SHOOTING SCRIPT (MALES IN CHILDCARE)
VO: Welcome to our short film about promoting diversity within apprenticeships, today we will be
looking at male apprenticeships in the childcare sector.
Shots/GFX: Logo’s of appropriate Companies, Organisations and Companies involved, Shots of
apprentice at work, shots of apprentice at college, various cutaways of related work process.
Piece to Camera Employer: (To Answer the Questions: Who are you and who do you work for?
and what are the benefits of employing male apprentices?)
Shots/GFX: GFX Nametag, Close up Shot of Employer, Mid Shot of Employer, Long Portrait shot of
Employer outside business premises
Piece to Camera Employer: (To Answer the Questions: Who helped you employ the apprentices?
and How did you find the process of hiring an apprentice?)
Shots: Close up of Employer, Mid-shot of Employer
Piece to Camera Apprentice: (To Answer the Questions: Who are you and who do you work for?
And How did you hear about the apprenticeship?)
Shots/GFX: GFX Nametag, Close up Shot of Apprentice, Mid Shot of Apprentice, Long portrait shot of
Apprentice
Piece to Camera Apprentice: (To Answer the Questions: What kind of things do you do in your
day to day role? And how do you find it being a male in this work environment?)
Shots: Close up shot of Apprentice, Mid-Shot of Apprentice, and Cutaway Shots of Apprentice at work?
VO: There are currently only X amount of male apprentices working in the UK at the moment,
compared to X amount of females, the aim is to increase this number to X within the next 2 years
(Need example of Stats or recommended Stats from Chiltern Training)
GFX: Stats converted into pie chart or graph for both sets of Stats, cutaways of Male and female
childcare workers.
Piece to Camera Employer: (To Answer the Question: Why do you think having male
Apprenticeships is suitable for your business?)
Shots: Close up Shot of Employer, Mid Shot of Employer, and possible cutaway shot of Apprentice at
work
Piece to Camera Apprentice: (To Answer the Question: What has been the best moment of your
apprenticeship so far and why?)
Shots: Close up shot of Apprentice, Mid-Shot of Apprentice, and possible cutaway shot of Apprentice at
work
Piece to Camera Chiltern Member of Staff: (To Answer the Questions: Who are you and what is
your role? What is the importance of gaining more male apprentices? And what can an apprentice
expect when they enrol on an apprenticeship?)
Shots/GFX: GFX of Nametag, Close up Shot of Member of Staff, Long Portrait of Member of Staff
Piece to Camera Apprentice: (To answer the Questions: How do you find studying at the college?
And how does the college help you with your work placement?)
Shots: Close up Shot of Apprentice, Mid Shot of Apprentice, Cutaway of Apprentice at College
Piece to Camera Employer: (To Answer the Question: How has Having X Apprentice helped your
business? Has having X Apprentice helped with staff morale? And How has X Apprentice fitted
in?)
Shots: Close up Shot of Employer, Mid-Shot of Employer, Close up of Apprentice, Mid-shot of
Apprentice, Long Portrait of Apprentice
Piece to Camera Apprentice: (To Answer the Question: What is the best thing about being an
apprentice? How would your describe your apprenticeship in three words)
Shots: Close up Shot of Apprentice, Mid-Shot of Apprentice
Piece to Camera Employer (To Answer the Question: What would you say to a male who is
considering completing an apprenticeship in childcare?)
Shots: Close up Shot of Employer, Mid-Shot of Employer
Piece to Camera Apprentice: (To Answer the Question: What would you say to a male who is
considering completing an apprenticeship?)
Shots: Close up Shot of Apprentice, Mid-Shot of Apprentice
VO: If your want more information on how to apply for an apprenticeship please visit one of these
websites or contact your local college for advice. So don’t just dream it, do it?
GFX: Contact details for various websites, Logo’s of Chiltern Training, Government Logo’s and
Company Logo’s.