Filmmaker/Videographer
In this profession, you work in a journalistic environment, e.g. in reporting, or in the more artistic image design of staged film, television, video, internet productions or documentaries.
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What does a Filmmaker/ Videographer do?
A filmmaker/ videographer creates contributions for film, television and digital formats. That means that a filmmaker is an editor, cameraman, narrator all in one. Therefore, you create the concept, organise the shooting, film your ideas and then edit the report on the computer.
As a filmmaker, you can work for TV or film, for documentaries, for museums, for companies that shoot ads for their products etc. You can either be employed by a company or be hired by a company when they are in need of a filmmaker only now and then. Another option is to have your proper business and film for private customers.
What is important?
- Sense of creativity
- Resistance to stress
- Flexibility and adaptability (e.g. to new customers, wishes and enviornment)
- Work with care
Courses for Filmakers/ Videographers
The Level 1 = basic level is meant to give the very first basics for a profession, more like an orientation towards that profession. The Level 2 = intermediate level is for people that have mastered the basic courses and want to get a more detail knowledge for a profession. The Level 3 = advanced level is meant for people who already have knowledge in a specific industry and want to learn about specifications in that industry. The Level 4 = professional level is being designed for all those that are already working and want to acquire some new knowledge for that profession.