Film

The film sector is involved in the production and distribution of movies. These films reach their audience by being broadcast in cinemas and sold in shops. Award ceremonies like BAFTA and the Oscars promote and inspire the film industry and its growing popularity. There are many companies involved in film such as Warner Brothers, Disney, DreamWorks, 20th Century Fox and Universal Studios. Profit is a key force in the film industry, due to the costly and risky nature of filmmaking. This results in high paid jobs, also. Almost 1,000,000 is made every year. The six different component parts in the film industry are: development, production, facilities, distribution, exhibition and export. Jobs in this sector can range from directors, editors, producers and many more. Production, development, exhibition and export jobs are the more creative career paths that are available. http://www.4rfv.co.uk/recruit.asp - This website gives a wide range of examples of jobs that are available in the media sector. These job roles are available in a range of different contracts; full-time, parttime, freelance, shift work, voluntary etc. Voluntary jobs can gain experience and skills. Getting jobs like these can often be difficult. It may be necessary for someone to have had work experience. Another way in which it is possible to get into the industry and get jobs would be to have completed a college or university course in the specific subject. It is possible, also, to be employed casually. Some people who are casual or freelance may be hourly paid, too. This can be relevant to many workers on different levels like lawyers who give advice on employment issues or jobs. This may mean that employees may ring into an agency for work in jobs that are related to TV crews or production. It is also possible to have training on the job, work experience, professional development, selftraining and/or functional skills. Work experience is also very useful when creating a portfolio to showcase your skills and understanding of the subject. Work experience can also be useful for making contacts and networking within the industry. This is always useful when trying to find a job. Word of mouth and/or the use of the Internet are very popular ways of making contacts nowadays. Networking is another popular method of gaining notoriety in the media industry. This can be done, for example, using social networking sites. Facebook pages can be created to showcase your best skills and work. There are many sources of information that can help you become known and get a job in the film industry. One of these websites is Sector Skills Council/Creative skillset. This site gives advice for many media industry sectors and is very useful information. To develop a good name for yourself in the in media and film industries it is important to earn it. This required professional behavior such as good punctuality, commitment, self-presentation and personal responsibility. These aspects are important to remember because without them, no one will want to promote or help you out in the industry.

The industry is continuously growing. There are around 400 permanent companies in the UK. Also, there is a workforce of around 27,800. Hundreds of films are produced and released every year and the industry is growing every day.

Publishing
The UK publishing industry is a dynamic and exciting one to work in. It covers the social, cultural, educational and political life of the UK. The publishing industry generates a turnover of about 10.1 billion and is one of the biggest earners and exporters for the UK creative media industries. Publishing is the process of releasing information to the public via books, magazines and newspapers. Access to these sources has also now spread to the Internet. Some jobs in the publishing industry are: Book seller, editor, graphic designer, journalist, print production planner, writer, sales executive, publisher, etc. http://www.creativeskillset.org/publishing/careers/ - this website provides some information about this industry, the jobs that are available and how to get involved in the publishing industry. These jobs are available in many different contract types, for example, full-time/permanent, recruitment, hourly paid, piecework and part-time/temporary. This industry requires full time employees and also includes short-term contracts with freelance individuals or companies. Shift work is another type of employment that can be available in this industry. Media is regarded as a 24-hour industry, so these individuals are always needed. There is also an option of piece-work in this industry. Piecework means being paid by the job, e.g. the production or parts of a production. a It can be much easier to get jobs like these when you have contacts in the industry. Contacts can be made by joining companies for work experience or voluntary work. It is often important/required for an employee to be multiskilled. This is because the industry is developing and skills related to technology have become more important. This can also create a good word of mouth reputation for you in the industry, which can be useful too. You can also get into the media industry by studying it at college and/or university. There are Level 3, level 2, part-time, full-time and graduate courses that you can do. Continuing professional development is also important in this industry. This means improving and gaining skills at all times to add to your list of skills. This will make you more aware of the industry and prepare you for going out and finding work. It will also impress any future employers. The work you produce can be put into a portfolio to show people. In the publishing industry, it can be useful to create a portfolio, personal website, CV, curriculum vitae, references or show reel of your work. This will showcase your best skills and abilities and can be useful when looking for work or work experience. Work can also be presented on a personal website. A good way to present oneself in this industry is as a hard working, responsible, punctual, skillful, team working, efficient, committed and outgoing individual. These skills should also be on show during interviews and presentation of yourself (interpersonal skills.)

Recruitment (careers advice, trade fairs, national press, trade press, personal contacts, networking, word of mouth, internet).

There are 195,000 people being employed in this industry every week in the UK.

Interview with Sue Barr Leader of Journalism at Harlow College

Which course did you study and where? Was it useful? - English literature degree, then a fast-track Journalism course (in South Africa) How did you fain access to the media industry? - There were only 16 people on her Journalism course. This course guaranteed a place working for a newspaper. What kind of work experience did you get? - No work experience before the newspaper work. - Work experience after her degree How do you make contacts in the industry? - She didnt have to make any contacts as she was guaranteed the newspaper job. How can you make yourself stand out from others? - Be confident - Put yourself out there

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