Shot log for wftv
- 1. Shot Log for wftv Kate Time Comment Notes 00:00 – Intro – travel – agelimiting – best job Lighting OK – sun on 32:17 I’ve ever had kate, dark background 39:10 -01:35 History – women not getting far – Lighting OK – sun on members, what they do kate, dark background 01:40- 03:25 80’s women thought they could have it Light moved slightly, all – 2009 skillset revealed shocking lighter background statistics. 6,700 pay gap per annum. Women better trained, better educated. By the age of 35, half of them had gone. Thinking about your students, for half of them, their career will finish at the age of 35. 03:25 – What’s going on? It’s a change in the 04:50 industry. Freelance. Because of that equality has gone out the window. People can pick and choose who they want. Related to motherhood. Women in 30’s. 04:51 –06:25 Women don’t need help getting in, it’s Light is orange in tone. staying there and moving on. Trying to Much warmer than make businesses be more transparent previous. Phone rings. about what they do in terms of equality. Can’t just do what you want. 06:25 – Only when you know the facts can you Lighting warm. Siobhan 07:50 confront people. Their own research – on phone. Good info but why her? Why some women are not great quality… successful. Financial risk. Positive deviancy have rather than have not. 07:51 _ The thing that all these women had in Poor sound 08:40 common is great self confidence. Technical jobs. 08:41- 10:10 Also part of our culture…. Role model Light changing shortage. Publicising these – editors, throughout. Typing noises stuntwomen etc but OK 10:10-11:08 Publicity and role models – highlighting Good sound. Good light. women behind the scenes. Good sound bite “we’re going to make sure the next generation does” 11:25 – Perception of male pursuits…. Women Good 12:47 as secretary’s, not technical roles 12:47 - Equipment too heavy etc – BBC Good. 15:25 excluded women from these roles. Only in the 90s that they started to let women in. Very good, well paid technical jobs that women are overlooking and instead go for make-up and costume.
- 2. 15:30 Lauzen and top 250, only 8 in 100 Good until door buzzer directed by women. First narrative film goes. directed by a woman. When it was seen as a hobby, it was a woman’s thing to do. When it became big business, moved to Hollywood, the banks got involved and women weren’t seen as responsible enough. 17:09 The director is boss, tells people what to do. Anecdote about David Puttman. Apparent kindness to women is the old school way of keeping women down. 18:18 – Women making great films today… 19:30 making shorts…. 5 women directors out of 12 at a recent festival. Different stories. Nobodies going to say to {} who just made wuthering heights “I don’t think you’d be a very good boss. They would be too scared. We need more women like that” 19:39 – I think it’s always an issue when a 21:19 woman does something that surprises men. Sky reporter judged on motherhood. Can you imagine asking snow or attenburgh how they balance work and family? When we get to the day when it’s just “director” not male or female director then we’re there. 22:27 – Womens cinema – they will have 24:11 equality when they are in the maimnstream. About confidence around men in business. Need to be able to cope with aggressiveness and focus. 24:12 Links to genre – you can’t put women in a box 25:15 – Films should be made about people and Good – bit quiet. Air. 26:09 the best person should be doing the job whether a man or a woman. It doesn’t make sense that only a fraction of women are good enough to be at the top – look at school and college results. Any day now, there’ll be women coming out as top feature film directors. Rebecca Brand 00:18 – Intro – Head of Communications & 00:44 operations 49:19 - Short film maker – get involved with short film festivals – underwire etc 1:46 – 2:57 Impact of festivals – highlighting, recognition
- 3. 03:19 – Networking, women less confident. We 04:35 push them forward. 04:37 – Masculine environment – women have 06:08 to adapt. In an ideal world no one is working in an environment they feel uncomfortable in. it does still exist. The more women that move in the more it will organically change. 06:15 –8.19 All sorts of organisations they work with i.e. pinewood studios, London film festival, highlighting the women. Post production companies. Generally organisations are supportive. 8.21 – 10:08 Any negative feedback. Individuals. Why do we need it? Just look at the statistics. 10:20 – Why the gender gap? Lots of different Door noise at point when 13:05 reasons…1. Working conditions with talks about confidence. freelance etc. affect men and women but women more severely. Also women leave for childcare break, men move on. Lot of money at stake. 2. Women need more confidence. Need to appear confidence so investors will have confidence in them. 13:24 – Qualities of the artsist – difficult to work Some noise – phone an 14:53 with. Women as bitch. If you’re door. directing a lot of people you need to be decisive. It needs to change. Nicky 00:21 – Intro – Nicole’s background Good light and sound. 00:50 01:00 – Mentoring set up in response to skillset 01:23 statistics – to support women so they didn’t leave and retain the talent that we have. 01:27 – Assumed it’s about childcare but not 02:15 always. I have 20 women on scheme some have children some don’t. 02:20 – How are mentees selected? 10 from film 03:02 and 10 from TV. Need an extra helping hand to reach their goals. Must have at least 5 yrs experience. 03:06 – What are the obstacles? Women coming 04:16 back after maternity – things move on so quickly. Helping them network, get on the right courses. Moving into management. Moving genres. 04:29 – People just get worn out. Own 05:53 experience of needing challenge.
- 4. 05:58 – Mix of male and female mentors? If 06:30 predominantly male at the top of the industry then it would be crazy to cut them out. We have male and female. 07:00 – Networking – a lot of people do find it a 08:20 struggle. Women need to look at their achievements and experience. Men don’t feel that they don’t deserve to be there. Lauraineheggasy – too late/too early (see daily mail article). Women want to feel that they’re ready. 08:26 – Seminars and workshops 09:40 09:49-11:15 Men and women’s management styles can be quite different. 11:30 –13:19 What’s the main reason for not getting Cup/saucer noise to the top? Women leave before they leave… ted talk. 13:29 – Important because beginning and end Voices outside the door – 15:30 are easy – can get saggy in the middle. not too bad. Enter as individuals, leave as a group with lot of contacts. Makes a big difference