Jobs in the media

Media industry roles under the head of department - 
There are roles in the media in which are higher and more paid than others however getting to that stage requires initial experience on set and skills. A runner is an example of how to require such experience and later on leads to becoming head of departments in film, such as becoming an executive producer, cinematographer or director. The jobs are seen as more prestigious therefore may require more skills that are rare, as the industry is quite competitive due to the increase in technology, increasing intriguement over a wide population.
The platform and direction I would like to explore is camera operation and director of photography, smaller roles therefore which may come before the HOD role is a focus puller, clapper board loader,   etc.

Skills in which I have now that I would have to develop for doing this would be operation with cameras and lens types by fully understanding how to use the equipment, then applying this under more pressured conditions, with things such as time to consider. The words of cinematographer Tania Hoser come into contact with an idea that I will undertake in the journey of getting into the industry, that being the idea of being slick with your equipment, little changes such as moving the camera and lens' which can be done in a slick and perfected way when on set and something to learn or practice with when filming individual things. Her words also included insights for young filmmakers when researching, rather than asking questions as to who someone's favourite director is etc, if your doing a more technical job  ask more questions about physical things such as how to operate the camera smoother (e.g when panning) or changing lens' more smoothly. This ultimately means your physically working to help the crew and working with them, meaning your working to make everything better and quicker. Hoser also stated traits of an upcoming camera operator, including being resourceful, knowing the bigger picture and making everything better and quicker. The slickness applied to the equipment will also be applied to the visuals of the story and your understanding of the story. The understanding of the story therefore means as a camera operator you think about the type of lens' that will go with what your trying to show on screen the more you understand the story. - get to know equipment, get to know story. 
Becoming a runner on set would build up the experience and opportunity for practice, in which is a situation where I will consider Tania Hosers words. 
Initial skills to become a runner may include -

• Good listening and communication skills.
• Confidence for networking situations
• Flexible travel options, e.g owning a driving license.
• Helpful and able to help on set, able to take stress off and complete tasks for the person the runner may be with
• An understanding of the industry
• Research skills

Another role which intrigues me is production design under the costume and makeup aspect. The skills required for costume design may include having some experience in styling before and experience on set. The makeup aspect requires experience in the actual medium and knowledge on how to practise it. This interests me as I hold some liking to the medium and