http://jobs.guardian.co.uk/job

Dear Sir/Madame

I am a year 2 Media Production student. For one of our assignments we have been asked to research job roles in the Media industry. In order to get Primary research I have decided it'd be best to email a company within this industry to broaden my knowledge and have first hand information.

What I am looking for primary information about is:

What responsibilities does the job role hold for the company and the individuals that carry out the job?

What relationships does the job holder need to have within the company?

Who does the job holder work mostly with?

What qualifications are needed to carry out this job?

I'd appreciate for you to take out the time to e-mail me back which the information I've questioned you about. My work in which this lesson this is for, goes onto a blogging website,

http://lucindabthurston.blogspot.com/

The reply and this email will also be put onto the blog with your permission as part of my research on job roles.

Thank you for your time,

Lucinda Thurston.

Media Industry Mini Assignment NEED TO FINISH

TASK 2

Criminal Law & Civil Law; What are the differences between these?

Criminal Law is in relation with actions that have been caused illegally they are therefore prosecuted and the defendant is found and declared as guilty of the crime. This means that the defendant has gone against societies wills and after being declared as guilty they are punished with fines, jail/probation.

Civil Law however, deals with disagreements where no crime has been done between the public. If taken to court the defendant needs to stand up against the evidence which proves them guilty by 50% and prove preponderance of evidence. Criminal Law suits need to prove beyond reasonable doubt.

Health and Safety; What H&S checks would you make before a photoshoot - List 5 factors and consider whilst shooting on Location or Studio?

1. Studio: Ensure that all fire exits are clear and accessible in any situation.
2. Studio/Location: To ensure that all lights have been set up correctly, make sure that the bulbs have a sufficiant amount of life left in them for the whole photoshoot. And during the shoot do not cover the lights with anything that could cause a fire, electrocution and put people at risk.
3. Studio: Whilst setting up the backdrops make sure that it is tapped to the floor to avoid tripping over when walking onto the shooting space. And make sure that the poles holding the back drop and lifting it are correctly fastened into place ensuring that they do not fall onto the model during the shoot.
4. Location: If the weather turns and it becomes raining or windy, swiftly move the equipment and put it into a safe place inside to keep dry, this will avoid electrocution and damage of expensive equipment. Make sure it is clear and easy to get to if needed.
5. Studio/Location: Make sure that all wires are easy to be seen, this will avoid someone falling over and possibly pulling out wires from cameras/lights/props which could be dangerous. Make sure that all sharp surfaces are noted.

Copyright: What is copyright, what can you actually copyright and how does this protect you as the author of a text or set of images?

Media Industry Mini Assignment

TASK 1

ofcom.

ASA

What is their full name?

• ASA stands for Advertising Standards Authority

Who do they regulate? Which area's of the Media?

• The ASA regulates in Advertising throughout the UK's Media industry.
• The area's they regulate in are within the Television, Internet, Sales promotion and Direct marketing.

Are they regulatory or self-regulatory?

• The ASA are a self-regulatory company.

Give 2-3 examples of the specific codes that they put into practise?

• Some of the specific codes that ASA put into practise to lay down the rules of advertisement, agencies and media owners. The ASA rules are separated into different sections depending on what type of advertisement you're doing. EG: Radio, Tv, Magazine.
• One specific code that they put into practise for broadcasting (BCAP Codes) The BCAP Television Advertising Standards Code sets out the rules that govern advertisements on any television channel licensed by Ofcom. The rules are framed to ensure that advertisements are ‘legal, decent, honest and truthful’ and do not mislead or cause harm or serious or widespread offence."
• "No promotion or promotional item should cause serious or widespread offence to the audience addressed."
• The ASA are that everything that is consumed to the public is decent and trustworthy. The Company Codes are what ensure that the marketing world and advertisement do not mislead the public. They hold weekly meetings in which they discus these codes and ensure that the company does not stop giving it's best and for ways to make their company larger and more successful.

NUJ

http://www.nuj.org.uk/#

What is their full name?

• The NUJ stands for National Union of Journalists. Which is a member of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)

Who do they regulate? Which area's of the Media?

• NUJ regulates within the media as freelancers, reporters, writers, journalists, illustrators, editors and photographers. The area's of Media and new Media broadcasting in which this stretches across are Newspapers, Magazines, Books.

Regulatory or Self-regulatory?

• The NUJ are a Self-Regulatory Company.

Give 2-3 examples of the specific codes they put into practise?

• Since 1936 when the NUJ and the codes of conduct first became big it is now part of all the rules that a journalist has to agree to on joining the union and strive to for fill.
• First of all and simply, "NO plagiarism."
• "Resists threats or any other inducements to influence, distort or suppress information"
• " At all times upholds and defends the principle of media freedom, the right of freedom of expression and the right of the public to be informed"

PCC

http://www.pcc.org.uk/

What is their full name?

• PCC stands for Press Complaints Commission

Who do they regulate? Which area's of the Media?

• The PCC regulate broadcasting press, Newspapers and Magazines. It deals with any public complaints against the Media company on it's editorial content.

Are they regulatory or Self-Regulatory?

• The PCC are a Self-Regulatory company.

Give 2-3 examples of the specific codes that they put into their practise?

• All members of the PCC and press have a duty to maintain high professional standards in all that they do, their work is all shown to the public, the codes when followed ensure that the piece is final and ready for public viewing and should not have any bad feedback from the public. Some of the PCC codes are;

• "It is unacceptable to photograph individuals in private places without their consent"
• "A significant inaccuracy, misleading statement or distortion once recognised must be corrected, promptly and with due prominence, and - where appropriate - an apology published."
• "Journalists have a moral obligation to protect confidential sources of information."

Glossary

Audience:-

Is a gathering of spectators or listeners at a public performance such as a concert or a play. This can also refer to somebody buying or listening to a media product.



Advertising Standards Authority (ASA):-

A company that makes sure all advertising meets high eco advertising standards regulatory body.



Broadcasters Audience Research Board (BARB):- Is a service that provides information of audience levels watching TV. This is an estimate.



British Board of Film Classifacation (BBFC):- This is the organisation set up legally to classify age ratings on video games and DVDs.



Institution:- An organisation that invests cheifly in financial assets such as loans and securities rather than in tangable assets. Financial institutions include; Banks, Trust companies, Comsumer finance, Savings and loans, Credit unions, pensions, funds insurance and mutual funds.



New Media Industry:- Describes when digital, computerized or networked information and communication technologies emerged together in the later part of the 20th century



Narrowcasting:- When a certain channel choose a certain audience through the programme they broadcast.



National Readership Survey (NRS):- These are the people who are reading magazines and newspapers.



Office of Communication (OFCOM):- The independent regulatory body for large communication companies in the UK.



Press Complaints Commission:- The regulatory body for the UK readership in Magazines and Newspapers.



Broadcasting:- Is sending the information over networks from one sauce to another.



Company Size: Major Companies (TNC):-



Company Size: Big to Medium sized:- The profit wouldn't exceed 11 million, and their turnover shoudn't exceed 22 million.



Company Size: Independent:- A company thats solely ran by one person.



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Photograph styles for fashion shoot Sunday 8th Nov

Outside fashion shoot
Inc: 1 model,

Modeling winter fashion. 3 outfits mix and matched

Coats
Jeans
Scarves
Hats

Outside location, near Framlingham Castle/Mere/feilds/woodland area.

http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://broniastewart.com/images/10.jpg&imgrefurl=http://broniastewart.com/&usg=__eC1a5iYyIdIKlP2pIlig8jtWdI0=&h=720&w=576&sz=155&hl=en&start=4&sig2=nV9msrRMPdKLPI67hPFIGQ&um=1&tbnid=WMxo6-D1T9meCM:&tbnh=140&tbnw=112&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dlocation%2Bmale%2Bfashion%2Bshoot%26hl%3Den%26um%3D1&ei=YBPwSqrMOcqu-gbIs9nzBw

I love the style of the photographer in these pictures, and I hope to create something similar. With a dark sense of feeling, cold to representate weather

job roles

Photography/Magazine


Job roles within the magazine industry


Magazine Journalist

Along side the photographers the journalists make the magazine what it is with the features. Their job firstly is to research a subject in depth so that they understand what it is that they are reporting on and so that they do not give out false information to the general public as they can get sued for slander. Another rather important job of being a magazine journalist is finding new topics every day to talk about that will interest the reader. Real life magazine are very popular because they tell stories of real people and their life problems. There are thousands of different magazines in the UK and hundreds of different styles and topics ranging from sport, politics, and real life to gardening and home. There is a magazine for everyone.

Depending on the different types of magazine depends on the jobs of the journalists working. Some magazines are weekly, some are monthly and some are even yearly. It also depends on what story you are going to be working on. However the typical activities for all journalists are:

Research – in-depth investigation on a subject or topic which they are going to be covering. If the magazine is monthly, it would mean you need to keep up with the whole month’s stories of the topic and keep an up to date diary to remind yourself of the story. If the magazine is a weekly magazine the journalist would be able to focus on one story that they find the most uplifting and what would be more popular to read.
Talking to the public to get an insight on the publics view. Talking and interviewing subjects for their magazine column. Gathering information also.
Creating ideas for their story firstly, they need to do this before they do research.
They need to meet their colleagues to discus stories and to ensure that the whole firm are aware of the stories; this will help designers come up with design plans and photographers with their photography for the stories.
Journalists may have to undergo some boring meetings and conferences and fairs so that they can meet the people that they need for their stories.


I went onto the guardian website and I found this job opening as a magazine journalist for a business and legal magazine called CHAMBERS AND PARTENERS it’s a full time job situated in London. For this job the description says that you need to be in full understanding of the world of business.

http://jobs.guardian.co.uk/job/924618/journalist/


Magazine Features Editor

The role of magazine features editor in the media and magazine industry for magazine production is important. This role within the production has a lot of responsibilities. Their main job is to ensure that the whole magazine is filled with interesting, fun, new, exciting and informative information throughout to ensure that the fan base stays happy and buys the magazine weekly/monthly due to the new information.

The magazine features editor does not necessarily write the features in the magazine, however they need to have a good bond with their reporters so that the features are as good as they can be, and the features editor checks over every feature to make sure there are no spelling mistakes and false information, proofreading. As well as looking through employed reporter work, the magazine features editor has to look through all of the free lance photographer and journalist work for publishing.

Also within their job role they have to, manage the Photographers and reporters to meet their deadlines with features that they’re working on. The features editor, Photographers and Reporters have to be close, they have to work as a team and attend meetings together to discuss the magazine and what goes into it, set deadlines and need to be strict when wanting to receive the work, no late work past the deadline. Each feature has to have a deadline, a word count; another job of this role has to ensure that the wants for the piece have been for filled.


I went into the guardian website to research job vacancies within this particular job role within the magazine industry and I was able to find one vacancy for a magazine called Fast Bikes, the magazine is about motorbikes, it’s generally a mans magazine.
http://jobs.guardian.c.uk/job/912961/deputy-editor-fast-bikes/

I looked on the internet and I found the actual website for the magazine also.
http://www.fastbikesmag.com/
The web design is very dull and plain and a very easy to navigate website, this as proves that this magazine is mostly aimed at men as there are no bright coulars and pictures.

• Magazine Photographer
  
  The second role that I am going to look at within the media magazine industry is a Press photographer. In a magazine it is very important to have a good photographer for every feature. Magazines are all built up of pictures. Being a press photographer you need to have lots of creativity skills and technical. The roles main job is to capture emotion in any event whether it is, happiness EG: wedding, Sadness EG: Earthquake and all other emotions that people will go through throughout their lives which are captured on camera to tell a story. A good photographer will fill this field and make the viewer feel as though they would like to be there or feel the emotion for the people when needed. It ensures that what is being written by the journalist is actually real.
  
  Within the press, photographers generally have their own fields which they specialize in and will capture pictures for this field only. Be it sport, war, nature, fashion. Within the press they have a lot of free lance photographers which send in their own photographs on an event who do not necessarily work for the press, you can also have free lance journalists.
  
  Typical activities for a press photographer include explaining their photography terminology to those within the magazine who have non-photographers, doing this will ensure that the journalists explain the picture in more detail in their written feature. Photographers have to work very closely with the journalists and picture editors to ensure that the picture and article are written and edited to the standard which will suit all. As well as taking the pictures and finding suitable places to shoot, photographers have administration work to organize such as:
• Locations
• Transport to and from locations
• Press passes and access
  
  Photographers also have to research an event that they are attending to ensure that they get the right shots to show what the event is about and the feel of the event. As well as doing location photography, the photographers need to know how to set up a studio for studio shoots.
  
  Again I looked onto the internet on the guardian website to see if there are any jobs within this field of a magazine production and this is what I found 3 options I chose this on to look at.
  http://jobs.guardian.co.uk/job/914212/hi-end-re-toucher-for-leading-photographer/
  
  The description for this job was less informative that the first one that I looked for. There was no website for this so I could need research as to what the job would go into.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

Photographs for "New" magazine idea's

Here are some photographs that I've taken on my Flickr account there is not much on there in the way of fashion, however, I can get some shots this weekend of some fashion pictures and post them up :)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucindablossomphotography/

I want to include some fashion shots in my section of the magazine, I'd also like to include some nature shots too as it's what I enjoy doing!