Introduction to Different Industries

Television (UK):
There are nine so-called terrestrial broadcasters in the UK, whose output is broadcast through land-based transmitters. They include the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Five S4C, SMG and UTV. These companies are also called Public Service Broadcasters with a range of obligations set out in their licenses, and in the case of the BBC in its Charter.



Radio:
The industry has been growing steadily in recent years and now employs more than 22,000 people (more than terrestrial TV) in a wide range of occupations. Employers range in size from the BBC and larger commercial radio groups to not-for-profit community radio stations run mainly by volunteers.
These operators fall into three broad categories: Publicly-funded radio, commercial radio and the community and voluntary radio sector - from well-established student and hospital radio to the most recently licensed community radio stations.



Film:
When we talk about the film industry, we're referring to its six different component parts: Development, Production, Facilities, Distribution, Exhibition and Export. Current research shows there are around 400 'permanent' (i.e. registered) companies in the UK film industry, this figure varies depending on the number of productions being worked on at any one time.



Animation
The animation industry in the UK consists of a workforce that stretches across many of the sectors in the creative media industries. You will find animated content of television, in feature films, commercials, websites and computer or video games. Just over 4,700 people work in animation in the UK.


The animation sector can be roughly divided into four main disciplines:

• 2-D drawn or traditional
• 2-D computer generated
• Stop frame/ Stop motion
• 3-D computer generated

Computer Games

Developing top of the range computer games titles now involves large teams of people and costs millions of pounds. It begins with market research and development in national and international operations.

Teams of people then work to produce design documents from which all the elements that make up the final game are drawn and which sets down all possible paths the games can take players and any of the mechanics of actual game play  that are relevant. If the game has story or narrative elements scripting and storyboarding also takes place.

Publishing Press

Publishing is made up of a divers industry including books, directories and mailing, lists, journals, magazines and business media, newspapers, news agencies and other information services.

From the printed word to online, the occupations and roles involved are many and varied. Whether a journalist, commissioning editor, designer or an advertising executive, multimedia formats mean the industry is at an exciting time and subject to rapid change.



Connections Between Different Sectors:

Television & Film: The television and film sectors are connected by the fact hat TV channels often play films. There are also many TV channels that are dedicated purely to showing films, such as Sky Movies.


Films are also mainly advertised on TV, both the cinema and DVD releases.



Animation & TV & Film
Animation is used in many television programmes and films such as cartoons and can also be used in many television adverts.



TV & Radio & Interactive Media
Television and Radio shows often ask people to participate in the show through the use of Twitter hash tags or Facebook. Shows like the Million Pound Drop live also run interactive games alongside the actual show.

Interactive Media & Computer Games
Interactive media and computer games can sometimes ask people to like them on Facebook and get people involved with things, sometimes for advertising and other reasons. Interactive media can also make people buy/ play these computer games because they would be interesting to the people reading the information about games. Sharing achievements and trophies.

Film & Computer Games
Films and computer games are related by having certain story lines from films made into computer games or a storyline that follows after a story that may have happened in a film. Films can also sometimes advertise games in trailers or actually on film. Computer games can sometimes have adverts if the film is related to the game. Games can have spin-off movies. Cut scenes can also involve some movie actors.

Advertising & Photo Imaging
Advertising and Photo Imaging relates by showing images through advertising for certain products. An image that has been taken may be used to show of a product. An advertisement could show techniques for photo imaging and make people interested in looking at the photo images. Create paper based advertisements. Using Photoshop to enhance images. Image manipulation.

Interactive Media & Publishing Press
Publishing press and interactive media link together by having publishing companies have people like them on Facebook and even Twitter to show some news or even let people show their own opinions on the news of the world or around them. Sometimes opinions about newspapers can go online and be seen by many people. Newspapers often have websites, online forums and online polls where people can broadcast their opinions.