Unit 8, Task 2, Who's Who, Powerpoint

Who's Who Task 2 from JaiMedia

Who's Who

 

Lighting – Working in the lighting department is a very critical job in the media industry. Their job is to work across all types of locations and programmes inside studios and outside. Lighting is one of the main job roles whilst working in the film/tv industry as your job is to set the scene and make sure everything is at the correct contrast and brightness. All workers need to be aware of all health and safety hazards and need to be very careful whilst working with electrical equipment. They hold a huge amount of responsibilities such as managing the lighting budget and hiring the suitable equipment needed, they will also need to be able to travel to the locations beforehand to make sure they can set up everything correctly and that the place is suitable for technical purposes. One main responsibility for someone who works in the lighting department would be that they would need to conduct risk assessments due to health and safety risks before proceeding with any rehearsals etc.

 A gaffer is the head electrician who will plan and set out all of the budget, hiring equipment and risk assessments. The Gaffer is also responsible for managing the lighting under the directions of the photographer who will need the lighting at their own preference.

Working Patterns: hours can differ, some shifts may be longer than others. You will have to work any time of the day, for example; a live performance could take place at night which means you will need work on a late shift. Lighting technician can be both freelance workers and permanent workers, a freelance worker would only be called for work when they are needed which then means the technician would inform the company and agree to an upfront cost for however long they would need the technician for. However if you are a permanent worker, your salary would be fixed by the company.

 

Publicist – A Publicist is a press agent a person whose job it is to generate and manage publicity for a public figure, especially a celebrity, a business, or for a work such as a book, film or album. Publicist will usually work for large firms and will generally get paid a flat fee rather than a percentage of your income. Some publicists work on retainer, whereby the publicist earns a monthly fee for a set amount of work, such as 20 hours a week.

Jobs Publicists have to do:

• Draft releases
• Schedule Interviews
• Plan Events
• Set Up Photo Shoots
• Manage Any Social Media Activity

Publicists work in almost any field as they do not have to work in a specific sector, they work with a range of clients starting from singers, actors. More experience in the industry could lead to work with big celebrities. Some publicists work a standard eight-hour workday, but most find that regular weekend and evening work is necessary. A Publicists average salary will usually vary from around £16,000 to £29,000 per year depending on how long you have been in the industry for. The salary could go higher depending on your experience.

Working Patterns: Publicists can work both freelance and permanent, for example if a publicist was working for a celebrity their work status would be permanent as they can only work for that one person and nobody else. When applying for a job to be a publicist, employers usually require a fixed term contract, it tends to either be 6 months or 12 months.

 

 

 

Researcher – Media Researcher supports producers by finding information on television/radio programmes. To be a Researcher you will need to take practical experience of media productions as you will need to develop a network of contacts in the industry. You could be responsible for anything from researching factual information for documentaries, to finding studio audiences and guests for entertainment shows. Your day to day jobs would include

• Researching and writing content for websites and social media
• Writing briefs for presenters, or briefing scriptwriters
  checking copyright
• Finding studio audiences and programme contributors
  looking for locations

 You will mainly work in offices and studios, using the telephone and the internet. An average media researcher’s salary would be between £16,000 - £40,000.

Working Patterns: Being a Media researcher means you may need to work irregular and long hours, this could include last minute jobs given by a producer which will need to be completed.  Researchers do not usually have a fixed term contract however they could be permanent workers for a specific company whilst not having a fixed term set.

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