LO1 TASK 3

 - Big movie- more on social

1- New Line Cinemas 'Evil Dead Rise' uses its social media channels to market and advertise the movie to audiences using different black box devices. This benefits audiences as viewers who don't use scheduled television are able too see trailers for the movie meaning the marketing is able to reach a larger range of viewers. 

2- VOD ('Video On Demand') distribution via streaming services such as Netflix, Prime Video and Disney+ allow audiences to stream a high range of audio-visual content at any time they want. 

[BECKETT] LO2 Task 2: Job Roles in a Chosen Sector

 Graphic Designer

Practical and technical skills needed to become a graphic designer are; flexible teamworking skills, excellent communication skills, time management skills and the ability to cope with several projects at once, accuracy and attention to detail when finalising designs and effective networking skills among others. Creativity is a demand in graphic design as well as up-to-date knowledge of industry software.

Qualifications to have the best chance to become a graphic designer are; 3D design, film+TV, fine art, photography, fine art and graphic design.

[PAYNE] LO1 TASK 2: Technological Convergence and Production Techniques

List of U1 terms in this task:

- technological convergence (jenkins 2008)

- blackbox devices (links to first)

- web 2.0 (current version of web- interactive web)

- digital natives/ digital migrants

- prosumer (compound word of producer and consumer) this is an effect of technological convergence

- media is cheaper and easier to distribute media as blackbox devices are multi-functional 

[BECKETT] LO2 Task 4: Professional Etiquette

 Etiquette  

Professional etiquette in freelance graphic design would include: talking to clients in a formal manner (speech), replying to emails hastily, listening to the clients requests and taking them on board in future work. 

Professional etiquette in employment under a business would include: treating higher ups/bosses with respect, following deadlines 

Professional as a freelance graphic designer 0

[Hierarchy pyramid place here]

The graphic design job role would be effected by all other job roles as the design has to fall in line with everything else everyone is working on in order to fit in with the theme of the product. My job role would have to be 

[BECKETT] LO2, Task 3: Career Pathways

 Types of career pathways for graphic design:

- Independent: you can be a freelance graphic designer and get hired for one off jobs or start your own design agency. They are responsible for every aspect of their business, meaning they must posses more than just graphic deign skills. 

- Voluntary Sector: Non paid. Graphic designers would usually help out a charity and would help add to their portfolio of work. 

- Employment: Employment for graphic design working under an agency. Graphic design agencies are hired by outside clients to produce creative work. Agencies usually hire several graphic designers in order to staff various projects they are contracted to do. 

- Work based training: a course in graphic design to further improve your skills. (apprenticeships) 

- Further education: A degree in Graphic design at university to fully train yourself for the role. 

- Higher education: university

Experience in 3D design, film+TV, fine art, photography, fine art and graphic design will lead to success in the above career pathways as they are crucial in creating good designs that aren't basic. These skills can be gained from work based training, higher and further education pathways. 

[PAYNE] LO1- Task 1

 

DONT FREAK OUT YOU STARTED IT IN WORD (on onedrive)

SIMILARITIES TO UNIT 1:

- Audience Pleasure Theorists (McQuail, Altman)

- Conglomerates and ownership structures (focus on Disney)

- Audience demographics (Disney= children, adult men through espn)

- Above and Below the line advertising

- Talk about media industries (film: 2 different brands. conglomerates and independant)

- Famous products from conglomerates and indie 

- Brands and how they create synergy (cross promote on different platforms)

- Joint Venture (link to indie. How they do a joint venture)

- Public Service Broadcasters

- Cross Media Ownership (how does conglomerate make more than one type of product)

- Mainstream vs niche

- Adaptation (Conglomerate: Book/comics into a film)

indie= A24

ownership and brands will be found in lo1

advertising is found in lo2

pleasures and audiences will be lo6, lo3, lo4, lo5

Ownership:

Brands:

[BECKETT] LO2, Task 1: Job Roles and Skills

 Print and Digital Content