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The ITTP Conference 2017
ITTP CONFERENCE 2017
The ITTP [Institute for Training in Television Production] is holding its third conference at Pinewood Studios on 31st January 2017, where the latest developments on its ‘Approved Skills’ scheme will be discussed.
The aim of our Approved Skills scheme is to define a set of skills standards needed by those entering the broadcasting industry. These standards are being agreed by industry and the craft guilds, and can inform the design of educational and training courses. The ITTP has received support from His Royal Highness Prince Charles, and many major companies across the industry, including BT Sport, Sky, and ITV.
Once underway, the Approved Skills scheme will have a range of benefits for employers, for those entering the industry as the result of attending a university course, and for those designing and delivering such courses. The scheme will enable employers to recruit new staff with a known level of expertise. This will reduce the risk of recurring recruitment costs associated with employing new staff who turn out to be unsuitable. The scheme will give confidence in selecting freelance staff knowing that they have been properly trained, thereby reducing the likelihood of employing an incompetent operator, and so protecting the employer’s reputation.
The delegates to our conference will comprise around 120 course leaders and senior lecturers from UK universities who run television production degree courses, together with many senior people from the broadcasting industry.
There are in excess of 70 training organisations and educational establishments providing courses that include TV production techniques and operations. The courses are of varying quality. In some cases, the teaching staff have had no professional TV, film or broadcast experience. There are industry-related means by which courses can be assessed and accredited. For example, Skillset Approval and BKSTS Accreditation. But while these schemes can ensure a course meets industry requirements in its design and delivery, through assessing the content, physical and human resources devoted to the course, these schemes do not assess the actual suitability of individual students to work in the industry at the end of their course. The ITTP Approved Skills scheme is designed specifically to fill this gap.
This fragmentation of training reflects the trend set by the broadcasting industry itself. There was a time when only the BBC and some ITV companies undertook to give school leavers grounding in production and operational techniques both through theoretical courses and practical training. Only those with satisfactory results were confirmed in employment and operational managers knew the standard that they had reached.
Developing Skills Standards Across the TV industry
09.30 Conference registration
During registration, delegates can sign up to their chosen pair of workshops (see below for workshop details).
10.00 ITTP Approved Skills scheme
Members of the ITTP will present the scheme to the conference. Discussing the scheme will be: Andy Beal, Head of Engineering, BT Sport; Darren Long, Head of Studios and Post Production, Sky; Sarah Moors, Head of Production and Technology, BBC Academy; Martyn Suker, until recently Head of Production Innovation, ITV Studios.
This discussion will then be opened up to the conference delegates.
11.30 Coffee
11.45 Round Table Activity “What this means to you”
There will be 12 round tables in the conference hall, with up to 10 delegates at each table. Each table will have a facilitator who will drive the discussion to address a set of questions. The answers will be collated during the afternoon and fed back to the conference at the end of the day.
13.00 Lunch
A buffet lunch will be provided for delegates.
14.00 First Round of CPD Workshop Taster Sessions
There will be seven CPD workshop taster sessions taking place. Each will be repeated and will last approximately 45 minutes. Whilst being self-contained, the aim is to encourage delegates to express an interest in attending longer and more comprehensive one-day CPD workshops that are planned for 2017.
15.00 Second Round of Taster Sessions
This enables delegates to attend two taster sessions during the afternoon.
16.00 Feedback to Delegates on Round Table Discussions
16.30 Conference Closes
CPD Workshop Taster Sessions:
Number of delegates per session
4K Technology run by Martin Uren (40 delegates)
This taster session will try to clarify all the confusion that is around 4K/UHD technology. It will discuss image resolutions, P3, BT.709 and BT.2020 colour spaces, HDR (High Dynamic Range), and display technologies.
PSC Camera and Sound run by Peter Leverick and Barry Cobden (20 delegates)
How to get the best out of a PSC shoot, whether one man crew or two, and how can you be sure that the resulting output will be of broadcast quality?
How Make-up Affects Lighting Styles run by Graham Jaggers Lighting Director (20 delegates)
Many delegates may not have considered the interaction of different types of lighting and make-up, and their impact on television images. With help from the CMA Make-up Academy Graham Jaggers will demonstrate how lighting and make-up should work together.
Role of the Vision Mixer run by Ross Video (10 delegates)
Ross Video manufactures a wide range of vision mixing equipment. In this workshop, a member of their training department will explain fully the role of the vision mixer operator and how they should work with the production team.
How Luminaire Spectrum Output Affects the Look of the Camera run by Cirrolite and Jonathan Harrison DoP (20 delegates)
With the advent of a wide range of LED lighting fixtures, it is important to understand how the spectrum from some of these fixtures is discontinuous and how this can affect the colouration of the pictures produced by the latest range of electronic cameras. Cirrolite staff will explain how it is important to select the right lighting fixtures that will work best with the camera used.
Craft of Editing run by Soho Editors and Paddy Bird (20 delegates)
Soho Editors and Paddy Bird (Founder of Inside The Edit) will provide a masterclass in the craft of editing. Paddy will give insights into the world of a modern editor. He will go beyond basic editing theory. This taster session will introduce the structural, journalistic and creative techniques used in documentary and entertainment television. Editors learn in isolation and develop the myriad of skills and techniques needed over many years of analysis and self-teaching. Paddy’s Inside The Edit course is the first time that the secrets of the edit suite have been available to you, as most of the content has never been written down before.
Latest Camera Equipment
There is now a great range of Sony cameras this will be an opportunity to talk to Sony and to try out some of their latest cameras and equipment.
LOCATION
Event venue:
Pinewood Studios
Address:
Pinewood Studios, Pinewood Road, Iver Heath SL0 0NH
ITTP CONFERENCE 2017
The ITTP [Institute for Training in Television Production] is holding its third conference at Pinewood Studios on 31st January 2017, where the latest developments on its ‘Approved Skills’ scheme will be discussed.
The aim of our Approved Skills scheme is to define a set of skills standards needed by those entering the broadcasting industry. These standards are being agreed by industry and the craft guilds, and can inform the design of educational and training courses. The ITTP has received support from His Royal Highness Prince Charles, and many major companies across the industry, including BT Sport, Sky, and ITV.
Once underway, the Approved Skills scheme will have a range of benefits for employers, for those entering the industry as the result of attending a university course, and for those designing and delivering such courses. The scheme will enable employers to recruit new staff with a known level of expertise. This will reduce the risk of recurring recruitment costs associated with employing new staff who turn out to be unsuitable. The scheme will give confidence in selecting freelance staff knowing that they have been properly trained, thereby reducing the likelihood of employing an incompetent operator, and so protecting the employer’s reputation.
The delegates to our conference will comprise around 120 course leaders and senior lecturers from UK universities who run television production degree courses, together with many senior people from the broadcasting industry.
There are in excess of 70 training organisations and educational establishments providing courses that include TV production techniques and operations. The courses are of varying quality. In some cases, the teaching staff have had no professional TV, film or broadcast experience. There are industry-related means by which courses can be assessed and accredited. For example, Skillset Approval and BKSTS Accreditation. But while these schemes can ensure a course meets industry requirements in its design and delivery, through assessing the content, physical and human resources devoted to the course, these schemes do not assess the actual suitability of individual students to work in the industry at the end of their course. The ITTP Approved Skills scheme is designed specifically to fill this gap.
This fragmentation of training reflects the trend set by the broadcasting industry itself. There was a time when only the BBC and some ITV companies undertook to give school leavers grounding in production and operational techniques both through theoretical courses and practical training. Only those with satisfactory results were confirmed in employment and operational managers knew the standard that they had reached.
Developing Skills Standards Across the TV industry
09.30 Conference registration
During registration, delegates can sign up to their chosen pair of workshops (see below for workshop details).
10.00 ITTP Approved Skills scheme
Members of the ITTP will present the scheme to the conference. Discussing the scheme will be: Andy Beal, Head of Engineering, BT Sport; Darren Long, Head of Studios and Post Production, Sky; Sarah Moors, Head of Production and Technology, BBC Academy; Martyn Suker, until recently Head of Production Innovation, ITV Studios.
This discussion will then be opened up to the conference delegates.
11.30 Coffee
11.45 Round Table Activity “What this means to you”
There will be 12 round tables in the conference hall, with up to 10 delegates at each table. Each table will have a facilitator who will drive the discussion to address a set of questions. The answers will be collated during the afternoon and fed back to the conference at the end of the day.
13.00 Lunch
A buffet lunch will be provided for delegates.
14.00 First Round of CPD Workshop Taster Sessions
There will be seven CPD workshop taster sessions taking place. Each will be repeated and will last approximately 45 minutes. Whilst being self-contained, the aim is to encourage delegates to express an interest in attending longer and more comprehensive one-day CPD workshops that are planned for 2017.
15.00 Second Round of Taster Sessions
This enables delegates to attend two taster sessions during the afternoon.
16.00 Feedback to Delegates on Round Table Discussions
16.30 Conference Closes
CPD Workshop Taster Sessions:
Number of delegates per session
4K Technology run by Martin Uren (40 delegates)
This taster session will try to clarify all the confusion that is around 4K/UHD technology. It will discuss image resolutions, P3, BT.709 and BT.2020 colour spaces, HDR (High Dynamic Range), and display technologies.
PSC Camera and Sound run by Peter Leverick and Barry Cobden (20 delegates)
How to get the best out of a PSC shoot, whether one man crew or two, and how can you be sure that the resulting output will be of broadcast quality?
How Make-up Affects Lighting Styles run by Graham Jaggers Lighting Director (20 delegates)
Many delegates may not have considered the interaction of different types of lighting and make-up, and their impact on television images. With help from the CMA Make-up Academy Graham Jaggers will demonstrate how lighting and make-up should work together.
Role of the Vision Mixer run by Ross Video (10 delegates)
Ross Video manufactures a wide range of vision mixing equipment. In this workshop, a member of their training department will explain fully the role of the vision mixer operator and how they should work with the production team.
How Luminaire Spectrum Output Affects the Look of the Camera run by Cirrolite and Jonathan Harrison DoP (20 delegates)
With the advent of a wide range of LED lighting fixtures, it is important to understand how the spectrum from some of these fixtures is discontinuous and how this can affect the colouration of the pictures produced by the latest range of electronic cameras. Cirrolite staff will explain how it is important to select the right lighting fixtures that will work best with the camera used.
Craft of Editing run by Soho Editors and Paddy Bird (20 delegates)
Soho Editors and Paddy Bird (Founder of Inside The Edit) will provide a masterclass in the craft of editing. Paddy will give insights into the world of a modern editor. He will go beyond basic editing theory. This taster session will introduce the structural, journalistic and creative techniques used in documentary and entertainment television. Editors learn in isolation and develop the myriad of skills and techniques needed over many years of analysis and self-teaching. Paddy’s Inside The Edit course is the first time that the secrets of the edit suite have been available to you, as most of the content has never been written down before.
Latest Camera Equipment
There is now a great range of Sony cameras this will be an opportunity to talk to Sony and to try out some of their latest cameras and equipment.
LOCATION
Event venue:
Pinewood Studios
Address:
Pinewood Studios, Pinewood Road, Iver Heath SL0 0NH