Regulatory Bodies

Monopoly
A situation in which a single company or group owns all or nearly all of the market for a given type of product or service. By definition, monopoly is characterized by an absence of competition, which often results in high prices and inferior products.

It is important to ensure that no one single media producer in the UK has a monopoly because it would end up with someone having to much power and be causing a lot of arguments.

Consumer choice relates preferences to consumption expenditures; ultimately, this relationship between preferences and consumption expenditures is used to relate preferences to consumer demand curves. The link between personal preferences, consumption, and the demand curve is one of the most closely studied relations in economics. Consumer choice theory is a way of analysing how consumers may achieve equilibrium between preferences and expenditures by maximizing utility as subject to consumer budget constraints.

Censorship is the suppression of speech or other public communication which may be considered objectionable, harmful, sensitive, politically incorrect or inconvenient as determined by a government, media outlet or other controlling body.

Jobs in Media

Editor:
Editors make sure that the final piece on something such as Film or TV episode is spot on. They collect all of the recording footage and put it in the video, all the clips they have collected put make the episode. Without the editors there would be no way of putting footage together that other people have recorded into a episdoe.

Camera Operator:
A camera man is the man who holds the camera to record things for film and TV. Its is very technical because there is alot of things that involve being a camera operator, from the lenses to the screws camera men know there stuff and they need to, to get the best shot possible.

Website Admin
A website adim is the administrator of a website that they have created or a company has made them incharge of. They control what happens on the website e.g. they will be the one who chooses the pictures, the information and the layout of what the website will look like.

Studio Manager
A studio manager has to make sure that everything in the studio is running perfectly. when big events happen in the studio the manager will keeping over look to see if things are running smoothly and that everthing is working in the wright way.

Media Ethics

Media ethics is the subdivision of applied ethics dealing with the specific ethical principles and standards of media, including broadcast media, film, theatre, the arts, print media and the Internet.

Ethical constrains

Protecting under 18's - the privacy of children and getting the parents of the childs consent, e.g. shows such as bid brother and celebrity juice. because those shows include bad language, smoking and drinking and also adult topics.

Power to influence the public - where media industries can twist the sound or video clips to make the public belive something that is false.

Things that could offend or harm anyone - this means understaniding what could cause veiwers or listeners harm. forr example, at the begging or end of a show there could be warnings if it something that could lead the veiwers to distress. For emxample Waterloo road have help lines at the end of the show to help people who have been effected by the programme.

Professional Behavior In The Work Place

Whether you are a self employed businessman or a pay roll employee, you are always expected to be professional at work. Professionalism is a prerequisite irrespective of the type and kind of work. To be professional, you must have a positive behavior and avoid negativity. 

Your employer may not tell you exactly their own view of what being professional means. But we all know from experience how to get labelled as unprofessional. By finishing tasks or projects late, for instance. Being unprepared when attending meetings. Spending time gossiping at work.

Some of the important behaviors that are expected in the workplace are:

• Punctuality
• Attitude
• Presentation
• Organisation
• Reliability
• Time management
• Self Presentation
• Team Work
• Commitment
• Motivation

Punctuality

This means that it is important not to be late for your job or interviews, it is best to be early, roughly around 15 to 20 minutes. This is because it doesn't look good when you are late. There are no reasons why you should be late even if there is traffic on your way, it is still up to make sure you are early.

Attitude

It is important to keep a good attitude especially when being with customers, you don't want to set a bad reputation to your self and you don't want to get complaints of customers because your being miserable

Presentation

You need to present your self good because everything comes down to how you present yourself. If you go to an interview in jeans and a t-shirt and not a smart suit the employer wont think twice of taking you on.

Organisation

 You need to be organised because you need to know what you have planed and that you know when things have to be in for deadlines.

Task 4 Employment Opportunities

Photo Imaging

The total Photo Imaging workforce comprises around 43,100 people. Just over half of these are based in the south of England, with the largest proportion in London and the South East. The rest of the workforce is spread throughout Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the remaining regions of England, with the highest concentrations in the South West and the East of England.
The Photo Imaging industry is made up of 8,700 companies, two thirdsof which are sole trading or freelance photographers. 
 

People who are involved

• Image producers (including laboratories and minilabs)
• Photo retail
• Picture libraries and agencies
• Manufacturers
• Support services (e.g. equipment hire and repair)

 

The photo imaging industry increasingly requires a workforce with a wide ranging skill set, combining technical proficiency with creativity, visual awareness and business acumen.

With higher education now providing a significant route into the sector, it is essential to build collaborative partnerships between industry and educators, to ensure that courses reflect current industry practice. Looking to the future, the rapid pace of technological change means that businesses and individuals must develop strong market awareness and demonstrate flexibility to adapt rapidly to new business opportunities.

Across the industry as a whole, the most significant specialist skills gaps continue to be around the use of digital technology, knowledge of digital workflow and management of digital assets.

With such a large proportion of the sector made up of freelancers/sole traders, micro businesses and SMEs, basic business skills are essential, as managing the different stages of growth of a business and being aware of how best to exploit opportunities as they arise are key factors in a long term survival strategy.