Job Roles Leaflet

Job roles from Varshini1999

Flow Chart

Flow chart unit 8 task 2 from Varshini1999

Getting To Grips With The Industry

Unit 8 task 1 Getting to grips with the industry from Varshini1999

SCENARIO & UNIT INTRODUCTION

Your dream job in Film & TV has been advertised in a media publication and you are going to apply. You will need to research both the company you are applying to work for and its competitors. You will then prepare your application materials.

The TV and film industries have experienced numerous changes in the most recent two decades. The advancement of new innovation, and the inevitable changes in governing legislation and working practices, have brought expansion in the scope of services and service providers that now make up an undeniably different industry. These progressions have been driven, generally, by the innovations that have empowered media organisations to access growing audiences in routes unique in relation to the tradition ones, and to give a more noteworthy extent and diversity of content. Whilst terrestrial television in the UK is still overwhelmed by the significant household names, for example, the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5, multi-channel services by means of satellite and cable have changed the look of television inside the UK and over the world. The digital revolution now permits audiences to utilize TV and a large group of other media content in the way is most helpful to them. Due to this, media content has turned out to be more inclusive, catering for a more extensive scope of tastes and conclusions and a more prominent range of ages, cultural and geographical foundations.

Likewise, the film industry has experienced a scope of technological, financial, commercial and aesthetic variations which have seen the British film industry experience a generally solid time of development and improvement in the initial couple of years of the 21st century.

A comprehension of the operation of the different organisational structures in the TV and film industries is fundamental for anyone meaning to work in these segments. It is similarly essential for anyone wishing to advance onto higher level capabilities to know about the scope of job opportunities and of the relevant training that is mandatory.

This unit covers contractual, legal and ethical obligations, trends affecting the industries, and how to develop a professional approach to employment.

REFERENCE:

• Mrs Curran, (2013). Unit 8: Understanding the Film & TV Industries (10 credits) - Media@ESF. [online] Esfmedia.com. Available at: http://www.esfmedia.com/page/Unit+8%3A+Understanding+the+Film+%26+TV+Industries+(10+credits) [Accessed 2 Sep. 2016].