Organised by Create Jobs
Applications are open from Tue 25 Aug - Thu 1 Oct
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Our flagship photography programme with Magnum Photos returns, providing 25 up-and-coming photographers with the chance to hone their skills and develop their creative voice.
Whether you’re starting out curating your Instagram feed or already building up your professional portfolio, we’re looking for young Londoners with the ambition to become the next generation of image-makers and visual storytellers.
Over 6-weeks you’ll learn about the different roles in commercial, documentary and editorial photography, with industry insight from top portrait, fashion and music photographers. You’ll get practical training on shooting techniques and editing, as well as creative inspiration and guidance from people making waves in the industry right now.
About the course
The course is delivered online, 5 days a week, Mon-Fri.
This includes industry talks, development workshops, careers advice and guidance, individual support, peer networking and self-study.
The core elements of this course will cover:
- Intro + 101 Working in photography and production
- Telling Compelling Stories with Naana Orleans Amissah
- Developing personal projects with Magnum guest photographer
- Responding to a client brief, from pitch to production
- How to get your work seen and build a client base with Webber Represents artists
- Shooting Techniques, lighting basics and kit with The Photography Foundation
- How to produce a shoot: pitching, budgets, studio or location – everything you need to know
- Photoshop Basics with Upper Studio
- Casting, how to cast models on a budget
- Crits and editing best practice with Emma Bowkett Financial Times
- 'Where are the jobs & what are they?' with Create Jobs and Magnum Photos
Benefits
As well as access to the course content, our aim is to place every person who goes through this programme into paid work or further training.
You’ll also get access to:
- Free, industry-standard training from top employers
- Connections to live job roles
- Weekly employment workshops to improve your applications and interviews
- An industry mentor to support your career goals
- Mental health and personalised wellbeing support
- A network of young creatives
- Ongoing alumni support, access to events and networking opportunities
- A MacBook Pro and Adobe Software
Requirements
We don’t mind about qualifications or past paid experience; our only requirements are that:
- You must be 18-24 years-old
- You must be from a London borough
- You must not be in full-time employment, education or training
- You must commit to the programme and be free weekdays during the programme (29 October to 11 December 2020)
- You must be free for a selection day on either the 14, 15 or 16 October 2020
Other than that, we want to see your passion and interest in the industry as well as a creative can-do attitude and desire to learn.
We encourage applications from people who are currently under-represented in the digital and creative sector. This includes women, people who are Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic, D/deaf, Disabled and Neurodivergent people, people from the LGBTQ+ community, as well as people from lower socio-economic backgrounds.
We also welcome applicants from a range of educational backgrounds and therefore do not require any formal qualification to apply.
How to apply
To apply for this programme, you need to fill out the application form by 10am Thu 1 October 2020.
Click here for the application form
Important info
If your application is successful, you’ll need to be available for an online group selection day on either 14, 15, 16 October 2020, where you'll take part in a collaborative group task and meet the Create Jobs team.
Please note that we are unable to offer alternative group selection dates and if you are unable to attend the selection day, we will not be able to process your application further.
You must be free to take part in the programme full-time between 29 October to 11 December 2020.
Access
It is important to us that our programmes are accessible. Please let us know if you would like to submit your application in a different format by contacting Programme Officer, Vanessa Owusu, vanessa.owusu@anewdirection.org.uk or 07827 925402.
If you have access requirements for either the selection process or the programme itself please include this in your application or contact us before the deadline.
Find out more about access requirements and adjustments
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- photography
- photoshoot
- photographer
- photoediting
- budgetmanagement
- castingdirector
- freelance
- pitching
- camera