unit 8- fact file for working pattern (8)

fixed term contract

1) a fixed term contract are given by employers on the basis that the contract will terminate at a future date when a specific term expires. fixed term contracts last a certain period of time and sometimes a person is still allowed to have company benefits. 

usually the people in the industry that have a fixed term contract is technical and creative roles such as camera operators and sound technicians. Camera operators in TV drama and factual/documentary may earn around £1,500 a week (based on a 10-hour daily rate of £300).
On a low-budget feature film, camera operators may earn around £1,800 a week.
On a major feature film or for commercials, they may earn around £2,200 a week

( http://www.inputyouth.co.uk/jobguides/job-tvfilmcameraoperator.html )


freelance worker 2) a freelance worker is a term commonly used for a person who is self-employed and is not necessarily committed to a particular employer long-term. freelance workers have to look for work them self but its not guaranteed to have an income as you have no fixed job. 

Working freelance helps with developing your skills as you move from different companies and meet new people. The hours of work vary and if you have no projects on the go you have no work.

a role in film and tv that is usually freelance is tv or film producer because you have to have to work your way up and freelance work is common. another freelance role is Freelance production managers. They are paid a fee for each individual contract or project.


freelance worker

3) Working in the media industry can often involve shift work and working irregular or anti-social hours. People who work on film sets can often be required all sorts of strange hours, perhaps all through the night and perhaps very long hours. In the TV industry, there is many shift workers working different shifts including evenings and night shifts