Career Life Connections 12: Transition Plan – Post Secondary

Essential Question:
· How can I become more informed, enlightened, and knowledgeable about my options for
post-secondary life?

Curricular Competencies:
· Analyze internal and external factors to inform personal career-life choices
for post-graduation planning
· Explore possibilities for preferred personal and education/employment futures, using
creative and innovative thinking
· Know about diverse post-graduation possibilities, including personal, educational, and work
options
· Practice post-graduation budget planning

Post – Secondary Life PLAN A:

MY PLAN ___Become an Author____ Name: ___Brielle Donoghue__

My Plan A: Becoming an Author

Consider: Working mostly alone, maybe assisted, for the creative process, not
❏ What do you enjoy? too strict on deadlines, flexible workplaces.
❏ What sort of lifestyle do you
want?
❏ What are you good at?

Career Info that I have Upsides:

discovered…
Consider:
❏ Upsides/downsides of job
❏ Job duties/ responsibilities
❏ Salary range
❏ Future outlook
❏ Lifestyle factors
❏ Advancement opportunities
-You get to experience more in life, workspaces are flexible, you can
travel to see more places for research or inspiration
-More control over the creative process, do not need to work as
much with people unless required.
-Costs practically nothing
-Can write into an old old age
Cons:
-Rejection, editors can reject or force you to change something
-You have to be your own salesperson
-Writer’s block
-Sacrifices money-wise

Writers, unless very popular and known for producing a ridiculous

number of books, make little to no money, this does not bother me as
much, I don’t want a huge house, but being on a strict money
spending limit is stressful.

It is hard to make friends with “coworkers” when you have none,

unless you become real good friends with your editors and publishing
company.

Three employability skills I 1. An ability to sell myself and my skills, you need to be able to pitch
possess that will support my yourself to companies and productions.
 plan:
2. Creative thinking, I am extremely imaginative and have a great
Consider: ability to come up with interesting and original stories and characters.
❏ Soft and hard Skills required
for position 3. Great work ethic, productions look for hard working people to run
❏ Personal attributes projects.

Education needed to pursue my Any form of education, being educated past high school helps make
plan: you look more professional, but even some of the greatest story
tellers were not educated. It is rumored that Shakespeare did not
Consider: receive any formal education, but that is not proven. I will be getting
❏ Courses/training/ certificates my Bachelor of Arts from UBC.
needed
❏ Post-secondary
requirements

Post-Secondary Life PLAN B:

MY BACKUP PLAN _____Film Writer_____ Name: ___Brielle Donoghue__

My Plan B: Film Writer (Screenwriter)
Consider: Working with others to produce scripts for millions to engage with,
❏ What do you enjoy? living semi-comfortably depending on pay, coming up with creative
❏ What sort of lifestyle do you stories and implementing them into film.
want?
❏ What are you good at?

Career Info that I have Upsides:

discovered… -The process is fun, building worlds, creating characters
-Major sense of accomplishment, personal sense of fulfilment
Consider: -Build unique skills, opens doors down the road
❏ Upsides/downsides of job -Possibly getting to see your work unfold on the big screen
❏ Job duties/responsibilities
❏ Salary range Cons:
❏ Future outlook -Confidence will take a hit, formatting nuances take years to master,
❏ Lifestyle factors you never know what a film maker is looking for.
❏ Advancement opportunities -Feel incredibly frustrated, the process is tedious and grueling
-Seeing movies differently now that you have become disillusioned
to the magic of it all.

Salary is not great, you probably won’t be paid much at first,

especially now that writers are being forced to protest for living
wages. It is possible that you can get paid very well, but that would
take many years and a lot of work and a lot of luck.

You will be able to meet many influential people in your time if you
are lucky.

Three employability skills I 1. Confidence in my abilities and thick skin, the film business is a
possess that will support my stressful and maybe even damaging place for weak souls.
plan:
2. Creative thinking, an ability to create worlds and characters and
Consider: properly portray them to others.
❏ Soft and hard skills required
for position 3. Hard work, good work ethic, respect for the work. If a producer
❏ Personal attributes sees you slacking off or disrespecting the work, say goodbye to your
career.

Education needed to pursue my High school and post-Secondary education, preferably education in
plan: film writing. Some film writers do not have formal post-secondary
education, this is out of luck or nepotism of some kind. Knowing
Consider: people in the business is an easy way in.
❏ Courses/training/certificates
needed
❏ Post-secondary
requirements

Post-Secondary Option
Plan A - Schools/Training
Name of First Choice School: Second Choice School:
School: University of British Columbia Capilano University

Name of Bachelor of Arts, major in Creative Associate of Arts Degree – Creative

Degree or type Writing Writing
of training you
will receive
Example:
Bachelor of
Science

Length of the 4 2
program
Example: 4
years

Price of Tuition $5,843.40 $5,921

for the first year

Approx. Cost of $400.00 $572.00

books/supplies
for the first year

Cost to live in $14,011.50 $4,778.29

Residence
Application Fee $75.50 $50
to apply to
program

Application January 15th, 2023 September 5th, 2023

deadline
Example:
February, 13th,
2020

Academic -English studies 12 or English first -English language requirement

Requirements peoples -High school graduation
for program -English 11 -Minimum grade point average of 2.0
(pre-requisites) -language 11 (60%) calculated on English studies 12
-pre-calc 11 or foundations 12 or English 12, or English First Peoples
-Science 11 or any science 12 course 12 and two academic Grade 12
-average gpa 3.7 courses.

Other possible -Editor -Copywriter

occupations -Journalist -Editor
with this type of -Copywriter -Journalist
degree -Marketer
-Writer

Post-Secondary Option
Plan B - Schools/Training
Name of First Choice School Second Choice School
School: Vancouver Film School Capilano University

Name of Writing for Film, Television + Games Bachelor of Motion Picture Arts
Degree or type Degree
of training you
will receive
Example:
Bachelor of
Science

Length of the 1 4
program
Example: 4
years

Price of Tuition $20,950 $17,136

for the first year

Approx. Cost of Does not state $572.00

books/supplies
for the first year
Cost to live in $1,100 rent a month $4,778.29
Residence (does not offer residence, offers
rentals)

Application Fee $100 $50

to apply to
program

Application Does not state September 5th, 2023

deadline
Example:
February, 13th,
2020

Academic -graduated high school -English language requirement

Requirements -two references -High school graduation
for program -English studies 12 or English 12 or
(pre-requisites) English First Peoples 12 or equivalent
and a minimum average of 75% on all
grade 12 high school courses
-Interview
-Letter of intent
-Entrance questionnaire

Other possible -Assistant Director -Assistant Director

occupations -Cinematographer -Cinematographer
with this type of -Director -Director
degree -Editor -Editor
-Filmmaker -Filmmaker
-Producer -Producer
-Screenwriter -Screenwriter