DSS Professional practice Week 3

PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE

Week 3: Case study

So far you have been researching a number of jobs that interest you. This week
you need to choose ONE job.
Use the the Skillset website, IMbd or another source to research someone who
already does that job. kevin feige (film Producer/director)
Write up a case study which describes and explains:

their educational background:

USC School of Cinematic Arts, Westfield High School, internship with producer
Lauren Shuler Donner where he worked on disaster movie "Volcano" (1997),
Your Bibliography: Rotten Tomatoes. 2021. [online] Available at:
<https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/kevin_feige> [Accessed 23 September 2021].

their career path so far:

Years active 2000–present

Employer The Walt Disney Company

Notable work Marvel Cinematic Universe

President, Marvel Studios Chief Creative Officer, Marvel

Title

Your Bibliography: En.wikipedia.org. 2021. Kevin Feige - Wikipedia. [online] Available at:

<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Feige> [Accessed 23 September 2021].

their greatest programme or film-making achievements to date:

Feige is a member of the Producers Guild of America. In 2018, he was nominated
for the Academy Award for Best Picture for producing Black Panther, the first
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superhero film ever to receive a Best Picture nomination and the first film in the
Marvel Cinematic Universe to win an Academy Award.
Your Bibliography: En.wikipedia.org. 2021. Kevin Feige - Wikipedia. [online] Available at:
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Feige> [Accessed 23 September 2021].

what you admire about them:

How good he is at his job and how well he managed to do for himself which I
hope to do one day

At the end of the case study, comment on what this suggests about your own
career plans.
Make sure you use Harvard referencing to cite your sources.

If you’re not sure where to start, look up an inspiring film on IMDb. If you want to work
in the lighting department, find out who did the lighting on that film. Put their name
into IMDb and see what else they have worked on; you can also google them. Lots of
freelancers have their own websites or have entries on professional crew databases, so
you should be able to work out what else they have done.