Select Career: Casting Director

List 5 things about this career that you find appealing.

1. I get to present new ideas about casts

2. I get to advise people which cast they should use

3. I love to read the scripts for different plays.

4. I get to keep record of the people who have auditioned for the part.

5. I get to listen to the read-through of the script by the cast.

What is the Skills Score that appears beside the career you selected?

Look through you responses to the skills that are important for this career and add up the number of responses of each type:

__1___I am highly skilled

___6__I am skilled

___6__I have some skill

___0__I don't have this skill

Write down the three skills to which you answered "I don't have this skill" or "I have some skill." For each skill you wrote down, think of three ways that you can increase your skill.

1. Planning- I could think of ways to make the plans I have a little better and more appealing.

2. Evaluating- I shouldn't judge people just by the way that they present something.

3. Presenting Ideas and Information in Writing- I shouldn't get so nervous when I present something to a important person.

Are your still interested in the career you selected for this activity? Why or why not?

Yes because I get to work with the theatre or acting group. I also get to be involved with movies or tv shows.

What do you think the difference is between interests and skills?

Interests are what you are interested in and your skills are what you are good at. What you think you can do good in.

Do you think it is helpful to consider your skills when choosing a career? Why or why not?

Yes because if you can't do a certain job or skill. Say you don't work good with computers and you want to be a computer game designer, you won't be able to do it because you do not work good with the computer.

First Career: Massage Therapist
Suitable For You
What are the Central Aspects of this career?-

Learning new hands on skills

Being interested in human biology
What are the Central and Secondary Aspects to which you answered Like or Like Very Much?

*Learning new hands on skills

*Providing new medical care and treatment to people.

*Working with people with physical abilities.

Which Aspects did you answer Dislike or Dislike Very Much to?

* Being Physically active and on your feet.

Top Ten Career:Graphic Designer
Suitable For You
Write down the Central and Secondary Aspects to which you answered Like or Like Very Much.
* Having your own creative ideas about designs and styles.

* Drawing correctly

* Persuading and motivating other people

Explaining ideas and info to people

Your Career Choice: Graphic Designer

Aspect: in charge of lighting sets or filming moveis
Example: If a movie doesn't have lights no one is going to be able to see them

Aspect: Having your own creative ideas about designs and styles.

Example: You choose how you want a set to be lit and how the director of a movie wants the movie to come to life

Interview: Joan

Day in a Life:

7:00 am – 12:00 pm Arriving at work; reviewing the call sheet (detailed breakdown of scenes to be shot that day) and checking the script; discussing call sheet with the director and assistant director; blocking the first shot (walking through it) while the actors rehearse; setting up the camera and lighting; rehearsing the shot with the actors; shooting; repeating this process until lunch. 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch. Viewing the film that I shot the previous day and discussing it with the director and assistant director. 1:00 pm – 7:00 pm Blocking, lighting, and shooting until the call sheet is finished. 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm End of filming: discussing the next day’s shoot with the director, assistant director, and camera assistant. 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm Going home and making business phone calls. 9:00 pm – 10:00 pm Having dinner; free time.

Aspect: Filming and designing the set

Example: To design the set for different kinds of movies and designing how the directors want it to look.