Film industry

Universal studios was founded in April 30 1912 and it’s headquarters are in universal city, California and with a profit of 4.239 billion.

Walt Disney was founded in October 16th 1923 and its headquarters are in Los angles, California. And with a profit of 42.278 billion.

Warner Brothers was founded in April 4th 1923 the headquarters are in Burbank , California and has a profit of 12 billion.

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation was founded may 31st 1935 and its headquarters is in fox plaza, California.

Camera man- A cameraman operates a variety of cameras to record video film for motion pictures e.g: jo willemsScript supervisor-First of all and most importantly: to have total knowledge of the script. You are responsible for breaking it down in every department. Props, wardrobe, make-up, hair, set dressing, time of day, time of the year. they have to time a script so that we know how long the script is and how long each scene is. This will be helpful throughout the shooting. They make sure that they are not running too long. If a film is meant to be 2 hours you don’t want to shoot a 4-hour film. E.g: Anna Maria Make up and hair artist-The art director creates the visual look of the film to reflect the story and emotions of the script. Most art directors have a degree from an art college or an architecture degree. Some begin their careers as set designers, working in the theatre e.g: Mary Burton Director-The director is in charge of the cast and crew. He is responsible for transferring the script to the screen within the budget constraints and for the aesthetic qualities and technical standards of the film. E.g: Steven Spielberg Researcher-Researchers work across all genres of television production, including news, sport, current affairs, documentaries and factual programs, light entertainment, children's, situation comedies, soaps or serial dramas, and one-off dramas. They originate or develop program ideas, drawing on their knowledge and understanding of industry requirements, and present their findings to decision makers. They are also fact checkers and 'brief' writers for onscreen presenters.

Gaffer-A Gaffer in the motion picture industry is the head of the electrical department, responsible for the execution (and sometimes the design) of the lighting plan for a production. In British English the term Gaffer is long established as meaning an old man, or the foreman of a squad of workmen. The term was also used to describe men who adjusted lighting in English theatre and men who tended street lamps.Boom operator-Boom Operators assist the production sound mixer on film and television sets, and operate the boom microphone, which is either hand held on a long arm or dolly mounted (on a moving platform). If radio or clip microphones are required, Boom Operators position them correctly around the set or location, or on actors' clothing. Boom Operators are responsible for positioning microphones so that sound mixers can capture the best quality dialogue and sound effects.

British board of film classification

The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), originally British Board of Film Censors, is a non-governmental organisation, funded by the film industry. There job is to decide what the certificate rating should be.

All ages admitted, but certain scenes may be unsuitable for young children. Should not disturb children aged 8 years or over. May contain mild language and sex/drugs references. May contain moderate violence if justified by context (e.g. fantasy).

Suitable only for persons aged 18 years and over, not to be supplied to anyone below that age. It is illegal to knowingly rent or sell an 18-rated VHS, DVD, Blu-ray Disc, UMD or game, or supply cinema tickets for a film with this rating, to anyone under the age of 18. Films under this category do not have limitation on the foul language that is used. Hard drugs are generally allowed, and explicit sex references along with detailed sexual activity are also allowed. Scenes of strong real sex may be permitted if justified by the context. Very strong, gory, and/or sadistic violence is usually permitted.

Founded-Los Angeles, California, U.S October 16, 1923 By Walt and Roy DisneyHeadquarters-Walt Disney Studios,500 S. Buena Vista Street,Burbank, California, United StatesRevenue- 42.278 billionEmployees- 166,000Films they made-Pirates of the Caribbean, Dumbo and Bambi

Comedy Central is an American basic cable and satellite television channelthat is owned by MTV Networks Entertainment Group, a unit of the Viacom Media Networks division of Viacom. The channel carries comedy programming, in the form of both original and syndicated series and stand-up comedy specials, as well as feature films.

BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation(BBC) in the United Kingdom, Isle of Man and Channel Islands. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution.

TV industry

Roles in TV industry Location manger-The Location Manager is the person who will be liaising directly with the film production company or advertising agency, and may be working closely with the film's director, taking decisions not only about the right location, but also the logistics of making that location work. The Location Manager will be closely involved with the rest of the production team dealing with many such logistical problems and their solutions.

Location scout-The Location Scouts and other location department staff work under the location manager. Their function is to provide as many potentially useful/viable ideas and/or options as possible for review by production; often the assistant director, production manager and subsequently, the director or even the executive producer in the case of narrative filmmaking. They are responsible for heading out to various areas that could serve as possible production locations.

Jimmy Jib operator-Although negotiating a crane, carrying a heavy camera and a camera operator around a feature film set, or steering a remote head 100 ft above a location on a high-tech strata crane is a highly skilled job, the audience is unaware of this as they marvel at the resulting birds eye views and breath-taking cinematography. Operating these potentially hazardous pieces of heavy machinery in difficult locations, often under the pressure of hectic shooting schedules.

Prop maker-Prop Makers work in the properties departments of feature films, making any props that are not being bought in, or hired. Prop Makers use a wide variety of materials, techniques and tools, to design and create the required props.

Rights & clearance-The person who gets rights and clearances for music, TV and movie footage, intellectual property rights, managed images, and celebrity images.

Set construction-Financial responsibilities include budgeting, tracking costs, generating reports, etc. Through drawings, a Construction Coordinator is directed artistically by the production designer and art director to produce their "vision" in three dimensions. Also responsible for the physical integrity of the structures built by the construction department.

Independent regulator and competition authorityfor the UK communications industriesStarted-29 December 2003

Purpose- Regulator and competition authority for broadcasting, postal services,telecommunications and radio communications spectrum

Chairman-Colette Bowe About- Ofcom is the communications regulator.We regulate the TV and radio sectors, fixed line telecoms, mobiles, postal services, plus the airwaves over which wireless devices operate.We make sure that people in the UK get the best from their communications services and are protected from scams and sharp practices, while ensuring that competition can thrive.

Sky1 started on 26 April 1982 as Satellite Television Ltd and was Europe's first ever cable and satellite channel. At first the station struggled financially, due to disappointing ratings in the countries in which it was officially available, which in turn led to insufficient advertising revenue and increasing difficulty in covering the high transmission costs. And now many more channels from sky have been launched such as sky living ,sky HD and sky Atlantic and now is one of the biggest Cable networks in England.

Sky air many show such as SimpsonsModern family

Radio industry

BBC Radio 1 is a British radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. It is aimed primarily at the 15–29 age group.

Heart is a network of 17 adult contemporary local radio stations in central and southern England and north Wales. Each station broadcasts localised breakfast/drivetime on weekdays and afternoons on weekends (with additional local output on stations in North Wales and Cornwall). Networked programming is simulcasted at all other times. Sixteen of the Heart stations are owned and operated by Global Radio with one station, Heart Hertfordshire, owned independently as a franchise.

Jobs in radio industry

Radio presenter-Radio Presenters are the voice of a station or programme, whether they work in speech-based or music Radio. They are responsible for creating the tone and style of Radio output and establishing a relationship with listeners.

Station manger- In Commercial radio, the focus of the Station Manager's role is sales: maximising revenue for the station, and managing its budget and resources.

Sales executive-Radio Sales Executives or Account Managers are responsible for generating the income for Commercial Radio stations from advertising sales and sponsorship. This primarily involves selling the benefits of Radio as an advertising medium, to both media agencies and individual clients.

Reporter-The focus of the Reporter's role in Radio is to find and tell the stories that make up the news or current affairs output for the station or organisation for which they work.

Independent regulator and competition authorityfor the UK communications industriesStarted-29 December 2003

Purpose- Regulator and competition authority for broadcasting, postal services,telecommunications and radio communications spectrum

Chairman-Colette Bowe About- Ofcom is the communications regulator.We regulate the TV and radio sectors, fixed line telecoms, mobiles, postal services, plus the airwaves over which wireless devices operate.We make sure that people in the UK get the best from their communications services and are protected from scams and sharp practices, while ensuring that competition can thrive.

Broadcast-United Kingdom: FM, DAB, TV

Slogan-The Best New Music And EntertainmentIn New Music We TrustListen, Watch, Share

First air date-30 September 1967

Owner-BBC

About- It is a British radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. It is aimed primarily at the 15–29 age group.

Print industry

The Daily Mail is a British daily middle-market tabloid newspaper owned by the Daily Mail and General Trust.

Heat is a British entertainment magazine published by German company Bauer Media Group. As of 2004 it is one of the biggest selling magazines in the UK

Key roles City editor-- May write or direct writing of headlines- May hire discharge members of reporting staff- May perform other editorial duties as required- Designated State Editor print. as well as pub. when working with State news plus National Editor print. pub. when working with National news.- Directs as well as supervises personnel engaged in selecting, gathering, and also editing local news news photographs for edition of newspaper- Receives information regarding developing news events or originates story ideas plus assigns coverage to members of reporting photography staffEditor-- Plans layout of newspaper edition- Receives news copy, photographs plus dummy page layouts marked to indicate columns occupied by advertising- Confers with management editorial staff members regarding placement of developing news stories- Determines placement of stories based on relative significance, available space, and also knowledge of layout principles- Marks layout sheets to indicate position of each story accompanying photographs- Approves proofs submitted by composing room- May write or revise headlines- May edit copy- May perform related editorial duties as required.

About-Daily mail was founded 4th may 1896. it is owned by Daily mail and General trust and the publisher is DMG media. And the main editor is Paul Dacre.

History-First published in 1896 by Lord Northcliffe, it is the United Kingdom's second biggest-selling daily newspaper after The Sun. Its sister paper The Mail on Sunday was launched in 1982. Scottish and Irish editions of the daily paper were launched in 1947 and 2006 respectively. The Daily Mail was Britain's first daily newspaper aimed at the newly literate "lower-middle class market resulting from mass education, combining a low retail price with plenty of competitions, prizes and promotional gimmicks", and the first British paper to sell a million copies a day

The British Printing Industries Federation (BPIF)

The BPIF is the principal business support organisation representing the UK print, printed packaging and graphic communication industry. It is one of the country's leading trade associations.They provide the highest standard of support for printers to grow and develop healthy, sustainable and profitable businesses, aiming to provide an environment geared towards their businesses success. It is also a non-profit distribution Complaint procedure-The BPIF aims to ensure that the highest possible standards of service, BPIF National Council has published a procedure for dealing with complaints and grievances.

Internet Industry

Foundation date-Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. (February 4, 2004)Headquarters-Menlo Park, California, U.S.Founders-Mark ZuckerbergEduardo SaverinAndrew McCollumDustin MoskovitzChris Hughes

Foundation date-March 21, 2006Headquarters-San Francisco, California, United StatesFounders-Jack Dorsey, Noah Glass,Evan Williams, Biz Stone

Foundation date-February 14, 2005Headquarters-901 Cherry Ave, San Bruno,California, United StatesFounders-Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, Jawed Karim

Key roles

Programmer- Programmers role in a company is to design the website using coding such as java, html and C++. They generally work 9-5 but are expected to do overtime and they don't get paid for. sometimes you get a bonus at the end of a project but not much. And your always underpresure. Site director-The site director is the person who is in charge of the whole website and keeps all the programmers and website writers inline. Publisher-The publisher is in charge of publishing content onto the website.Website writer-They write all the content to go on the website.Website designer-They will design the layout of the website.

The British Printing Industries Federation (BPIF)

The BPIF is the principal business support organisation representing the UK print, printed packaging and graphic communication industry. It is one of the country's leading trade associations.They provide the highest standard of support for printers to grow and develop healthy, sustainable and profitable businesses, aiming to provide an environment geared towards their businesses success. It is also a non-profit distribution Complaint procedure-The BPIF aims to ensure that the highest possible standards of service, BPIF National Council has published a procedure for dealing with complaints and grievances.

Facebook-About Facebook-Founded in 2004, Facebook’s mission is to give people the power to share and make the world more open and connected. People use Facebook to stay connected with friends and family, to discover what’s going on in the world, and to share and express what matters to them.Foundation date-Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. (February 4, 2004)Headquarters-Menlo Park, California, U.S.Founders-Mark Zuckerberg(chair man and CEO)Eduardo SaverinAndrew McCollumDustin MoskovitzChris HughesIncome-53 millionEmployees-5,800 people

Mark ZuckerbergCreator of Facebook