The film Industry

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res Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. is an

American television, film production and

film distribution company. SONY is a

multinational technology and media

corporation and they have been working

in the media field since 1991. They have

produced numerous films including

Spider-Man, Men in Black and Resident

Evil.

Warn

er

Bro

thers

Warner Brothers (WB for

short) is an American

producer of television,

music and movies. They

are one of the major film

studios and they’re based in Burbank California.

This is the original

WB studio in

Burbank, CA.

Para

mount

Pict

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s Paramount Pictures is a

film and television production/distribution

studio, ranked as one of

the largest top grossing

film studios. It is part of

Viacom an American

mass media company

whom primarily work

within the cinema and

cable TV field.

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Job RoleRoles and Responsibilities (what they do and are in charge of)

Camera Operator (Studio/Outside Broadcast)

 The camera man operates the camera, she control the settings and functions and decided how the camera needs to be manoeuvred to achieve the shot.

 Script Supervisor 

 The script supervisor is the person who controls everything about the script, from the way it’s presented to the content.

 Make-Up and Hair Artist - Film & TV

 The make up artist and hair artist are the people (usually woman) who control how the people in front of the camera look.

 Director 

 The director who controls what happens when the camera is recording.

 

Researcher 

 The researcher is the person who look looks everything up prior to the production r to insure that all the facts are right.

 

Gaffer   

The gaffer is an electrician in a production, she controls the lighting and wires to ensure that the lighting and audio are correct.

 

Boom Operator 

 The boom operator is the person who operates the boom pole. The boom pole holds the microphone and the boom operator controls the audio being recorded.

Cert

ifica

tes The British Board of Film

(BBFC) is the company

who decide the certificate for a movie

and they determine whether it’s appropriate

for a specific audience.

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The main man/woman on set

–it is their vision, they will

make the Creative decisions, they are

the leader! Steven spielberg

– Jaws, Jurassic parkChristopher nolan – Dark

knight, inceptionKathryn bigelow – point

break, zero dark thirty

Director

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The writer is the man/woman who writes the

script for a production. They

have to communicate ideas

to their team in order to

achieve a final script.

Writer

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The camera man is the

person who operates the

camera. He doesn’t decide

on the shots or anything

else, his job is to simple

operate and manoeuvre the

camera to achieve the shots

necessary.

Cameraman

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The producer is the man or

woman who gets the

connections to the broadcasters and they

organise the production as a

whole from start to finish

Producer

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The editor is the person who

takes all the footage from

the camera(s) and turns it

into the final output. They

will edit the production from

start to finish in order to

create the final output.

Editor

Gove

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ody The BBFC stands for

British Board of film classification. The BBFC

is an independent body

that have been classifying films since

1912!

The T

V Indust

ry The TV Industry Defined:

The entertainment industries involved in

producing and distributing movies

Key

TV

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Case

Stu

dy

British Sky Broadcasting Group plc is a

British satellite broadcasting,

broadband and telephone services

company headquartered in London,

with operations in the UK and Ireland.

Formed in 1990 by the equal merger

of Sky Television and British Satellite

Broadcasting, BSkyB is the largest pay-

TV broadcaster in the UK and Ireland

with over 10 million subscribers.

Key

Role

s Job roles within media

are divided within two

categories these are

creative and non-creative. These jobs are

sorted within these divisions: management,

creative, editorial, technical: research, financial, organisational

and finally creative.

TV

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The governing body for

TV is Ofcom. Ofcom is

the communications

regulator. They regulate

the TV and radio sectors,

fixed line telecoms, mobiles, postal services,

plus the airwaves over

which wireless devices

operate.

Radio

Indust

ry

Definition: The "radio

industry" is a generic

term for any companies

or public service providers who are involved with the broadcast of radio stations or ancillary services.

Key Companies:

Jobs

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- Producer- Presenter- Editor- Researcher

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Radio

The radio is also governed by Ofcom.

These are the same people who govern the

British TV broadcasts.

Radio

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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.

The P

rint

Indust

ry

Definition: The “Print

industry" is a generic

term for any companies

or public service providers who are involved with the printing of the news.

Key Companies:

The P

rint

Indust

ry

Jobs

- Producer- Presenter- Editor- Researcher

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The BPIF govern the British

Print industry. The BPIF is

the principal business

support organisation

representing the UK print,

printed packaging and

graphic communication

industry and is one of the

country's leading trade

associations. We are a not-

for-profit-distribution

organisation.

Capit

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adio

Behind Capital is Global.

Global is home to some of

the UK's best-loved radio

stations such as Heart,

Capital and Classic FM, to

name a few, we keep 20.4

million* listeners tuned in

and entertained each week

Radio

Indust

ry

Definition: The collection of service

organizations that provide dial-up and

broadband access to databases,

shopping, news, weather, sports, e-

mail, etc. Today, the Internet is the

delivery mechanism for almost all

online activity.

Onlin

e Indust

ryMust companies in the print and other

industries have an online service that

allows their users to read and interact

with their services. These companies

include The Sun, The Guardian, I and

Daily Telegraph.

The collection of service

organizations that provide dial-up and

broadband access to databases,

shopping, news, weather, sports, e-

mail, etc. Today, the Internet is the

delivery mechanism for almost all

online activity.Key companies

Onlin

e Indust

ry

jobs

- Online editor- Content creators- Managers- Producers- Server maintenance

Key jobs

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The publication on the

internet is governed by

BPiF, the same company

who govern the print

publication. However,

the internet is a free

place and anything can

be published there regardless what is it.

Onlin

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The BBC has an online

environment in which it’s users

can get the news via their

computers, smartphones, laptops

and tablets. Their website is

designed in a user friendly and

productive manor and allows the

public to receive their news

wherever they are.