Film Industry Definition and Key Companies

The film industry is all the companies that make and distribute films

Film Industry – Key Roles

• DirectorThe main man/woman on set – they make thecreative decisions. They are the leader.• Writer • Cameraman• Producer• Editor

Film Industry – Governing body

• BBFC stands for British Board of Film Classification.• The British Board of Film Classification is an independent,

non-governmental body that has classified films since 1912. It has also classified videos/ DVDs since the Video Recordings Act was passed in 1984.

Film Industry – Case Study

• Founded The Fox Film Corporation was formed in 1935 • Founder Theatre chain pioneer William Fox• Headquarters Fox Plaza, Century City, Los Angeles, California, United States

• Key People Rupert Murdoch, Chairman Daniel Tayne, President • Product Motion pictures, Television films• Films Avatar, Ice Age, Titanic, Life of PI, X-Men and Predator

20th Century Fox

TV Industry Definition and Key Companies

• The TV industry is that is made up of TV companies that produce programmes and put them onto our televisions.

TV Industry – Key Roles• The Casting Director casts actors, and so is usually one of the first crew

members on the project. In fact, during initial casting for a television pilot, the executive producer and casting director are often the only crew members.

• A television director is usually responsible for directing the actors and other filmed aspects of a television production.

• The Writer creates and moulds an original story, or adapts other written, told, or acted stories for production of a television show. Their finished work is called a script.

• Camera Operator as the head member of the camera crew, the camera operator uses the camera as instructed by the Director. They ensure the required action is correctly filmed in the frame, and must react instinctively as the proceedings take place.

• Hair and Make-Up Make-up and Hair Designers usually work on feature films and high budget television dramas and must be proficient in both make-up and hair techniques.

TV Industry – Governing Body

• Ofcom - the independent regulator and competition authority for the UK communications industries.

TV Industry – Case Study

• Founded 18th October 1922 • Founders John Reith and George Villers• Industry Mass Media • Headquarters Broadcasting house, London, England, United Kingdom• Area served Worldwide• Products Broadcasting, radio, web portals• Type Statutory

Radio Industry Definition and Key Companies

• 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.

Radio Industry – Key Roles

• Station Manager In Commercial radio, the focus of the Station Manager's role is sales: maximising revenue for the station, and managing

its budget and resources. • Radio Presenters are the voice of a station or programme.

• Radio Producers work in both speech-based and music Radio.

• The Radio News Editor's role is to oversee and direct the work of a news team supplying news content for one or more different outlets, from single local radio stations to international news services.

• Reporter This role is to find and tell the stories for the stations output on news or current affairs

Radio Industry – Governing Body

• Ofcom - the independent regulator and competition authority for the UK communications industries.

Radio Industry – Case Study

• Founder Alan Lewis• Headquarters London

Print Industry Definition and Key Companies

• Producing printed material of an inked type and a printing press e.g Newspapers.

Print Industry – Key Roles

• Editor – This is the person that is in charge of the newspaper/magazines layout

• Journalist – retrieves the information for the newspaper/magazine

• Photographer - particular form of journalism that creates images in order to tell a news story. It is now usually understood to refer only to still images, but in some cases the term also refers to video used in broadcast journalism.

• Columnist - A columnist is someone who writes for publication in a series, creating an article that usually offers commentary and opinions.

Print Industry – Governing Body

• PCC – This is the self regulatory body which deals with complaints about the editorial content of newspapers/magazines

Print Industry – Case Study

Type Daily Newspaper

Format Tabloid

Founded 1964

Owners News UK

Headquarters 3 Thomas More Square, London

Editor David Dinsmore

Online Industry – Definition and Key Companies

• The online industry is he collection of service organizations that provide dial-up and broadband access to databases, shopping, news, weather, sports, e-mail, etc.

Online Industry – Key Roles

• Designer This is the person in charge of the layout of the interactive media product

• Developer This is the person that has to create an interactive media product

• Producer This is a role that needs expertise in business, management and content.

• Web Editor this is the role that oversees the management of the web site and publication of its content

Online Industry – Governing Body

Internet Watch Foundation• An independent self-regulatory body, funded

by the EU and the wider online industry, providing the UK internet Hotline for the public and IT professionals to report criminal online content.

Online Industry – Case Study

Type Public

Industry Internet

Founder(s)Mark ZuckerbergEduardo SaverinDustin MoskovitzChris Hughes

Launched February 4, 2004

Headquarters Menlo Park, California, U.S

Area Served United States (2004-05)Worldwide (2005-present)