The Bread Factory

Anon Pedant · **Joined:** 28 Dec 2009, 07:07 **Posts:** 1294

Have a "competition", to make 5 films for their website for £1000:

http://www.breadltd.co.uk/?CategoryID=188&ArticleID=425

This isn't a competition, it's a way to get cheap material for their website. £200 for each film, fuck off mate.

Lulu · **Joined:** 29 Dec 2009, 23:02 **Posts:** 333

It's not just making the films AP, the selection process is more akin to a real world job and there's the additional day for 'candidates' to go on the guided tour of the factory before making the films.

There are two deadlines too - 25th May on the website, 15th May on the application form.

Anon Pedant · **Joined:** 28 Dec 2009, 07:07 **Posts:** 1294

Nasty business.

Splicer · **Joined:** 31 Dec 2009, 13:00 **Posts:** 39

Allow me to disagree, (but in this case only.) - From the website
it appears that it's for film students only, and in that case I think
that the experience would be more beneficial to the student than
to the company.
From memory (and it was a very long time ago) the projects we
were given in college did not seem 'real.' I think this one would be
like pitching for a real corporate job - assessing the job, writing script,
pitching, shooting and editing.
And it would be very good to be able to show this when going for
a real job.

Anon Pedant · **Joined:** 28 Dec 2009, 07:07 **Posts:** 1294

Fair point Splicer, they are going to get a marketing tool out of though - five videos for £200 each doesn't seem much. I guess the final arbiter will be how they are used.

Splicer · **Joined:** 31 Dec 2009, 13:00 **Posts:** 39

And I suppose they won't be short of sandwiches whilst they're there.

Anon Pedant · **Joined:** 28 Dec 2009, 07:07 **Posts:** 1294

Let them eat cake.

tellyho · **Joined:** 28 Jul 2010, 15:03 **Posts:** 1

AP spotted this one correctly from the beginning. In the end the students and independents were tossed out and they opted for production companies.

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