Wicked Futures: Careers in Film

Step behind the scenes of the blockbuster of the year, Wicked, in this resource which shines a light on the job roles that make the magic of the film possible. The contents of the resource are as follows:

• An Assembly Deck that encourages students to reflect on the qualifications, experiences and skills needed to work. It will also give them access to a fun digital quiz to determine what kind of job field in the screen industries might best suit them, based on their skills and personality traits www.WickedFuturesQuiz.com.

• Lesson One allows students to get hands-on with maths as they explore some activities which simulate life on set. Students will step into the shoes of a trainee to flex their organisational, problem solving and time-management skills.

• Lesson Two gives students the opportunity to apply their literacy skills to a marketing activity as they work to reshape a Wicked press release for a variety of audiences and mediums

Throughout the resource, students will hear about the inspiring journeys and stories of four trainees who worked behind the scenes on the extraordinary film production of Wicked. At the end of the lesson sequence, students are invited to submit a design and text for a social media post in our Marketing Wiz competition, ensuring they consider all of the necessary tools needed to promote the release of Wicked.