{"id":1432,"date":"2021-12-07T22:04:10","date_gmt":"2021-12-07T22:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watershed.co.uk\/film-academy\/?post_type=faevents&#038;p=1432"},"modified":"2021-12-16T14:42:20","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T14:42:20","slug":"presenting-yourself-as-a-screen-creative","status":"publish","type":"faevents","link":"https:\/\/www.watershed.co.uk\/film-academy\/labs\/presenting-yourself-as-a-screen-creative\/","title":{"rendered":"Presenting Yourself as a Screen Creative"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column ws-flex-grow-sm-0 ws-flexbasis-sm-15 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:15%\">\n<div id=\"ws-event-date-block_61afd82b808e2\" class=\"ws-event-date ws-event-date-block\">\n    <span class=\"ws-event-day\">13<\/span>\n  <span class=\"ws-event-month\">Dec<\/span>\n      <span class=\"ws-event-month\">2021<\/span>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this online world, image is everything. The ways that you present yourself and your work as a screen professional can make or break your success in the industry. But how do you make sure that you\u2019re putting out the right signals?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ws-social-share-block_61afd82b808e5\" class=\"ws-social-share\">\n  <ul class=\"default-max-width wp-block-social-links\">\n    <li class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-facebook wp-block-social-link\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dialog\/share?app_id=517561302331766&#038;display=popup&#038;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.watershed.co.uk%2Ffilm-academy%2Flabs%2Fpresenting-yourself-as-a-screen-creative%2F&#038;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.watershed.co.uk%2Ffilm-academy%2Flabs%2Fpresenting-yourself-as-a-screen-creative%2F\" aria-label=\"Share on Facebook\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\">\n        <svg role=\"img\" class=\"ws-icon icon-facebook\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.watershed.co.uk\/film-academy\/wp-content\/plugins\/watershed-blocks\/public\/icons\/symbol-defs.svg#icon-facebook\"><\/use><\/svg>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/li>\n    <li class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-twitter wp-block-social-link\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Presenting+Yourself+as+a+Screen+Creative&#038;url=https:\/\/www.watershed.co.uk\/film-academy\/labs\/presenting-yourself-as-a-screen-creative\/\" aria-label=\"Share on Twitter\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n        <svg role=\"img\" class=\"ws-icon icon-twitter\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.watershed.co.uk\/film-academy\/wp-content\/plugins\/watershed-blocks\/public\/icons\/symbol-defs.svg#icon-twitter\"><\/use><\/svg>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/li>\n    <li class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-whatsapp wp-block-social-link\">\n      <a href=\"whatsapp:\/\/send?text=*Presenting+Yourself+as+a+Screen+Creative*%0Ahttps:\/\/www.watershed.co.uk\/film-academy\/labs\/presenting-yourself-as-a-screen-creative\/\" aria-label=\"Share on Whatsapp\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor d-md-none\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n        <svg role=\"img\" class=\"ws-icon icon-whatsapp\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.watershed.co.uk\/film-academy\/wp-content\/plugins\/watershed-blocks\/public\/icons\/symbol-defs.svg#icon-whatsapp\"><\/use><\/svg>\n      <\/a>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/api.whatsapp.com\/send?text=*Presenting+Yourself+as+a+Screen+Creative*%0Ahttps:\/\/www.watershed.co.uk\/film-academy\/labs\/presenting-yourself-as-a-screen-creative\/\" aria-label=\"Share on Whatsapp\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor d-none d-md-block\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n        <svg role=\"img\" class=\"ws-icon icon-whatsapp\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.watershed.co.uk\/film-academy\/wp-content\/plugins\/watershed-blocks\/public\/icons\/symbol-defs.svg#icon-whatsapp\"><\/use><\/svg>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For their December Lab panel discussion, the BFI Film Academy team  laid out all the best practices for showing prospective collaborators who you are and what you can do. A panel of industry professionals specified the dos and don\u2019ts of creating your showreel, portfolio and pitch decks, as well as the best ways to use Instagram, and even the correct way to write a really good email. They provided hints for how to approach people at networking events, how long to wait to follow up, and explain other elements that affect how you come across to people in the screen industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Panellists:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Ahmad Swaid &#8211; Head of Content, Dazed Media and NOWNESS&nbsp;<\/li><li>Nathan Bryon &#8211; Actor, Writer and Producer&nbsp;<\/li><li>Yen Yau &#8211; Director of Training Programmes, The Grierson Trust + Board Trustee, CMI<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hosted by Nicole Davis \u2013 BFI NETWORK Officer, Film Hub South East<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-fallback__wrapper embed-fallback-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"BFI Film Academy Labs | Presenting yourself as a screen creative\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-r3kHjn0GzY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n  <div class=\"embed-fallback\">\n    <div class=\"embed-fallback__content\">\n      <h2 class=\"embed-fallback__title\">BFI Film Academy Labs | Presenting yourself as a screen creative<\/h2>\n      <p>This video is provided by YouTube who set their own cookies. 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