Job Search Treatment

Treatment

Objective:

            The objective of this video will be to give advice to students in high school who are looking to enter the work force.  This will be done by acting out scenarios such as: searching for the right job, developing a resume, dropping off a resume, preparing for an interview, and having an interview.  This will be done as a comedy and advice will be given in the opposite manner of what would be acceptable during this process.  The video will be done in a manner that makes it obvious to viewers that the information given is not actual advice.  The viewer will not be able to gain any direct knowledge of obtaining a job, as it will be a comedy, but will be able to obtain secondary information by viewing the process of job searching and following a checklist of tasks to complete. Hopefully, it will be obvious that it is not real advice but will help give the viewer ideas of what not to do during the process.

Audience:

            The audience for this video would be directed at people over the age of 16.  Since it is a comedy and applies to finding a job, almost any viewer would be able to identify with the video as most would have gone through this process at some point in their life.  However, the video will be slightly more directed to the younger viewer.

Content:

            The content will consist of: searching for the right job, developing a resume, dropping off a resume, preparing for an interview, and having an interview.  It will take the viewer through individual segments that demonstrate how a person would get a job but in a satirical manner.  The video will appear as an instructional video with voiceover for the segments leading up to the interview and real audio for the interview segment.

Location and Talent:

            The video will be shot at my home for the first part of the video to prepare for everything leading up to the interview.  The interview portion will be shot at Mount Royal in the office area to replicate a place of business.  The actors will consist of two friends, Roddy and Adam, who will be the employee and employer.  The objective is to shoot this video in two days on a Friday and Saturday so we are able to gain access to the school.

Costs:

            There will be very little cost involved in this video other than travel costs to get around the city.  Equipment/props will be borrowed from friends or Moun

Variety of Shots....Starring Tucker

Mixing Chemicals with Tucker

This video was fun to shoot but using the Canon Rebel to do the shooting was a huge learning experience.  Turns out it is different using the camera to shoot video than take photos.  So be aware that some of the shots are a little fuzzy at times.  Good things this is more about the right shots than the quality of shots.  In order to avoid taking several days to shoot this video I had to choose some of the shots that aren't as good.  This was mainly due to working with our dog, Tucker.  I learned how difficult it must be for movies to work with animals....wow what a task!! Many thanks to my wife, Erin, who starred in the movie and helped me manage Tucker for the shots. Thanks also to our friend, Renelle, who helped maneuver me for a few shots.  Here is the shot list:

0:01 – Title

0:05 – Medium Shot/Key Light from above

0:27 – Pan Still Object

0:42 – Pan Moving Object

0:51 – Trucking

0:57 – Low Angle

1:00 – Close Up

1:03 – Long Shot/Follow Focus

1:11 – Wipe

1:13 – Flat Angle

1:24 – Zoom In (had issues with the focus here)

1:30 – Swish Pan

1:36 – Extreme Close-up

1:38 – Cut Away

1:39 – Pan Moving Object

1:43 – Balance Shot/Backlight and Fill light(below Erin to lighten up under her face)

1:47 – Head On

1:51 – Sequence Shot (Medium Shot, Dolly in, Dolly Out, Medium Shot) (was very difficult once Tucker moved)

2:23 – Pan/Tilt Shot

2:26 – Subjective Perspective

2:27 – Objective Perspective

2:29 – Selective Focus

2:33 – Effects/ Objective Perspective (blurred image)

2:42 – Rule of Thirds

2:44 – Tail Away

2:55 – Cut In

2:57 – High Angle

3:03 – Reportorial

3:11 – Close-Up

3:15 – Zoom Out