the Business & Soft Skills area along with Marketing and Branding.

Other skills of interest from respondents that are mentioned include:• Tax and Financial Planning• Disability Employment Rights• Web skills for Managing online presence• Uploading & Editing clips

In terms of technical skills, Self-Taping stands out as an area of interest but only approximately half are “interested” or

“very interested” in Health & Safety Legislation & Procedures.

In regards to which industry speakers they would like to have information sessions with, Casting Directors received the

strongest interest with 82% selecting that they are “very interested” followed by Producers with 71%.

100%

0%

80%

60%

40%

20%

CV CLINIC/HEADSHOTS AUDITION TECHNIQUES MARKETING/BRANDING MANAGING YOURSELF AS A FREELANCER

NOT INTERESTED NEUTRAL INTERESTED VERY INTERESTED

FIGURE 2.1G BUSINESS AND SOFT SKILLS NEEDS

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PROFILEPRÓIFÍL


6% of survey respondents work in the Art Department, with 60% being female and 40% male. The age ranges between 18-44 with the majority (67%) falling

within the 18-24-age category. While the respondents are based in 6 different counties, the majority of their work is only in counties Galway, Dublin and Mayo.

36% of these respondents say their main role is as a Trainee, followed by Production Designers (14%) and Art Directors (7%).

2.2

Art Department and PropsAn Rannóg Ealaíne agus Props

6.02%

CHART 2.2A

WHERE ART DEPARTMENT

RESPONDENTS ARE BASED

CHART 2.2B

WHERE ART DEPARTMENT

RESPONDENTS WORK

CHART 2.2C ROLES AMONGST RESPONDENTS

SLIGO

ROSCOMMON

MAYO

MAYO

PRODUCTION DESIGNER

ART DIRECTOR

OTHER

TRAINEESTANDBY ART DIRECTOR

STANDBY PROPS

GRAPHIC DESIGNER

MODEL MAKING

DUBLIN

LIMERICK

KILDARE

GALWAY GALWAY

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TRAINING DELIVERYCUR OILIÚNA AR FÁIL

SUMMARYACHOIMRE

Short-term courses, on-the-job training and masterclasses are the preferred forms of training for these respondents.

69% of respondents are interested in taking accredited programmes in acting even though only 57% believe it is “important” or “very important” in order to gain employment in their area.

Spring and autumn are the ideal time of year for these respondents with an equal spread of preferred time of day across the weekdays and weekends.

In summary, there is an equal response between genders in this department with 60% of them being unemployed over the past 4 weeks and only 20% having agents. There is also a low number of Gaeilge speaking respondents with 72% of them either being a novice or beginner level. Over half (52%) have at least one broadcast/festival credit

The training areas they are most interested in are1. Information sessions with Casting Directors2. Acting for TV3. Acting for Film4. Information Sessions with Producers5. Acting Techniques

Their preferred time of year for trainings would be in the spring or autumn, ideally through short-term courses (69%).

SHORT-TERM COURSE 69%

ON THE JOB TRAINING 50%

WORK PLACEMENT 38%

LONG-TERM COURSE 25%

E-LEARNING/ONLINE 19%

OVERSEAS TRAINING 13%

INFO SESSIONS 6%

UNEMPLOYED OVER THE PAST 4 WEEKS

HAVE AGENTS NOVICE OR BEGINNER LEVEL IN

IRISH LANGUAGE

AT LEAST ONE BROADCAST/

FESTIVAL CREDIT

WOULD LIKE FURTHER TRAINING THROUGH SHORT-TERM COURSES

MASTERCLASSES 50%

MENTORSHIP 25%

CHART 2.1H TRAINING DELIVERY METHODS

60% 20% 72% 52% 69%

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LANGUAGETEANGA


To measure proficiency in Gaeilge, participants ranked their level of fluency on a scale ranging from 0-5 with “0” being a novice and “5” being fluent. The average level for this department is 2 with 7% having no Irish, 60% beginners, 27% intermediate and 7% fluent.

Of those that have received broadcasting credits, 83% of respondents have had between 1-5 of these credits be in Gaeilge and 17% have not had any broadcasting credits in Gaeilge.

In terms of Creative Skills, all respondents in this department are either “interested” (33%) or “very interested” (67%) in Production Design. Both Art Direction (58%) and Working with other departments (58%) also received positive responses.

Respondents were asked if they were interested in learning more about working with other departments, which 58% said they were “very interested”. They were asked to name their top 3 departments and the following were the ones mentioned most frequently. 1. Production Department 2. Camera Department3. Lighting Department

CHART 2.2G

CREATIVE SKILLS NEEDS

100%

0%

80%

60%

40%

20%

PRODUCTION DESIGN ART DIRECTION SET DRESSING PROPS WORKING WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS


CHART 2.2F PROFICIENCY IN IRISH LANGUAGE

7% 60% 27% 0% 7%

1NOVICE

2BEGINNERS

3 INTERMEDIATE

4ADVANCED

5 FLUENT

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EMPLOYMENT continuedFOSTAÍOCHT continued



The average length of time these respondents have been working in this department is 2 years with the breakdown being:>1 yr. = 36%1-5 yrs. = 50% 6-9 yrs. = 7% 10+ yrs. = 7%

But over the last 4 weeks, 71% of Art Department respondents state they have been unemployed with exactly half of them saying the majority of their work has been unpaid.

The highest level of education the majority of those in this department have received that is relevant to their current career is a degree.

Currently self-teaching is the most common way those in this department update their relevant skills. The most

useful relevant workshop/courses respondents have taken include Production Design module in Film & Doc at GMIT, Graphic Design for film-making with Annie Atkins, Online Photoshop course, on-set volunteer experience and a course in Movie Magic.

43% of respondents have broadcast/festival credits with the main forms

being Feature Film (67%), Short Film (50%) and Soap (50%).

CHART 2.2E BROADCAST/FESTIVAL CREDITS

CHART 2.2D

ART DEPARTMENT EMPLOYMENT LEVELS

PART-TIME

MIX OF PART-TIME AND UNEMPLOYED

UNEMPLOYED

FULL TIME

67%50% 50%

33%17% 17% 17% 17%

FEATURE FILM SHORT FILM SOAP TV DRAMA FACTUAL TV

CORPORATE/PROMOS

LIVE TV/MULTI-CAM

DOCUMENTARY

100%

0%

71%

7%14%

7%

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Future trends that respondents within this department identify as needing further training in include:

• New Media• CAD, Computer Design, ACAD, Photoshop• Prosthetics

Art Department respondents identify the following as being obstacles that they are currently facing:• Difficulty in finding ways to gain experience as a paid trainee, rather than a volunteer

• Breaking into the industry without having attended a film course• Lack of high standard courses• Lack of work


Based on the answers from Art Department respondents, the preferred type of trainings are short-term courses and work placement.

Both received 64%, followed by on-the-job training and mentorship. 70% are interested in accredited training programmes, but only 30% think it is “very important” to have in order to gain employment.

The ideal time of year is in the spring or summer during the weekday evening.

CHART 2.2J TRAINING DELIVERY METHODS

SHORT-TERM COURSES 64%

WORK PLACEMENT 64%

MENTORSHIP 55%


LONG-TERM COURSES 18%

ON-THE-JOB 55%

MASTERCLASSES 27%

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Managing yourself as a freelancer is an area that 50% of respondents say they were “very interested” in. One respondent

also mentions Taxes as a Freelancer as another area of interest, but very few seem interested in upskilling in Budgets.

CHART 2.2H

BUSINESS AND SOFTSKILLS NEEDS

100%

0%

80%

60%

40%

20%

BUDGETS COMMUNICATION SKILLS

MANAGEMENT SKILLS

MANAGING YOURSELF AS A FREELANCER



Film/TV practitioners whom those in the Art Department would like to hear from include Paul McDonnell for Model-Making/

Sculpting and Production Designers in general who are currently working in the Industry in Ireland.


The technical skills respondents seem most interested in are Graphics with 75% being “very interested” and Prop Making with 67% being “very interested”. There is very little interest in Health and Safety

and only a small amount of interest in the area of Research as shown in Chart 2.1i. Other technical areas respondents mention they would be interested in are SFX Makeup and Stop Motion Animation.

CHART 2.1I

TECHNICAL SKILLS NEEDS

100%

0%

80%

60%

40%

20%

RESEARCH MODEL MAKING PROP MAKING DRAFTING SKILLS

3D MODELLING SOFTWARE

HEALTH & SAFETY LEGISLATION

GRAPHICS


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2.3

CameraCeamara

8.84%

PROFILEPRÓIFÍL

8.84% of respondents work in the Camera Department of which 73% are male, 18% are female and 9% prefer not to answer. The age ranges from 18-64 with the majority (32%) falling into the 25-34 age bracket.

Of the respondents, the largest percentages work in either Galway (55%) or Dublin (18%), but 59% are based in Galway and 14% in Dublin.

CHART 2.3A

WHERE CAMERA RESPONDENTS WORK

CHART 2.3B

CAMERA DEPARTMENT EMPLOYMENT LEVELS


The majority of respondents in this area work as either Camera Operator (55%) or Director of Photography (30%). The average length of time these participants have been working in this department is 4 years with the breakdown as follows: >1 yr. = 10%1-5 yrs. = 60% 6-9 yrs. = 10% 10 + yrs. = 20%

Over the past 4 weeks, 30% have been unemployed, only 10% have been in full-time employment and 60% have said their work has been paid.

SLIGO

ROSCOMMON

OTHER

DUBLIN FERMANAGH

UNEMPLOYED

PART-TIME EMPLOYED

MIXTURE OF PART-TIME AND UNEMPLOYED

MIXTURE OF FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME EMPLOYED

PART-TIME EMPLOYED

WICKLOW

LEITRIM

GALWAY

55%

18%

30% 25%

20%15%

10%

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SUMMARYACHOIMRE

The majority (67%) of respondents fall within in the 18-24-age bracket. 71% state they have been unemployed over the past 4 weeks and only half saying the majority of their work is paid.

Preferred methods of training are through short-term courses and work placement, but currently the majority update their skills through self-teaching.

The training areas that have received the most interest include:1. Graphics2. Production Design3. Prop Making4. Art Direction5. 3D Modelling Software

IN THE 18-24-AGE BRACKET

HAVE BEEN UNEMPLOYED OVER THE PAST 4 WEEKS

SAY THE MAJORITY OF THEIR WORK IS PAID

67% 71% 50%

GRAPHIC DESIGN WITH ANNIE ATKINS

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There appears to be a general strong interest in the following Creative Skills as shown in Chart 2.3f. Shooting Styles received the most interest with 80% of respondents being “very interested” in it. Participants were asked if they wished to learn more about working with other departments.

In the Camera Department, 60% are interested in learning more about this and ranked the following as their top 3 departments they wish to work with:1. Editing Department2. Lighting Department3. Sound Department

CHART 2.3F


LANGUAGETEANGA

To measure proficiency in Gaeilge, respondents ranked their level on a scale from 0-5 with “0” being a “novice” and 5 being “fluent”. The average of fluency in this department is a 1, with 35% having no Irish, 50% beginner, 5% intermediate and 9% fluent.

Of the respondents that have received broadcast/festival credits, 36% of respondents do not have any credits in Gaeilge, 36% have between 1-5 and 18% have 10+.

100%

0%

80%

60%

40%

20%

VISUAL INTERPRETATION OF SCRIPT

SHOOTING STYLES WORKING WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS



35% 50% 5% 0% 9%

1NOVICE

2BEGINNERS

3 INTERMEDIATE

4ADVANCED

5 FLUENT

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The highest level of education of those in this department that is relevant to their current career is a degree (33%), followed by a diploma (28%).

Currently, 78% of these respondents update their skills through self-teaching as shown in Chart 2.3c. The most useful workshops that they have attended include Cinematography with Steve Freiberg and Mo Flam in ETB Tralee, Film Production at St. John’s Central College and Camera Operations FETAC Level 5.

65% of camera respondents have broadcast/festival credits with the main form being Short Film followed by Factual TV, Corporate/Promo and Live Camera. Other forms not listed, but mentioned are Music Videos and Short Documentary as shown in Chart 2.3d.

CHART 2.3D BROADCAST/FESTIVAL CREDITS

CHART 2.3C UPDATE SKILLS & TECHNIQUES

SELF-TAUGHT 78%

SHORT FILM 69%

CORPORATE/PROMOS 38%

LIVE TV/MULTI-CAM 38%

FACTUAL TV 38%

FEATURE FILM 23%

SOAP 23%

COMMERCIALS 23%

TV DRAMA 15%


SHORT DOCUMENTARY 8%

MUSIC VIDEOS 8%NEWS 8%

WORK EXPERIENCE 56%

SHORT-TRAINING COURSES 44%

ONLINE WORKSHOPS 39%

UNIVERSITY OR OTHER ACCREDITED COURSES 22%

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Practitioners the participants would like to hear from include Seamus McGarvey,

PJ Dillon and Colm Hogan.


Future trends Camera Department respondents identify as needing further training in include:

• VFX & Virtual Reality• Codecs & Editing


71% of those in the Camera Department chose on-the-job training as their preferred training method.

There is also a strong interest in taking accredited training programmes with 79% “very interested”, but only 36% believing it is “very important” to have in order to gain employment in their area.

The ideal time for training and workshops for respondents is during the winter on weekday evenings, with weekend evenings being the least favourable.

CHART 2.3I TRAINING DELIVERY METHODS


The set respondents identify the following as being obstacles that they are currently facing: • Difficulty in developing a career and moving forwards• Finding a lack of employment opportunities

• Diluting of skills (5 person crew is now a 1 person crew)• Handling expenses associated with accessing equipment• Finding it to be a “Who you know” industry


WORK PLACEMENT 50%


MENTORSHIP 36%

MASTERCLASSES 29%



INFO SESSIONS 14%E-LEARNING/ONLINE 7%

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CHART 2.3G



87% of those surveyed in this department have a strong interest in upskilling in Managing Yourself As A Freelancer.

Another area of interest a respondent mentions is Finance and Budgeting.

100%

0%

80%

60%

40%

20%

COMMUNICATION SKILLS (EG. WITH ACTORS, CREW, DEPARTMENTS)

MANAGEMENT OF YOUR TEAM




87% have a strong interest in upskilling in Camera Operation, followed by Steadicam (67%), Focus Pulling (67%) and Color Correction (60%). Lighting is also mentioned as another technical skills area of interest.

64% have had training in Manual Handling, 43% in Safe Pass and 36% in Health & Safety. 29% have not had training in any of these areas.

CHART 2.3H


EQUIPMENTTREALAMH

Camera equipment that respondents feel most familiar with include Live Broadcast Sony 500, Sony fs7, f5, DSLR, Lumix GH4, Canon xf305, Canon C100, Blackmagic Cinema and RED.

Equipment that was repeatedly mentioned as ones they would like further training in include:

• Red Technology• Blackmagic• Sony F5• Steadicam

Other equipment mentioned includes ARRI Alexa, Betamax, Gimbals, Panasonic gh4, modern film cameras and Sony/Panasonic broadcast cameras.

100%

0%

80%

60%

40%

20%

CAMERA OPERATION

FOCUS PULLING

STEADICAM GRIPPING DATA WRANGLER

COLOUR CORRECTION

WORKING WITH VFX

CAMERA RESOLUTION/

CODECS

HEALTH & SAFETY

LEGISLATION


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2.4

Costume DesignDearadh Feisteas

1.6%


The highest relevant level of education that the majority of those that work in this department have received is a degree (67%). They update their skills through an equal mix of self-teaching, university, work experience and short training courses.

The most useful Costume Design workshops/courses that they have attended include a Tailoring Course with Screen Training Ireland and Period Costume in London College of Fashion.

1.6% of the survey respondents work in Costume Design, all of which are female. Half fall within the 25-34 age bracket and

the other half are between 45-54. Exactly 50% are based in Galway and 50% in Dublin, but all work in Dublin.

The main roles in which these respondents work in include Costume Designer, Wardrobe Supervisor, Trainee and Costume Maker/Seamstress. The average length of time they have been working in this area is 7 years with the following breakdown:1-5 yrs. = 50%10+ yrs. = 50%

Over the previous 4 weeks, only 50% have been in full-time employment, but all of their work has been paid.

PROFILEPRÓIFÍL

CHART 2.4A

COSTUME DESIGN EMPLOYMENT LEVELS


FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT

UNEMPLOYED

MIXTURE OF PART-TIME AND UNEMPLOYED

50%

25%

25%

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SUMMARYACHOIMRE

There is a much larger prominence of male (73%) within in this department compared to females (18%) with the majority being between the ages of 25-34 and most working as Camera Operators.

Courses respondents in this department are interested in are:1. Managing yourself as a freelancer2. Camera Operation3. Shooting Styles4. Visual Interpretation of Script

MALE FEMALE

73% 18%

DSLR WORKSHOP

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CHART 2.4E



67% are interested in the creative area of Interpreting Script Requirements, but another unlisted area of interest mentioned is CAD for Costume & Hair.

Participants were also asked if they wanted to learn about working with other

departments and if yes, to name their top 3 in priority. In the Costume Design Department, 33% are very interested in this option and ranked the following as their top 3 departments:1. Directing Department2. Art Department3. Script Department

CHART 2.4D



33% of surveyed Costume Designers have a strong interest in Managing Yourself As A Freelancer. Other areas mentioned

include Updating in Designing and all aspects of the department regarding computers.

100%

100%

0%

0%

80%

80%

60%

60%

40%

40%

20%

20%

CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT

INTERPRET SCRIPT REQUIREMENTS

PREPARE LINE DRAWINGS AND

COLOUR SKETCHES

WORKING WITH OTHER

DEPARTMENTS

BUDGETS COMMUNICATION SKILLS MANAGING YOURSELF AS A FREELANCER

NOT INTERESTED

NOT INTERESTED

NEUTRAL

NEUTRAL

INTERESTED

INTERESTED

VERY INTERESTED

VERY INTERESTED

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75% of the Costume Designer respondents have broadcast/festival credits with the main form being Feature Film.

CHART 2.4B BROADCAST/FESTIVAL CREDITS

FEATURE FILM 100%

SHORT FILM 67%

TV DRAMA 67%

COMMERCIAL 67%

PHOTOGRAPHY SHOOTS 67%

MAGAZINES 67%

FACTUAL TV 33%




FASHION SHOWS 33%

THEATRE 33%

LANGUAGETEANGA

Respondents were asked to rank their level of Gaeilge with “0” being a novice and “5” being fluent. The average level of those in this department is 3 with 25% having no Irish, 25% at a beginner level, 25% intermediate and 25% fluent.

Of those that have received broadcasting credits, 50% of them have not done any of the broadcast/festival credits in Gaeilge and the other 50% have done well over 50+.

CHART 2.4C PROFICIENCY IN IRISH LANGUAGE

25% 25% 25% 0% 25%

1NOVICE

2BEGINNERS

3 INTERMEDIATE

4ADVANCED

5 FLUENT

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SUMMARYACHOIMRE

There is little interest in taking accredited training programmes in this area, nor did anyone believe that an accredited qualification is important in order to gain employment in this department.

The most convenient time of year that suits the respondents is in spring and winter during the weekend morning and evenings.

All of the respondents from this department are women and work in Dublin, even though they are not all based there.

These areas received the most interest:

1. Interpreting Script Requirements2. Managing yourself as a freelancer3. Planning, designing & supervising the execution of costumes4. Concept Development

CHART 2.4G TRAINING DELIVERY METHODS




MENTORSHIP67%

MASTERCLASSES 100%

FEMALE WORK IN DUBLIN, EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE NOT ALL BASED THERE

100% 100%

PASSING, DAVID FREYNE, RTÉ/GALWAY FILM CENTRE SHORT FILM AWARD

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The obstacles that they are coming across include:• Undervaluing of the Costume Department

• Strong competition• Lack of awareness within productions regarding realistic budgets


Computer Skills received the most interest in the listed Technical Skills, but one respondent also suggests Sewing Skills.

CHART 2.4F




Future Trends that they identify as needing further training in include:• Growing need for tailors

• Computer advancement • 3D printing• Costuming for animation

The Film/TV practitioners that respondents from the Costume Department would like

to hear from include costume designers, producers, directors and Triona Lillis.

100%

0%

80%

60%

40%

20%

PLAN, DESIGN AND SUPERVISE

EXECUTION

DYEING AND PAINTING

TECHNIQUES

DISTRESSING AND AGING COSTUMES

PRINTING TECHNIQUES

COMPUTER SKILLS

(EG. EXCEL)

HEALTH & SAFETY

LEGISLATION


32

The average length of time that these respondents have been in this profession is 4 years with the break down as follows:> 1 yr. = 13% 1-5 yrs. = 52%6-9 yrs. = 4% 10 + yrs. = 30%

70% of these respondents selected Directing as their main role, 22% as Trainee Director and the rest were made up of roles such as Assistant Director.

Over the past 4 weeks, 39% have been unemployed as shown in Chart 2.5c and overall, the majority (61%) of all respondents’ work has been paid.

CHART 2.5C DIRECTING DEPARTMENT EMPLOYMENT LEVELS


100%

0%

80%

60%

40%

20%

FULL-TIME EMPLOYED

PART-TIME EMPLOYED

MIXTURE OFFULL-TIME AND

PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT

UNEMPLOYED (I.E. NOT EMPLOYED

FOR AT LEAST 7...)

MIXTURE OFPART-TIME AND

UNEMPLOYED (I.E <7...)


The highest level of education relevant to their current work that the majority of respondents in this department have received is a degree (30%), followed by diploma (25%) and masters (15%).

75% update their skills/techniques through self-teaching. The most useful workshops/

courses that they have taken include Rogue Film School with Werner Herzog, Industry Masterclass with Michael Moore, Dramaturgy Workshop with Slawomir Idziak (Screen Training Ireland), direction workshops with Judith West and a Masterclass with Dearbhla Walsh, which was mentioned multiple times.

CHART 2.5D BROADCAST/FESTIVAL CREDITS


70% have broadcast/festival credits, with 93% of those films being Short Films and the “other” credit being a Music Video.

100%

0%

80%

60%

40%

20%

SHORT FILM

FEATURE DOC

FEATURE FILM

COMMER-CIALS

TV DRAMA CORPORATE/PROMOS

SOAP LIVE TV/MULTI-CAM

FACTUAL TV

OTHER

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2.5

DirectingStiúradh 10%

Of all the survey respondents, 10% selected Directing as their main area of work. Of these, 40% are female and 60% male.

The age ranges from 18-54 with the largest percentage, 28%, falling in the 18-24-age bracket. Overall though, it is an even spread across the age ranges.

The majority of directors that took this survey mainly work either in Dublin (44%) or Galway (21%).

PROFILEPRÓIFÍL

CHART 2.5B

WHERE RESPONDENTS WORK

CHART 2.5A

AGE RANGE OF DIRECTING DEPARTMENT RESPONDENTS

OTHER

WATERFORDROSCOMMON

MAYO

LIMERICK

KILKENNY

KILDARE

GALWAY

DUBLIN

100%

0%

80%

60%

40%

20%

18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65 OR OLDER

PREFER NOT TO ANSWER

44%

21%

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PRACTITIONERSCLEACHTÓIR

Team Management was the Business & Soft Skill with the highest interest, with 50% saying they are “very interested”, followed by Managing Yourself as a

Freelancer. One respondent also suggested Breaking into the Field (creating contacts) as another area of interest. Overall though, there was very little interest in Time Management as displayed in Chart 2.5g.

The technical areas that received the most interest include Blocking Scenes (55%) and Selecting Cast (40%). One respondent also mentions Role definition on-set as another area of interest. As shown in Chart 2.5h, there is a slight interest in Health &

Safety Legislation as well.

Only 10% have trained in Safe Pass, 20% in Health & Safety and 25% in Manual Handling. 70% of these Directors have not had any training in these areas.

Candidates that were repeatedly mentioned as those whom these Directors would like to hear from are:International • David Fincher • Paul Thomas Anderson

Irish • Tom Collins • Lenny Abrahamson • John Michael McDonagh • Neil Jordan

CHART 2.5G


CHART 2.5H


100%

100%

0%

0%

80%

80%

60%

60%

40%

40%

20%

20%

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

SCRIPT ANALYSIS

TIME MANAGEMENT

STORYBOARDING

STRESS MANAGEMENT

SELECTING CAST

TEAMMANAGEMENT

SELECTING CREW &

LOCATIONS


BLOCKING SCENES

HEALTH & SAFETY

LEGISLATION

NOT INTERESTED

NOT INTERESTED

NEUTRAL

NEUTRAL

INTERESTED

INTERESTED

VERY INTERESTED

VERY INTERESTED

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LANGUAGETEANGA

To measure proficiency in Gaeilge, respondents were asked to rank their level of the Irish language with “0” being a novice and “5” being fluent. The average level of those for this department is 2, with 28% of the respondents having no

Irish, 32% beginners, 28% intermediate and 12% fluent.

Of the broadcasting credits, 46% state that none of their films have been in Gaeilge, 31% have between 1-5 credits in Gaeilge and 23% have 10 or more.


28% 32% 28% 0% 12%

1NOVICE

2BEGINNERS

3 INTERMEDIATE

4ADVANCED

5 FLUENT


All of the creative skills listed received a strong amount of interest with Interpretation of the Script and Pitching receiving the most as shown in Chart 2.5f.

Respondents were asked if they were interested in learning more about Working

with other departments. 45% said they are “very interested” and the following came out as the top 3 most mentioned departments they would like to work with:1. Art Department2. Camera Department3. Editing Department

CHART 2.5F


100%

0%

80%

60%

40%

20%

PITCHING INTERPRETATION OF THE SCRIPT

WORKING WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS


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SUMMARYACHOIMRE

75% of Directors mainly update their skills through self-teaching, but there is a strong interest in wanting to be trained through mentorship, work placement and masterclasses.

Respondents from this department would like to hear from Irish speakers Lenny Abrahamson and Neil Jordan and International directors Paul Thomas Anderson and David Fincher.

Areas they have the most interest in include:• Blocking scenes• Selecting cast• Managing yourself as a freelancer• Adobe Story Telling

UPDATE THEIR SKILLS THROUGH SELF-TEACHING

75%


39



Future trends that they identify as needing further training in include:• ADOBE story• Being actively involved in pitching projects• VR and how to use it for storytelling

• Writing director’s notes for written pitching• Trends in online consumption of film • New formats-online/ Alternatives to broadcast• Directing with VFX

The current obstacles that these Directors identify include:• Finding a Producer• Getting a script cast and funded• Motivating and enabling crew members• Having high competition/limited steady work and work in general • Having an influx of talent willing to work for little money and being exploited

• Acquiring funding• Preserving the core idea for the film/TV show etc throughout the production process• Relating creative goals and aims to available work opportunities• Not having a secondary skill• Finding good scripts

Overall, directors who participated in this survey prefer to be trained by mentorship (57%), short-term courses or work placement as shown in Chart 2.5i.

43% are “very interested” in taking accredited training programmes in this area, but only 21% believe it is “very important” in order to gain employment.

70% are “very interested” in attending a networking event with writers and producers and 50% of respondents are interested in participating in a mentorship in directing.

There doesn’t seem to be one ideal time of year, but weekend mornings appear to be slightly more favorable compared to other days.



100%

0%

80%

60%

40%

20%

INFO SESSIONS

WORKPLACEMENT

E-LEARNING/ONLINE

OVERSEASTRAINING

SHORT-TERM

COURSES

MENTOR-SHIP

LONG-TERM

COURSES

MASTER-CLASSES

ON THE JOB

TRAINING

OTHER

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The highest level of education the majority (46%) of those in the department have received that is relevant to their work is a degree, followed by a Masters (15%).

88% of respondents update their skills through self-teaching and have found the most useful courses/workshops they have attended to be The Art of Editing through

BBC Academy with Wood Norton, FCPXwith Larry Jordan, Dublin Editor Talks,Avid Media Composer Certification, 2-week Documentary workshop inSlovenia, Lynda Courses, PLC coursein DFEI, Editfest by ACE in London,TV Production HDip at WIT, TV Skills Diploma at NUIG and Film and Documentary BA from GMIT.

81% have Broadcast/Festival credits with the majority of their work being in Short Film (81%), followed by Factual TV, Feature Film and Corporate/promos. Other areas mentioned but not suggested were Music/Concert Programming and Music & Children.

CHART 2.6C BROADCAST/FESTIVAL CREDITS

SHORT FILM 81%

FACTUAL TV 57%

FEATURE FILM 48%


TV DRAMA 33%


SOAP 19%

COMMERCIALS 19%


ANIMATION 14%

NEWS 10%OTHER 10%

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2.6

EditingEagarthóireacht 11.24%

Of the editors who responded, 21% are female and 79% male. The age bracket ranges from 18-54, but 78% are between the ages of 25-44. Their work is spread out across 9 counties, but the majority of their work is in Dublin (39%) and Galway (36%).

46% work as Offline Editors, 23% as Online Editors and the remaining being a mix of other roles such as a Vision Mixer, Assistant Editor, Junior and Trainee Editors.

The average length of time these respondents have been working in this department is 6 years with the breakdown as follows:

1-5 yrs. = 46%6-9 yrs. = 23%10+ yrs. = 31%

Over the past 4 weeks, 50% have been employed full-time, 23% unemployed and the remaining have been a mix of full-time, part-time and unemployed. 81% have said that the majority of their work has been paid.

PROFILEPRÓIFÍL


CHART 2.6A WHERE EDITING RESPONDENTS WORK

CHART 2.6B

EDITING DEPARTMENT EMPLOYMENT LEVELS

CLARE

WATERFORD

ANTRIM

MAYO

LIMERICK

LOUTH

KERRY

GALWAY

DUBLIN

100%

0%

80%

60%

40%

20%

FULL-TIME EMPLOYED

PART-TIME EMPLOYED

MIXTURE OF FULL-TIME AND

PART-TIME

UNEMPLOYED MIXTURE OF PART-TIME AND UNEMPLOYED

39%

36%

40

CHART 2.6F



67% of respondents in this department are “very interested” in learning

more about Managing Yourself as a Freelancer.

100%

0%

80%

60%

40%

20%

MANAGING YOURSELF AS A FREELANCER COMMUNICATION SKILLS



While there is an overall interest in the majority of the technical skills listed, there appears to be a strong interest in Grading (67%) and Graphics (42%) and very little interest in Health & Safety.

28% of these respondents have had training in Health & Safety, 50% in Manual Handling, 17% in Safe Pass and 44% in none of the above.

CHART 2.6G


100%

0%

80%

60%

40%

20%

CAMERA TO EDITING WORKFLOW

GRAPHICS GRADING VISUAL FX MANAGING MEDIA

AUDIO MIXING ON YOUR EDITING...

HEALTH & SAFETY

LEGISLATION


43


There is a strong interest in Creative Craft of Editing with 71% being “very interested”, as well as Storytelling through Editing with 67% being “very interested”.

Participants were asked if they were interested in learning more about Working

with other departments and if so, to name their top 3 departments. The following are the departments that came up most frequently:1. Camera Department2. Directing Department3. Sound Department

CHART 2.6E


LANGUAGETEANGA

To measure proficiency in Gaeilge,respondents were asked to rank their levelof the Irish language with “0” being anovice and “5” being fluent. The average for this department is 2, with 29% ranking themselves as having no Irish, 36% beginner level, 21% intermediate level and 14% fluent.

For those that have received broadcasting/festival credits, 30% have said none of those credits have been in Gaeilge, 20% have 1-5 credits, 5% have 6-9 credits and 45% have well over 10 credits.

100%

0%

80%

60%

40%

20%

CREATIVE CRAFT OF EDITING

STORYTELLING THROUGH EDITING

EDITING STYLES WORKING WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS


CHART 2.6D PROFICIENCY IN IRISH LANGUAGE

29% 36% 21% 0% 14%

1NOVICE

2BEGINNERS

3 INTERMEDIATE

4ADVANCED

5 FLUENT

42



Those in this department identify the following as being obstacles that they are currently facing in their area of work:• Understanding new formats and digital delivery• Time (feeling burnt out/deadlines)• Lack of budgets• Lack of clear communication between departments• Lack of understanding by Camera people and directors in how to shoot to edit

• More complex work gallows and less time allocated for the process• Limited access to experienced editors (disappearance of assistant to editor training model and the need to restore this)• Lack of freedom of creativity• Lack of work in Limerick and Midwest region (lack of production of content in these areas)• Difficulty in acquiring the technology• Breaking into the field

61% of these Editors prefer to have training through masterclasses, followed by short-term courses.

72% are interested in taking accredited training programmes, but only 50% think it is “very important” to have qualifications to gain employment.

The ideal time of year is evenly spread out with availability in the spring being slightly more convenient, along with weekends over weekdays.



WORK PLACEMENT 39%


MENTORSHIP 39%

MASTERCLASSES 61%



INFO SESSIONS 15%


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Some of the Film/TV practitioners these respondents would like to hear from include David Lynch, Larry Jordan, TG4, Nathan Nugent, Emer Reynolds, Dermot Diskin, Stephen O’Connell, Tony

Cranstoun, Úna Ní Dhonghaíle, Mick Mahon, John Murphy, Gerry Nelson, Tadhg O’Sullivan, Damien O’Donnell and Walter Murch.

SOFTWARE PROGRAMMESCLÁIR BOGEARRAÍ

Respondents appear to have a strong interest in training in Adobe Premier Pro and Avid Media Composer. Other Other suggestions that were mentioned but not

listed include After FX, Fusion, Nuke, Da Vinci Resolve, Pro Tools, Audition and Illustrator.

CHART 2.6H

EDITING SOFTWARE SKILLS NEEDS

100%

0%

80%

60%

40%

20%

ADOBE PREMIERE PRO

FINAL CUT 7 FINAL CUT X AVIS MEDIA COMPOSER

NONE OF THE ABOVE

OTHER


Future trends that they identify as needing further training in include:• Storytelling in VR• Upscaling to higher broadcast formats• Becoming a one-person production company

• Online video for marketing• Documentary editing for TV Programmes• Motion Graphics and After Effects

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2.7

Hair & Make-UpGruaig agus Smideadh

3.6%

All of the respondents in this department are female and range in age from 18-54, with the majority being in the 35-44

age bracket. 67% of them work in Dublin even though only 33% are based in Dublin.

Respondents are a mix of Make-up designers, Make-up assistants, On-set Hair & Make-up and Hair Trainees. The average number of years those in this department have been working in this area is 5 years with the breakdown as follows:1-5yrs. = 44% 6-9 yrs. = 44% 10+ yrs. = 11%

Over the past 4 weeks though, 67% of them were unemployed, 22% were a mix of part-time employed and unemployed and 11% were a mix of full-time and part-time employed. 67% say that the majority of their work is paid.

PROFILEPRÓIFÍL

CHART 2.7A

COSTUME DESIGN EMPLOYMENT LEVELS


PART-TIME

UNEMPLOYED

MIXTURE OF FULL-TIME

AND PART-TIME

67%22%

11%

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SUMMARYACHOIMRE

This department appears to be male dominated (79%). There are a higher percentage of Gaeilge speakers in this department compared to others.

The software courses that seem to be needed are in:• Beginner & Intermediate Final Cut X• Beginner & Advanced Adobe Premiere Pro• All levels of Avid Media Composer, specifically though Intermediate

And other areas of interest include:• Creative Craft of Editing• Storytelling through Editing• Managing yourself as a freelancer• Grading• Graphics

ARE INTERESTED IN TAKING ACCREDITED TRAINING PROGRAMMES

MALE PREFER TO HAVE TRAINING THROUGH MASTERCLASSES

72%79% 71%

WALTER MURCH, TALKING POST-PRODUCTION

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LANGUAGETEANGA

Respondents were asked to rank their level of Gaeilge on a scale of “0” being a novice and “5” being fluent. The average number for this department is 1, with 44% having no Irish, 44% beginner level and 11% fluent.

Of those that have received broadcast/festival credits, only 17% have had between 1-5 credits that have been in Gaeilge.


44% 44% 0% 0% 11%

1NOVICE

2BEGINNERS

3 INTERMEDIATE

4ADVANCED

5 FLUENT


There is a strong overall interest in the Creative Skills area of Interpreting the script, Concept Development and Working with other departments. When participants were asked if they wanted to learn about working with other

departments, the following 3 departments were the most common answer:1. Art Department2. Hair Department3. Production Department


Managing Yourself as a Freelancer is the area that has the most interest (86%), but there is also a strong interest in Sourcing,

Negotiating and Ordering Materials & Equipment and Team Management.

CHART 2.7D


100%

0%

80%

60%

40%

20%


SOURCING, NEGOTIATING AND

ORDERING MATERIALS & EQUIPMENT

BUDGETS MANAGING YOURSELF AS A FREELANCER


49



The level of education that the majority of those in the department have received that is relevant to their work is short training courses (43%). 71% of these respondents currently update their skills through short training courses, followed by work experience (57%) and self-teaching (57%).

The most useful workshop/courses they mention included the Stuart Bray course in Sculpt Gel, Soda Effects and Bowsie prosthetic workshops with Screen Training Ireland, Basic 3D Make-up course with Dick Smith, Special Effects Make-Up with Screen Training Ireland in Dublin and work experience.

78% have broadcast/festival credits, which are mainly in Feature Films (86%) or Short Films (57%).

FACTUAL TV 14%

FEATURE FILM 86%

SHORT FILM 57%


TV DRAMA 43%

SOAP 29%

COMMERCIALS 14%

THEATRE 29%

MAGAZINE 29%

FASHION SHOWS 43%

PHOTOGRAPHY SHOOT 43%

CHART 2.7B BROADCAST/FESTIVAL CREDITS

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SUMMARYACHOIMRE

83% are very interested in taking accredited training programmes in this area, but only 17% believe it is “very important” in order to gain employment in this area.

Those in this department seem to prefer either mentorships or on-the-job training in the spring or winter. The weekend mornings are slightly better, but overall it is relatively even throughout the weekend.

All the respondents are female with a wide age range from 18-54. None of them have been in full-time employment over the past 4-weeks and there is an overall low level of Gaeilge within this department with the average level being 1.

Courses that they have the most interest in include:• Execution of Hairstyles & Make-up• Character & SFX• Life casting & prosthetics.

CHART 2.7F TRAINING DELIVERY METHODS


WORK PLACEMENT 14%


MENTORSHIP 57%

MASTERCLASSES 29%




VERY INTERESTED IN TAKING ACCREDITED TRAINING PROGRAMMES

FEMALE

83%100%

MAKE - UP ARTISTRY WITH ROISIN DERRANE

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All respondents are interested in Execution of Hairstyles & Make-up, Character & SFX and Life casting & prosthetics. Other suggestions include an Advanced Masterclass in Facial Hair including African American facial hair and darker

skin tones and also a workshop in Temporary Tattoos for Film/TV.

67% of respondents have trained in Health & Safety, 17% in Safe Pass, 33% in Manual Handling and 33% in none of the above.

Practitioners who those in this department would like to hear from include Ve Neill, Stuart Bray, Adrian Rigby, Don Lanning,

Jordu Schell, Polly Earnshaw, Matteo Silvi and Pam Smyth.

Future trends that those in this department identify as needing further training in consist of:

• Prosthetics and mold-making• Technique and product advancements in the make-up industry• Male hair and grooming

Hair & Make Up respondents identify the following as being the largest obstacles they are currently facing:• Having to travel to find work and a lack of job opportunities• A need for better people management skills for those in senior roles in depts.

• Lack of information (who to contact, who’s who)• Sporadic work throughout the year, where some parts of the year are very busy and others very quiet• Lack of payment

CHART 2.7E


100%

0%

80%

60%

40%

20%

RESEARCH SCHEDULING SCRIPT ANALYSIS

AND CONT...

EXECUTION OF

HAIRSTYLES& MAKE-UP

WIG DRESSING

BODY PAINTING

CHARACTER & SFX

LIFE CASTING AND

PROSTHETICS

PERIOD HAIR &

MAKE-UP

HEALTH & SAFETY

LEGISLATION


50


40% have broadcast/festival credits with an equal spread across genres, but with most in TV Drama.

FACTUAL TV 50%

FEATURE FILM 50%

SHORT FILM 50%


TV DRAMA 100%

SOAP 50%

COMMERCIALS 50%


LIVE TV/MULIT-CAM 50%CHART 2.8B BROADCAST/FESTIVAL CREDITS

To measure proficiency in Gaeilge, respondents rated themselves on a scale ranging from 0 to 5 with “0” being a novice and “5” being fluent. The average level of Gaeilge for this department is a 2, with 40% having no Irish, 40% are beginners and 20% are fluent.

Of those that have broadcasting credits, 50% have between 6-9 of those credits in Gaeilge and 50% have had 1-5 in Gaeilge.

LANGUAGETEANGA


40% 40% 0% 0% 20%

1NOVICE

2BEGINNERS

3 INTERMEDIATE

4ADVANCED

5 FLUENT

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2.8

LightingSoilsiú 2%

Of the responses from the Lighting Department, all are male and range in age from 25-64. They are based across 5 counties none of which are in Galway,

but all find the majority of their work within the 3 counties of Dublin (60%), Kerry (20%) and Cavan (20%).

The average length of time these respondents have been in this profession is 6 years with the breakdown as follows:1-5 yrs. = 40%6-9 yrs. = 40%10+ yrs. = 20%

40% of the respondents are in full-time employment, 40% in part-time and 20% unemployed. 80% say that the majority of their work is paid. The main roles from these respondents consist of Gaffer (60%), Grip/Rigging (20%) and Trainee (20%).

The level of education that the majority of those in the department have received that is relevant to their work is a diploma (50%). Currently the most common way they update their skills is through self-

teaching, followed by work experience and online workshops. The most useful lighting workshop/course that is mentioned is Mo Flam’s Masterclass at the Dawn Workshop in KETB.

PROFILEPRÓIFÍL

CHART 2.8A

LIGHTING DEPARTMENT EMPLOYMENT LEVELS



PART-TIME

UNEMPLOYED

FULL-TIME

40%

40%20%

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EQUIPMENTTREALAMH

The equipment that multiple respondents say they are most familiar with is LED and HMI lighting. Equipment that they would like to be trained in include:

• Generator Lights 4k+• Car rigs• Lighting rigs





Practitioners respondents would like to hear from include Seamus McGarvey,

PJ Dillon and Owen McPollin.

Future trends that they identify as needing further training in include:

• LED Tech• Studio Lighting and Rigging trusses,in the case of major studios being built

Lighting Department respondents identify the following as obstacles that they are currently facing:

• Lack of availability of quality and versatile equipment within budget• Needing to be a qualified electrician• Lack of advertising of jobs/needing to have contacts to get jobs

All of the respondents are either “interested” or “very interested” in taking accredited training programmes in this area and they equally feel the accreditation is important to gain employment.

The preferred training method is work placement in the summer or spring, ideally on weekend mornings.

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CHART 2.8E



The creative skill that those in this department are most interested in is Working with other departments, with 50% being “very interested”. When asked which specific departments they would

like to work with, these were the most mentioned departments:1. Camera Department2. Sound Department3. Art Department

CHART 2.8D



Communication Skills and Managing Yourself as a Freelancer received more interest than Budgets in the Business and Soft Skills area.

All the Technical skills areas including Understanding types of lights, Lighting methods and Health & Safety Legislation and Procedures appear to have an equal level of interest. They have all had training in Health & Safety, Safe Pass and/or Manual Handling.

100%

100%

0%

0%

80%

80%

60%

60%

40%

40%

20%

20%

LIGHTING STYLES

BUDGETS

REALISING THE DESIRED DESIGN

COMMUNICATIONS

WORKING WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS


NOT INTERESTED

NOT INTERESTED

NEUTRAL

NEUTRAL

INTERESTED

INTERESTED

VERY INTERESTED

VERY INTERESTED

54

2.9

ProducerLéiritheoir

6.83%

PROFILEPRÓIFÍL

65% of these respondents are female and 35% male, with the age ranging from 18-64, but the majority (41%) falling into the 35-44-age bracket and 35% in the 45-54 brackets.

The respondents are spread amongst 8 counties as their base, but the majority of their work is in 6 counties, with Dublin and Galway being the most popular and the “other” being “national”.

CHART 2.9A

WHERE PRODUCER RESPONDENTS WORK

CHART 2.9B

PRODUCER EMPLOYMENT LEVELS


All of the respondents are Producers, with no Assistant Producers or Trainees responding. The average number of years those in this department have been working in this area is 8 years with the breakdown as follows:1-5 yrs. = 19%6-9 yrs. = 31% 10+ yrs. = 50%

63% have been in full-time employment over the past 4 weeks and only 6% have been unemployed. 88% state that the majority of their work has been paid and only 12% say it has been unpaid.

6%13%

19%

63%

UNEMPLOYED

FULL-TIME


PART-TIME

DUBLIN

GALWAY

KERRY

MONAGHAN

CLARE

OTHER

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SUMMARYACHOIMRE

Data from the respondents show that this is a male dominant department that has a wide age range from 25-64 year olds. None of the respondents in this department work primarily in Galway county. The majority update their skills through self-teaching and all have taken some form of Health & Safety course, unlike any other department.

They are also the only department to all believe that having accredited training programmes is either important in order to gain employment in their area.

Overall, there was no creative, business or soft skill that strongly stood out from the others. Ones though that had slightly more interest than others include Working with other departments and Managing Yourself as a Freelancer.

MALE FLUENT IN IRISH

100% 20%

ADVANCED LIGHTING, SCREEN TRAINING IRELAND

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The creative skill that these Producers seem interested in is Producing for Young People’s Programming with 40% being “very interested”. There was a very neutral response to learning more about Working with other departments.

Those that are interested in hearing more about working with other departments list these as their top 3:1. Script Department2. Production Department3. Social Media Department

CHART 2.9E


100%

0%

80%

60%

40%

20%

PITCHING DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

TRANSMEDIA STORYTELLING/

VR

PRODUCING FOR YOUNG PEOPLE’S PROGRAMMING

TV FORMATS WORKING WITH OTHER

DEPARTMENTS



KEY STAGES: FEA...

NOT INTERESTED

NEUTRAL

INTERESTED

VERY INTERESTED

FUNDING

KEY STAGES: TV DRAMA

BUDGET

KEY STAGES: FAC...

DISTRIBUTION

MANAGING YOURSELF AS A

FREELANCER

INTERNATIONAL MARKETS

START UP COMPANY

KEY STAGES: SHO...

100%80%60%40%20%0%

BUSINESS & SOFT SKILLS SCILEANNA GNÓ AGUS BOGA

93% are either “interested” or “very interested” in upskilling in International Markets. Funding and Communication Skills also received a strong amount of interest. One respondent mentions the area of Taking appropriate ‘side jobs’ to sustain working on features or delayed payment work as an area of interest.

CHART 2.9F BUSINESS AND SOFTSKILLS NEEDS

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LANGUAGETEANGA

Respondents were asked to rank their level of Gaeilge on a scale of “0” being a novice to “5” being fluent. The average level for this department is 3 with 18% having no Irish, 35% at a beginner levels, 18% intermediate and 29% fluent.

Of those that have received broadcast credits, 29% have said none of those credits are in Gaeilge. 21% have between 1-5 credits, 14% have 6-9 in Gaeilge and 36% have 10 or more.


18% 35% 18% 0% 29%

1NOVICE

2BEGINNERS

3 INTERMEDIATE

4ADVANCED

5 FLUENT


The level of education that the majority (53%) of respondents have received that is relevant to their work is a masters.

Currently, 60% update their skills through short training courses and 53% by self-teaching. The most useful workshops/courses they have taken include Health & Safety and Employment Law by

Western Management Centre in Galway, IMI Certified Project Management and Producer-Developer course through Gréasán na Meán, Commissioning Training with BBC’s Christian Burnett run by Screen Training Ireland, and Pam Relton and Edwina Forker courses through Galway Film Centre.

FIGURE 2.9C BROADCAST/FESTIVAL CREDITS


94% have broadcast/festival credits with no single category strongly standing out, but Short Film and Factual TV slightly standing above the rest as Chart 2.9c shows. Other genres respondents mention are Kids TV, Lifestyle Documentary and Arts Shows.

SHORT FILM 40%

WEB SERIES 20%


SOAP 20%


COMMERCIALS 13%

FACTUAL TV 40%

CORPORATE 33%

OTHER (KIDS TV & LIFESTYLE DOCUMENTARY AND ARTS SHOWS) 13%

FEATURE FILM 20%

TV DRAMA 33%

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These respondents identify the following as being obstacles that they are currently facing within their area of work:• Projects not properly financed• Funding (where to seek it, lack thereof)• Cashflow for large projects

• Legal aspects of producing• Maintaining a full work schedule• Sustaining a living while waiting on funding• Uncertainty of what will be commissioned

COMPANYCUIDEACHTA

64% of these respondents own a company, with 10 years being the average time they have been in existence. 44% have been in existence between 1-5 years, 22% between 6-10 years and 33% for 20+ years. 89% of the surveyors that own companies do not have budget allocation for training.

The company sizes range from 1-50, with 78% employing between 1-5 people, 11% between 6-20 and another 11% between 21-50.

56% have companies that work in the Corporate/Promo area and 44% in the Documentary area. One “Other” area mentioned is Live streaming.

67% hire the majority of their employees/crew through word of mouth, but also through social media, traditional call-outs via websites, as well as working with those who they have previously worked with. 50% consider themselves to be a “company with staff & output expansion plans and strategies” while 38% see their company as a “vehicle to make films/programmes for a sole employee.”

CHART 2.9I WHICH AREAS IN WHICH COMPANIES ARE WORKING


SHORT FILM 22%

POST-PRODUCTION 11%

LIVE STREAMING 11%

SOAP 11%


DOCUMENTARY 44%

COMMERCIALS 22%

FACTUAL TV 22%

CHILDREN’S PROGRAMMING 11%

FEATURE FILM 11%

TV DRAMA 22%

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Amongst respondents, there is not a strong interest in Health and Safety Legislation and Procedures, but there is little interest in Legal Issues (29%). One respondent also mentions Human Resources.

62% have had training in Health & Safety, 8% in Safe Pass, 23% in Manual Handling and 38% have not had any training in any of those areas.

43% are “very interested” in attending a networking event with writers and directors, 64% are “very interested” in a mentorship for producers, but 14% are not interested at all. 36% are also “very interested” in post-graduate training, but another 36% appear to have no interest in this.

CHART 2.9G


CHART 2.9H INTEREST IN MENTORSHIP

100%

100%

0%

0%

80%

80%

60%

60%

40%

40%

20%

20%

SCHEDULING

NOT INTERESTED

VOD PLATFORMS AND HOW TO ACCESS THEM

NEUTRAL

LEGAL ISSUES

INTERESTED

HEALTH & SAFETY LEGISLATION & PROCEDURES

VERY INTERESTED




Irish Candidates that these Producers would like to hear from include Andrew Lowe, Cathal Bannon, Liz Gill, Jim Sheridan, Jimmy Murphy, Neasa Hardiman, Ken Wardrop, Ed Guiney, Larry Bass and Neasa Ní Chianáin.

International candidates that are mentioned include Karen Rosenfelt, Gale Anne Hurd, Jane Campion, Paul Thomas Anderson, Nick Bloomfield, Shonda Rhimes, Dawn Porter Paula Wagner, Dawn Porter, Malcolm Campbell, Elhum Shakerifar and Steve Golin.

Future trends that those in this department identify as needing further training in are:• International Sales• Financing from SVOD/AVOD platforms• Post-supervisor skills• VFX

• Multi-platform channels/ Changing distribution methods• VR• Training in how to produce for short-fom and digital, as well as traditional, linear TV

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SUMMARYACHOIMRE

COMPANY SUMMARYACHOIMRE

This department overall ranks much higher than the other departments in the following areas:• An overall higher age bracket (41% between 35-44 and 35% between 45-54) • High average length of time they have been working in the area (8 years)• Highest percentage with broadcast/ festival credits (94%)• Highest level of education (53% have a masters)• Slightly higher average level of fluency in Gaeilge (3). • Highest number of those in full-time employment (63%)

They have the lowest level of unemployment overall and have the least amount of respondents interested in learning about working with Working with Other Departments.

The areas they have the most interest in upskilling in are:• International Markets• Funding• Communication Skills• Mentorship for Producers

There is a strong preference for training through short-term courses (85%).

The majority of the companies (78%) are small companies, consisting of only 1-5 employees with interest in the following company training areas:• Internationalization• Financial Planning• Understanding Accounting Systems

Only 11% of the surveyed companies have a budget allocation for training.

BETWEEN 35-44 AGE BRACKET

BETWEEN 45-54 AGE BRACKET

THOSE IN FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT

SMALL COMPANIES WITH 1-5 EMPLOYEES

HIRE THE MAJORITY OF THEIR EMPLOYEES/CREW THROUGH

WORD OF MOUTH

HAVE A MASTERS

41% 35%63%

78% 67%

53%

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TRAININGOILIÚINT


67% are interested in planning and management training on Internationalisation and Financial Planning. There seems to be very little interest in Strategic Planning.

Business training they are interested in includes Understanding Accounting Systems and Marketing.

Other areas of interest for those in the department are industrial relations, employment law, insurance, cameras & storylining and archive/stock footage sales. The deficiencies they identify though from a skills perspective within the industry include:• Lack of access to training courses outside of Dublin and Galway• Lack of skilled female staff

85% prefer short-term courses as their form of training, followed by masterclasses and mentorships.

54% are “very interested” in taking accredited training programmes, but only 23% found that it was “very important” to have in order to gain employment in their area.

The ideal time of year for training/workshops for those in this department is in the spring or winter, ideally on weekday mornings or weekend mornings.

CHART 2.9J TRAINING DELIVERY METHODS

ON THE JOB TRAINING8%

INFO SESSIONS 8%

MENTORSHIP 31%

MASTERCLASSES 38%





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The level of education that the majority (34%) of those in this department have received that is relevant to their work is a degree, followed by a masters (28%).

Currently, the majority of respondents update their skills through self-teaching, work experience and short training courses.

The most useful workshops and/or courses they have taken that are relevant to their area are Health & Safety, Production

Co-Ordination with Screen Training Ireland, Production Management Course in London with Pam Bernard, Seminar on Documentary Production with EDN/Galway Film Centre/Creative Europe Galway, Producers Course Series by Screen Training Ireland, Final Cut Pro, Sales and Distribution with Screen Training Ireland, Directing with Dearbhla Walsh by Galway Film Centre, Film & TV Production Course by St. John’s College Cork and a MEDIA Workshop in Malaga.



Of the respondents, 74% say they have broadcast/festival credits with the most common forms being Short film, TV Drama, Feature Film and Factual TV. Others that they mention, but aren’t listed are News & Current Affairs, Animation and Music Video.

SHORT FILM 40%

WEB SERIES 20%


SOAP 20%


COMMERCIALS 13%

FACTUAL TV 40%


OTHER 13%

FEATURE FILM 20%

TV DRAMA 33%

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2.10

ProductionLéiriúchán 18.47%

PROFILEPRÓIFÍL

78% of the Production respondents are female and 22% male, with the age ranging from 18-65+, but the majority falling within the 25-34 category (43%).

While respondents are based in 13 different counties, 43% of respondents work mainly in Galway, 32% in Dublin and the remaining spread across 8 other counties. Some respondents mention they currently work in multiple counties.

CHART 2.10A WHERE PRODUCTION DEPARTMENT RESPONDENTS ARE BASED

CHART 2.10B PRODUCTION DEPARTMENT EMPLOYMENT LEVELS


16% currently select Production Manager as their main role and another 16% select Production Coordinator. Many of the respondents noted they take on multiple roles, some of which that are mentioned but not listed are Accounts Trainee and Screen Commissioner.

The average number of years working in this area was 5 with the breakdown being:>1 yr. = 3% 1-5 yrs. = 61%6-9 yrs. = 11%10+ yrs. = 24%

Over the past four weeks, as shown in Chart 2.10b, 34% have been in full-time employment, 45% unemployed and the remainder in a mix of part-time and full-time. 66% have said that the majority of their work has been paid.

3%11%

8%34%

45%

43%

32%

UNEMPLOYED

FULL-TIME



PART-TIME

DUBLIN

GALWAY

KERRY

MONAGHAN

CLARE

OTHER

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35% are “very interested” in hearing about Working with Other Departments and 45% are ‘’interested”. Respondents were then asked to list the top 3 departments they would like to work with and the following were the most common answers:1. Art Department2. Accounting Department3. Directing Department

There is a strong interest in upskilling in the role of Production Manager, with 45% being “interested” and 48% being “very interested”. In contrast, there is very little interest in upskilling in the roles of Production Accountant and Production Assistant.

The most interest in the Business and Soft Skills area is in Managing Yourself as a Freelancer, with 87% being either

“Interested” or “Very Interested”. There is also a strong interest in Budget Management with 52% being “very interested”.

CHART 2.10F


CHART 2.10G

BUSINESS AND SOFT SKILLS NEEDS

100%

100%

0%

0%

80%

80%

60%

60%

40%

40%

20%

20%

PRODUCTION MANAGER


PRODUCTION COORDINATOR

HIRING/NEGOTIATION

PRODUCTION ASSISTANT

TIME MANAGEMENT

PRODUCTION ACCOUNTANT

BUDGETMANAGEMENT

LINE PRODUCER

MANAGING YOURSELF AS A PRODUCER

RESEARCHER SCRIPT SUPERVISOR

NOT INTERESTED

NOT INTERESTED

NEUTRAL

NEUTRAL

INTERESTED

INTERESTED

VERY INTERESTED

VERY INTERESTED

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LANGUAGETEANGA

SOFTWARE TRAININGOILIÚINT BOGEARRAÍ

Respondents were asked to rank their level of fluency in Gaeilge with “0” being a novice and “5” being fluent. The average number is 2 with 22% saying they are novices, 46% beginners, 13% intermediate and 20% fluent.

Of those that have received broadcast/festival credits, 35% of respondents do not have any credits in Gaeilge, 42% have had 1-5 credits, 4% have had 6-9 films and 15% have 10 or more.

There is an interest in learning about all software listed, but the most interest is in Movie Magic in Budgeting, as seen in Chart 2.10e.

Beginners levels across all the various software are in demand as well as all

levels of Movie Magic for Scheduling and Movie Magic for Budgeting. But the courses that seem to have the most interest are: • Beginners Movie Magic for Budgeting• Intermediate Movie Magic for Budgeting• Beginners Movie Magic for Scheduling

CHART 2.10E SOFTWARE TRAINING NEEDS

100%

0%

80%

60%

40%

20%

MOVIE MAGIC FOR BUDGETING

MOVIE MAGIC FOR

SCHEDULING

VISTA GLOBAL VISTA PSL NONE OF THE ABOVE

OTHER


22% 46% 13% 0% 20%

1NOVICE

2BEGINNERS

3 INTERMEDIATE

4ADVANCED

5 FLUENT

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SUMMARYACHOIMRE

62% of those working in this area prefer short-term courses, followed by masterclasses (38%) and e-learning/online (38%).

57% of respondents in this department are “very interested” in taking accredited training programmes in their area, but only 21% believe it is “important” in order to help gain employment.

The ideal time of year is in the spring or winter, with weekend mornings being the most suitable times for 86% of them.

Unlike many of the other departments, this is predominately female with only 12% being male. Many of them update their skills by self-teaching and work experience. This is the only department that has a strong interest in taking Health & Safety Legislation & Procedures.

Courses that have the most interest are:• Managing Yourself as a Freelancer• Budget Management• Role of Production Manager • Health & Safety Legislation & Procedures • Software training including Movie Magic for Budgeting and Movie Magic for Scheduling



WORK PLACEMENT 24%


MENTORSHIP 31%

MASTERCLASSES 38%


INFO SESSIONS 21%



“VERY INTERESTED” IN TAKING ACCREDITED

TRAINING PROGRAMMES IN THEIR AREA

MALE

57%22%

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The technical area with the most interest is Health & Safety Legislation & Procedures with 48% being “very interested” and 42% “interested”. 39% are also very interested in Legal Issues as displayed in Chart 2.10h.

46% have had training in Health & Safety, 36% in Manual Handling and 7% in Safe Pass. 36% though have not had any training in any of these areas.

CHART 2.10H


100%

0%

80%

60%

40%

20%

SCHEDULING FLOOR MANAGEMENT

LOCATIONMANAGEMENT

LEGAL ISSUES HEALTH & SAFETY LEGISLATION & PROCEDURES





Practitioners whom those in this area would like to hear from include Mary Alleguen, Suzanne McAuley, Jim Shortall

and anyone focused on employment and creating high quality film/TV productions.

Future trends that these respondents identify as needing further training in include:

• Digital PO Systems• Fundraising workshops for film• Sustainable film production• Learning how to work within an animation production department

They identify the following as being obstacles that they are currently facing:• Lack of/inconsistent work• Lack of time on productions• Shortage of productions in Ireland

• Transportation restrictions• Being a “who you know” business • Difficulty finding work experience • Difficulty getting a paid position

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LANGUAGETEANGA

The level of education that the majority (36%) of those in the department have received that is relevant to their work is a Degree, followed by a Masters (18%).

Currently, 63% update their skills via Short training courses. The most useful

scriptwriting/script editing courses that these surveyors have taken are Story by John Yorke, Save the Cat workshop in New York, Guiding Lights scheme, Jacob Kruger Studios with Jerome Perzigian, Feature Mentoring Workshop with Mark McIlrath.

Respondents were asked their level of Gaeilge based on a scale from 0 being a novice to 5 being fluent. The average number within this department is 2, with the breakdown being 22% having no Irish, 39% beginners, 22% intermediate and 17% fluent.

Of those that have broadcasting credits, 83% do not have any in Gaeilge and only 17% have at least 1-5 films as Gaeilge.



46% have broadcasting credits, with the majority of 67% being in Short Film and the “other” genres selected being Radio Play and Stage Plays.

38% have had their scripts optioned/produced, but have not received broadcasting credits. These are mainly in Short film (80%), but also in Feature Film (40%), Feature Documentary (20%) and web series, none of which are in Gaeilge.

SHORT FILM 67%

WEB SERIES 17%

COMMERCIALS 17%

RADIO 33%

OTHER 17%STAGE PLAYS

FEATURE FILM 50%

TV DRAMA 17%


22% 39% 22% 0% 17%

1NOVICE

2BEGINNERS

3 INTERMEDIATE

4ADVANCED

5 FLUENT

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2.11

ScriptScript 7.23%

PROFILEPRÓIFÍL

Of the respondents in the Script Department, 67% are female and 33% are male. The age ranges from 18-54, with the majority of 33% of them being in the 35-44 age bracket.

This department has the lowest percentage of those based in Galway (17%). Exactly half do the majority of their work in Dublin. Other places that are mentioned but not listed include mainland Europe and London.

CHART 2.11A WHERE SCRIPT DEPARTMENT RESPONDENTS WORK

CHART 2.11B

SCRIPT DEPARTMENT EMPLOYMENT LEVELS


77% of the respondents list their main role as Script Writing, 15% as trainees and 8% as Script Supervisor.

The average number of years people in this department have been in this profession is 4 with the breakdown being:>1 yr. = 8%1-5 yrs. = 54%6-9 yrs. = 23%10+ yrs. = 15%

Over the past four weeks, 46% of respondents have been unemployed and only 8% have been in full time employment. 69% have said that the majority of their work is unpaid.

8%8%

15% 23%

46%

50%

17%

UNEMPLOYED

FULL-TIME & PART-TIME

FULL-TIME


PART-TIME

DUBLINGALWAY

LIMERICK

MAYO

ROSCOMMON

KILKENNY

CLARE

OTHER

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CHART 2.11G


100%

0%

80%

60%

40%

20%


BREAKING INTO OTHER MARKETS

FINDING A PRODUCER




55% are “very interested” in the technical skill of Script Editing and 45% in Script Reading, but there is very little interest in Health & Safety Legislation & Procedures.

82% have a strong interest in a mentorship in scriptwriting and a little over half (55%) are interested in attending a networking event with producers and

directors, with the same percentage also being interested in postgraduate training in this area.

25% have had training in Health & Safety, 38% in Manual Handling, 0% in Safe Pass and 63% have not had any training in the previously listed areas.



Respondents were asked whom their top 2 candidates would be to give a masterclass, both Irish and International. The Irish names that have come up repeatedly include Graham Linehan and Neil Jordan.

International names that are mentioned include Amy Poehler, Wim Wenders, Judd Apatow, Taylor Sheridan, Mindy Kaling, Sally Wainwright, Joss Whedon, Dominic Minghella and Dominic Treadwell-Collins.

Future Trends that those in this department identify as needing further

training in include:• Collaborative nature of writing for TV

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WORKING WITH OTHER

DEPARTMENTS

NOT INTERESTED

NEUTRAL

INTERESTED

VERY INTERESTED

WRITING FOR THE IRISH LANGUAGE

WRITING FOR YOUNG PEOPLE’S

PROGRAMMES

SCRIPT DEVELOPMENT

WRITING FOR FACTUAL

ADAPTATION

WRITING FOR TRANSMEDIA

PITCHING

100%80%60%40%20%0%


There is a strong interest in Script Development with 73% being “very interested” in this area. Pitching and Writing for Young People’s Programming (45%) also had a strong level of interest as shown in Chart 2.11e.

These respondents were asked if they were interested in learning more about working with other departments and if so, to rank their top 3. These are the departments that were mentioned most frequently: 1. Production Department2. Directing Department3. Editing Department

CHART 2.11E CREATIVE SKILLS NEEDS

CHART 2.11F


100%

0%

80%

60%

40%

20%


BREAKING INTO OTHER MARKETS

FINDING A PRODUCER




There is a strong interest in Finding a Producer and Managing Yourself as a Freelancer. Other areas of interest that are mentioned include Scheduling, Budgeting

(Festival Budgets, Promotional Budgets), Look Books, Pitching to Producers and Finding a Director and/or a Producer.

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2.12

SoundFuaim 4.82%

PROFILEPRÓIFÍL

This is a predominately male field, with only 8% of respondents in this department being female. The age ranges from 18-64 with the majority between the ages of 45-54 (33%) followed by 35-44 (25%).

While exactly half of the respondents are based in Galway and the remainder are spread over 5 other counties only 25% find the majority of their work in Galway and 42% in Dublin.

CHART 2.12A

WHERE SOUND DEPARTMENT RESPONDENTS WORK

CHART 2.12B ROLE DIVISION WITHIN SOUND DEPARTMENT

25%

42%

DUBLIN

GALWAY

ANTRIM

CORK

KERRY

OTHER

100%

0%

80%

60%

40%

20%

SOUND MIXER

POST SOUND MIXER

SOUND RECORDIST

BOOM OPERATOR

SOUND DESIGNER


40% of respondents from this department are Sound Recordists

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Respondents from the Script Department identify the following as being obstacles that they are currently facing:• Managing yourself as a freelancer• Difficulty in finding job opportunities• Difficult in reaching the realisation of projects

• Coming up with ideas• Making connections and getting work on the right desks and read• Creating and developing material before pitching• Having a lack of screen credits so finding it hard to break into television as an emerging writer

50% are interested in taking accredited training programmes, but only 38% believe that it is “very important” to have in order to gain employment in their area.

The preferred type of training tends to be both mentorship and short-term courses, with the ideal time of year being in the spring or autumn. The training times throughout the week are all favourable.

CHART 2.11H TRAINING DELIVERY METHODS


WORK PLACEMENT 38%


MENTORSHIP 63%

MASTERCLASSES 25%


INFO SESSIONS 13%



SUMMARYACHOIMRE

Short-term courses and mentorships seem to be the ideal types of training for those in this department. 63% have no training in Health & Safety, Manual Handling or Safe Pass and the vast majority of respondents from this department are working in Dublin, with only 16% of those

in this Department actually based in Galway County. The areas of interest are:• Script Development• Script Editing• Script Reading• Mentorship

HAVE HAD THEIR SCRIPTS OPTIONED/PRODUCED, BUT HAVE NOT RECEIVED

BROADCASTING CREDITS

69% HAVE SAID THAT THE MAJORITY OF THEIR

WORK IS UNPAID

38%69%

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LANGUAGETEANGA

Respondents were asked their level of Gaeilge based on a scale from “0” being a novice to “5” being fluent. The average number within the Sound Department was 1, with the breakdown being: 42% having no Irish, 42% are beginners, 8% intermediate and 8% who are fluent.

Of those that have broadcast/festival credits, 57% do not have any credits in Gaeilge, 29% have between 1-5 and 14% have 10+.


42% 42% 8% 0% 8%

1NOVICE

2BEGINNERS

3 INTERMEDIATE

4ADVANCED

5 FLUENT

SOUND ASSISTING (GENERAL SOUND)

NOT INTERESTED

NEUTRAL

INTERESTED

VERY INTERESTED

BOOM OPERATION

PLAYBACK OPERATION

(STUDIO)

MUSIC(COMPOSITION)

WORKING WITH OTHER

DEPARTMENTS

SOUND MIXING

100%80%60%40%20%0%

PRODUCTION SKILLSSCILEANNA LEIRIÚCHÁIN

There is a strong interest in Sound Mixing (57%) and Playback Operation (43%).They were also asked if they were interested in learning more about Working with Other Departments and resulted in these 3 being the ones that were most often mentioned: 1. Camera Department2. Production Department3. Editing Department

CHART 2.12F PRODUCTION SKILLS NEEDS

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CHART 2.12C

SOUND DEPARTMENT EMPLOYMENT LEVELS

EMPLOYMENT CONTINUEDFOSTAÍOCHT

The average number of years respondents have been working in this profession is 7 with the breakdown being:>1 yr. = 10%1-5 yrs. = 30%6-9 yrs. = 10%10+ yrs. = 50%

Over the past 4 weeks, 50% have been unemployed and 30% in full-time employment. 80% have said that the majority of their work is paid.

20%

30%

50%

UNEMPLOYED

FULL-TIME



The highest level of relevant education that the majority of those that work in this department have received is a degree (44%).

56% update their skills through work experience and 56% through self-teaching.

The most useful relevant workshop/courses that they have participated in include Post-Sound through Screen Training Ireland, KETB Broadcast Production Course and Binaural Beats.

FIGURE 2.12D BROADCAST/FESTIVAL CREDITS


80% of the respondents have broadcast/festival credits, with the majority of them being in Short Film (88%), Feature Film (88%) and TV Drama (75%).

SHORT FILM 88%

FACTUAL TV 50%

CORPORATE/PROMO 25%LIVE TV/ MULTI-CAM 25%

COMMERCIALS 25%

RADIO 38%

NEWS 13%ANIMATION 13%

FEATURE FILM 88%


TV DRAMA 75%

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CHART 2.12I BUSINESS AND TECHNICAL SKILL NEEDS

CHART 2.12J SOFTWARE TRAINING SKILLS NEEDS

100%

100%

0%

0%

80%

80%

60%

60%

40%

40%

20%

20%


LOGIC PRESONUS STUDIO ONE

NONE OF THE ABOVE

OTHERPEO TOOLS

HEALTH & SAFETY


BUSINESS & TECHNICAL SKILLS SCILEANNA GNÓ AGUS TEICNIÚLA

SOFTWARE TRAININGOILIÚNA BOGEARRAÍ


Managing Yourself as a Freelancer (57%) received the most amount of interest in this area. 29% have already had training

in Health & Safety, 43% in Safe Pass, 43% in Manual Handling and 43% have not had any training in any of the courses.

Pro Tools is the software that the majority of respondents are most interested in being trained in (57%). Another software not listed but suggested is Adobe sound

related softwares. The level of training needed for each software is mainly beginners, but there is a need for all levels for Pro Tools.

Practitioners that respondents would like to hear from include Brian Nolan, Paul Dolan, Niall Brady, Steve Fanagan,

Gerry Mulkerrins, Simon Hayes, Jeff Wexler and Whit Norris.

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CHART 2.12H SOUND EDITING

100%

0%

80%

60%

40%

20%

AUDIO MIXING ON YOUR EDITING SOFTWARE

SOUND MIXING

SOUND PROCESSING


SOUND EDITING MEASCADH FUAIME

All respondents are either “interested” or “very interested” in Sound Mixing, and

71% are also “very interested” in Audio Mixing on your Software.

ADR

NOT INTERESTED

NEUTRAL

INTERESTED

VERY INTERESTED

DUBBING

POST-SYNCHING

SURROUNDMIXING

FOLEY

SOUND TRANSFERRING

SOUND EDITING

100%80%60%40%20%0%

POST PRODUCTIONIAR SCILEANN LEIRIÚCHÁIN

There is a strong interest in Dubbing (71%), ADR (71%) and Surround Mixing (57%), but little interest in Sound Transferring.

CHART 2.12G POST-PRODUCTION SKILLS NEEDS

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SUMMARYACHOIMRE

This department is predominately male, with only 8% being female and has one of the lowest averages for Gaeilge language levels (1).

The areas they are most interested in training in include: • Dubbing• Sound Mixing• Surround Mixing• ADR• Beginners, Intermediate, Advanced Pro Tools • Beginners Logic

SAY THE MAJORITY OF THEIR WORK IS PAID

MALE

80%92%

FEATS OF MODEST VALOUR, SCIENCE ON SCREEN 2016

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Future trends that respondents identify as needing further training in include:• VR sound• Aural Brainwave manipulation• Training in wireless uhf audio and their regulations

• Performing in the highest forms of professional equipment and technologies such as Zaxcom, Lectrosonics, Wisycom and Danti/Madi, paired with inter-departmental equipment such as timecode/teradek etc…• Changing software for Post-Editing

They identify the following as being obstacles that they are currently facing in their area of work: • Breaking into the industry• Working with the Camera Department

• Post-overdubs• Not being involved in Pre-production location scouts, which could solve future problems• Affording equipment


57% are interested in taking accredited training programmes, but only 43% think that it is “very important” in order to gain employment in their area.

The preferred type of training is short-term training courses (71%), ideally during the winter. The weekday mornings seem slightly more suitable training times.

CHART 2.11K TRAINING DELIVERY METHODS


WORK PLACEMENT 29%


MENTORSHIP 43%

MASTERCLASSES 43%




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The highest level of education that the majority of these respondents have received is a degree (42%), followed by a masters (26%).

61% update their skills through self-teaching. Courses that they have taken

which were relevant and helpful to their area of work include Branar acting workshop, Improvisation with Matt Smith, Prosthetics workshop with Stuart Bray, After Effects, Improvised Theatre Festivals, URSA Camera 1 Workshop, Film Fleadh TV and Galway Film Centre ID Projects.



Two-thirds of respondents have broadcast/festival credits, with 94% being in Short Film, followed by Feature Film (81%). Other forms that surveyors suggested but were not listed include Radio and Web Series.

SHORT FILM 94%

FACTUAL TV 50%

SOAP 38%


COMMERCIALS 38%

CORPORATE/PROMO 38%

LIVE TV/MULTI-CAM 25%OTHER 25%(RADIO, WEB SERIES, POP PROMOS)

FEATURE FILM 81%

TV DRAMA 63%

CHART 2.13B

‘OTHER’ DEPARTMENT EMPLOYMENT LEVELS

17%

17%

13%

21%

33%

UNEMPLOYED

FULL-TIME & PART-TIME

FULL-TIME


PART-TIME

Over the past 4-weeks, 33% have been in full-time employment and the remainder consist of a combination of unemployed and employed as shown in Chart 2.13b. 75% say that the majority of their work is paid.

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2.13

OtherEile 10.84%

PROFILEPRÓIFÍL

From those that responded “Other”, 67% are female, 30% male and 4% prefer not to answer. The age ranges from 25-54 with 44% falling in the 35-44-age bracket.

40% are based in Galway, but only 19% find the majority of their work in Galway. Other areas where they work include Northern Ireland, as well as a combination of various counties throughout the Republic of Ireland.

CHART 2.13A WHERE RESPONDENTS WORK


Those that selected “Other” as their department, either work equally amongst multiple fields in the industry or did not have their specific department listed. Some of these areas of work include Directing theatre, Location work, Vision engineering, Outside broadcast, Journalism, Commissioning, Stunts, Unit manager, Script supervision, Arts officer, Arts administration, Cinema management, Storyboard artist for animation, IT and Journalism.

The average length of time they have been working in their areas is 6 years with the breakdown as follows:>1 yr. = 13%1-5 yrs. = 29%6-9 yrs. = 21%10+ yrs. = 38%

19%

19%

32%

DUBLIN

KILDARE

CAVAN

DONEGAL

GALWAY

WICKLOW

MAYO

KERRY

WATERFORD

OTHER

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58% are interested in technical skills such as film-oriented electrical training & fabrication (wood & steel) workshops, general filmmaking, sound,

camera operation & editing, streaming/broadcasting on FB live and YouTube, live sound recording and producing.

SOFTWARE TRAININGOILIÚNA BOGEARRAÍ

OTHEREILE



42% have software training needs such as refresher courses in Adobe CC Suite, Final

Cut X, Final Draft and in-depth training in ToonBoom Harmony.

Areas of interest mentioned include the use of industrial tools (lathes, welding, saws etc…), electrical training in 13amp bespoke solutions in domestic/mobile situations paired with training from gaffers on problem solving and creative approaches to lighting in a non-set environment.

75% of these respondents have had training in Health and Safety, 69% in Manual Handling, 25% in Safe Pass and 13% in none of the above.

Respondents were also asked if there were any specific Film/TV practitioners whom they would like to hear from. Some of the suggestions included Tom Collins, Nick Dunning, Ross Grant, Malcom Campbell, Liz Gill, Jimmy Murphy, Larry Jordan,

Seamus McGarvey, PJ Dillon, TG4, Louise Ni Fhiannachta, Gerry Grennell, Brian Nolan, Paul Dolan, as well as those whom are experienced in the Animation Industry directed towards television broadcast.

Future trends that these respondents identify as needing further training in include:• VR/ Augmented Reality• Increase in work for Voice-over artists as Artificial Intelligence technology is quickly developing

• Traditional Storytelling• Shooting for visual effects• Higher standard in facial hair techniques and prosthetic application• Streaming digital live broadcasts• Getting your doc/film on stream sites

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LANGUAGETEANGA

Respondents were asked their level of Gaeilge based on a scale from “0” being a novice to “5” being fluent. The average number from these respondents is 2 with the breakdown being 19% having no Irish, 63% beginners, 7% intermediate and 11% fluent.

Of those that have received broadcasting credits, 21% have not had any of those credits in Gaeilge, 50% have had 1-5, 7% have had 6-9 and 14% for 10+.

CHART 2.13E SKILLS AREAS IN WHICH UPSKILLING IS NEEDED

100%

0%

80%

60%

40%

20%

OTHERCREATIVE SKILLS

BUSINESS & SOFT SKILLS

TECHNICAL SKILLS

SOFTWARE


BUSINESS & SOFT SKILLS/ SCILEANNA GNÓ AGUS BOGA

58% are interested in upskilling in creative skills such as wig making, sculpting, painting prosthetics, blood rigs, hair punching, laying on facial hair, explaining

visual ideas to others, script editing/writing, shooting action & editing, Irish language and comedy writing.

Only 16% are interested in Business and Soft Skills and one respondent specifically

mentions Company Formation as an area of interest.


19% 63% 7% 0% 11%

1NOVICE

2BEGINNERS

3 INTERMEDIATE

4ADVANCED

5 FLUENT

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They identify the following as being obstacles that they are currently facing in their areas of work: • Financial constraints• Difficulty in finding relevant courses• Difficulty in finding crew and/or studio space to work in• Difficulty in accessing certain equipment for short term usage• Lack of producers

• Trying to get filmmakers to move outside of cities to make films • Lack of awareness of what regional centres/counties have to offer filmmakers• Needing to constantly update skills, with emerging software in the industry• Lack of access to reliable paid work in general and in the West of Ireland• Lack of labour rights for non-HODs

The preferred type of training for those in this department is short-term courses, followed by on-the-job training.

In regards to accredited training programmes, 44% are “very interested”, but only 19% find that it is “very important” to have in order to gain employment in their areas.

The ideal time of year for training for those in these various departments is in the spring or winter, during the weekdays rather than weekends.

CHART 2.13F TRAINING DELIVERY METHODS


WORK PLACEMENT 13%


MENTORSHIP 25%

MASTERCLASSES 25%

INFO SESSIONS 13%


OTHER 6%



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Employment StatusStádas Fostaíochta

Full-time employed (i.e. employed for at least 30 hours in each week of the four week period)

Part-time employed (i.e. employed for at least 7 hours in each week of the four week period)

Mixture of full time and part-time employment (i.e. >30 hours on some weeks; between 7 and 30 hours on other weeks)

Unemployed (i.e. not employed for at least 7 hours for each week of the four week period)

There were 24 partial respondents that did not specify their department.

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