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Samiyah Muhammad Gouwens – Speech I – Period 7 Career Speech Outline SPECIFIC PURPOSE: To explain what one must do to acquire a career in cinematography.

THESIS STATEMENT: I will provide you with information about the career of a cinematographer by providing you with the job description, preparation needed, and the working conditions for this career.

SPEECH TITLE: Camera’s Oh Boy! INTRODUCTION I. They work with some of Hollywood’s finest, to the small time entertainers. They’re found on big movie sets, and the local television lots. You ask me who these people are, actors, directors, producers. No, not quite, it’s a cinematographer also know as the camera man, shooting pictures for our entertainment.

II. Today I will enlighten you on what it takes to become a cinematographer.

III. I will break down for you in detail what a career in cinematography requires by providing you with the job description, outlining the education and training that is necessary in becoming one, and explaining the demands and working conditions of this career. BODY I. A.  A cinematographer is a person whose profession is motion-picture photography. B. As a[| cinematographer], you must be able to produce images that tell a story to inform or entertain an audience or record an event. C. Cinematographers must have good eyes, steady hands, an imagination, creativity, and a good [|technological understanding] of how the camera operates. D. Cinematographers can be employed at small television stations, movie sets, and news stations. E. Employment for the position of [|camera operators] is expected to grow 12 percent in the next decade. F. Advancements opportunities as a cinematographer include becoming a director of photography for movie studios, advertising agencies, or television programs. II. Education and training is a key role in camera operation. A. Cinematographers should have out of school experience with cameras and at least a bachelor’s degree in film. 1. It can take up to almost 6 years after high school to get a steady job as a camera operator. 2. The courses required for film majors differ from each [|college] or [|university]. a. Purdue University’s, College of Liberal Arts offers a film studies major. b. “[|Introduction to Digital Production]” and “The Movies” are a few of the required courses at Purdue University. c. Purdue requires that you must have 33 credit hours to graduate with a degree in film studies. B. Additional training can include learning to t ie in, run the cable, and hang most of the lights III. The job conditions depend on what the director needs in order to make the shot work.

A. Cinematographers usually work 40 hour work weeks, but they may have to extend their hours to meet production time. B. Cinematographers is usually work indoors, but for those who shoot action movies and other films, can be placed outside during any weather to get the appropriate footage. C. Salaries [|vary greatly] in this industry. 1. Beginning salaries can be about $[|46,570] yearly. 2. Experienced cinematographers can earn about [|$58,000] yearly. D. The camera operators receive basic benefits like health insurance and 401K. E. The biggest advantage of this career is [|traveling] to different places with the production crew, whether it’s to the outskirts of a small Kentucky town or to the bustling city of Paris. I get to [|capture] [|images] of exciting places. F. The disadvantages of this career are working in bad weather, and working extended hours to meet production. Conclusion I. A cinematographer must be able to capture images that inform or tell a story to an audience. A. Cinematographers must be creative and have steady hands. B. This job requires that you have a bachelors’ degree in film/film studies. C. The job conditions vary greatly in this career field and can sometimes be hazardous.

II. Six years from now, you see the Brad Pitt running down Michigan Avenue; you wonder what new movie he is shooting. The director yells cut and the camera operator runs to see what the problem is, along the way she waves to you and you recognize this face from high school. It’s me working with some of the top directors in Hollywood as a cinematographer.

BIBLIOGRAPHY Purdue University. College of Liberal Arts: Film Studies. Retrieved March 1, 2009, from Purdue University Website: http://cla.purdue.edu.html Career Articles. (2001) //Careers in Television//. New York: The Roses Publishing Group Inc.

Bureau of Labor Statistics. Television, Video, and Motion Picture Camera Operators and Editor. Retrieved March 1, 2009, from Bureau of Labor Statistics Website :  http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos091.htm  l