The complications of the film industry through four aspects of complexities that are described in Katherine Miller's book Organizational COmmunication Approaches and Processes: globalization, terrorism, global warming, and changing demographics.

1. the Complications
of the Film Industry
through Organization Communication

2. The Complexity Of The
Film Industry
Organizational Communication is full of “Complexities”that
surround us in our daily lives, most of which involve industries and the
way they communicate with each other and the people that run them, work
at them, and communicate individually through them.
While there are limitless organizations all creative in their own individual way, the film industry
has been something i’ve been wanting to talk about in terms of global communication. In the
twenty first century, with advanced technology and faster ways to communicate there has been a
couple complications that have been discussed recently, they are: globalization, terrorism,
climate change and changing demographics. Throughout the slideshow i’ll be relating them to
the film industry (since that is my career path and my primary focus) and to Katherine Miller’s
book Organizational Communication.

3. The complications of
globalization in the film
industry
Outsourcing is part of what happens to
the film industry on a global scale, it’s
cheaper to produce, film, and score
movies out of the United States and as
Hollywood, Bollywood, and Europe
progress they also turn to globalization,
which can cause major problems for
jobs opportunites, pay, as well as
communication.
A good example of this is organizations
in Hollywood, which in recent years has
had a very serious problem with
outsourcing community jobs to other
countries.
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4. The outsourcing of film
scores in Los Angeles
“The movement has led to practices such as outsourcing in which businesses move manufacturing
and services to countries where labor is cheap” (Miller 3).
As Los Angeles musicians fight organizations LionsGate Entertainment, Disney, Universal Studios,
and Warner Bros for outsourcing jobs and leading them jobless, the film industry increases their
savings. The scoring helped musicians keep jobs and support themselves and without film scoring,
jobs and money have diminished in Los Angeles, which leads to a question a person might ask. Does
globalization always lead to only complications? No. There are many ways that globalization helps
the rest of the international film industry, but with increasing globalization, comes more increasing
complexities and problems. (Richard, “Musicians implore Hollywood to stop scoring films overseas”).

5. Benefits of globalization
While there are various benefits of globalization in
the film industry some of the main benefits are:
● Increasing revenue for the film industry as a
whole globally through different foreign and
non-foreign industries.
● Allowing the spread of culture through
organizations by different diversities.
● Increasing the flow of foreign films and
opportunities for entrepreneurs to build new
Art industries through expanded globalization.

6. Wrap Up On Globalization
While there is great benefits of globalization that furthers organizations and creates better
opportunities for the industry, there are still problems that will arise from increased
globalization. Katherine Miller states,
“It becomes clear from all sides of the debate that our new world involves complex
interconnections between businesses, make it difficult to fully understand the
ramifications of both globalizations systems and the proposed means of making
organizations “work” effectively” (Miller 3).

7. The complications of
terrorism in the film
industry
After the twin tower attacks in September 11,
2001 America and Europe stepped up their
security and protocols for Organizations. It was
never a problem before the attack, but it’s been
recently a heightened complication and is full
of complex problems both politically, culturally,
and in a sense individually. Over the past three
years there has been acts of Terrorism all over
the world, some of which have lacked the
security and protocols needed for such a threat.
The film industry has had a major problem with
terrorist threat after a mass shooting in a
Cinemark theater in Summer of 2012, and with
that said, security has intensified and
strategies have been placed on executives,
managers, and employees.
CNN Aurora Theater Massacre Picture

8. Heightening of security in
the film industry Cannes
Film Festival 2016
Just recently the paris attacks have led
the film industry to tighten up on
security procedures and teach managers
and employees on how to react to a
terrorist threat, whether it be actual
organized terrorists, or a massacre with
one lone shooter. Five hundred, yes FIVE
HUNDRED personnel were hired to
secure and protect this year's 2016
Cannes Film Festival which has attracted
over 200,000 attendees.
Cannes’s mayor says the heightened security is in place owing to the reality of a possible
attack and to limit the risk. Photograph: Buckner/Variety/Rex Shutterstock

9. The now censorship of
radical depictions in the
film industry
Recently organizations have been denying radical films depicting anything with bombs,
explosives, or other acts of radicalization. Terrorism hurts the film industry and despite great
strengths in terrorism prevention (which is a great thing) there is going to be a destructive drop
in radicalized films, films with freedom and corruption, and even your standard action film will
begin to minimize. This will affect film organizations throughout below and above the line jobs
and internationally it will feel like the screenwriters freedom, will be lessened because of the
producers and executives morals, ideas, and assumptions.
Henry Barnes, a writer for theguardian states that, “The programme's lack of films that tackle
the contemporary issues of Terrorism and religious content as been seen by some as a concerted
attempt to avoid any tension” (Barnes, “Cannes remains vigilant as festival opens amid fears of
terror attack”).

10. Wrap-up of Terrorism in
the film industry
While terrorism strengthens organizations by adding extra security and training people in
terrorism prevention programs and protocols, terrorism will always be bad. There is no benefits,
just complications and complex problems politically, individually, and culturally.
“Homeland security is not a television show about mysterious government agencies, covert
military units, or heroes with fantastic cell phones that summon F-16’s it is an ongoing
construction project that builds upon philosophy and strategy to ensure effective organization,
establish rules and procedures, deploy new technology, and educate a fast army of federal agents,
local police, part-time soldiers, private security guards, first responders, medical personnel,
public health officials, and individual citizens. (miller 6)

11. The complications of
climate change in the film
industry
Theconversation Mad Max Dune Destruction of habitat
While there is complications in climate change and
pollution through big industrial organizations, as
well as agricultural industries, film is just the
same. The destruction of natural habitat happens
constantly through production and over time can
lead to a major ecosystem being destroyed.

12. Pirate Pollution
Not only is the pollution from a day small set, there are
bigger problems with the film industry destroying and
polluting. The picture on the left shows a cleared field
awaiting building for Pirates Of The Caribbean. The
right shows what was built and will soon (after
production) be demolished. This leads to soil erosion
and emission of Greenhouse Gases. So overall location
building from film organizations can be extreme hazard
to the environment and habitat around it.
Guy Castley from Griffith University states, “Urban
development is another land use that affects the natural
environment. Residential expansion to accommodate
burgeoning human populations often removes wildlife
habitat” (Castley, Eats shoots and leaves: what the film
industry does to ‘location). Theconversation destruction of habitat from building Pirates Of The
Caribbean Dead Men Tell No Tales coming out in 2017.

13. Popular Location ruining
the environment
While the film industry constantly builds upon ecosystems and film culture becomes increasingly
popular, there is one last thing that brings harm to the ecosystem because of film organizations,
tourism. While tourism is common and towns, cities, and businesses grow of it, it can also be
somewhat of a problem for the ecosystems, habitats, and surrounding areas.
● Tourists can pollute the areas of famous scenes and sets where actors have been or have
played a role in.
● Tourists can increase popularity to the location where scenes or sets where, which can
increase waste and make it a hazard for the already destroyed habitat because of the set
building.
● Lastly, popularity to the area could increase growth around these natural habitats leading to
an increase in suburban building and construction of outlets and stores.

14. Wrap-up of climate
change in the film industry
While Katherine Miller briefly explains that climate change is do to human contribution to
pollution in Organizational Communication Approaches and Processes, the film industry shows that
with the work of building an organization that gives people jobs and entertainment, there is also
a pollution of wildlife habitats and ecosystems.
So the question is, does every organization contribute to global warming and pollution? Yes,
every organization contributes to the problems of pollution whether it be contributing to
greenhouse gases, buying paper, building sets, or even just using light pollution.

15. The complications of
changing demographics in
the film industry
npr hollywood sign - the demographic problems in the film industry
As changing demographics make up a large
part of important information for
organizations, film and television is one of
the most important. Statistics and audience
samples are gathered to see how good a
show is running or what kind of people are
seeing your movie. These ideas can help
improve shows and even be the judge of
cancellation. While is is one benefit for the
film and television industry, there is also a
huge diversity problem.

16. The diversity problem of the
film industry
Miller states, “The United States Is anticipated to be a “majority minority” nation by 2050”
(Miller, 8).
While this is a great thing and the United States is certainly changing it’s ways and accepting and expanding, there
are quite a few industries that are still stuck in the past and film is one of them.
A study tested by the University of Southern California has found that out of 21,000 characters and crew members
on sets on over 400 films there were only :
● 33.5 percent of speaking female roles
● 28.3 percent of the dialogue was from non white actors
● 3.4 percent of directors are female in the film industry
● 17 percent are female in the television industry
● Women over 40 were deemed largely “invisible”
● 2 percent of the actors in film and television are gay, lesbian, or bisexual.
● 7 percent of behind the scenes crew were cast thats race and ethnicity reflected the country’s diversity.
(Deggans, “Hollywood Has A Major Diversity Problem, USC Study Finds”).

17. The diversity problem of
the film industry Cont.
What will have to happen at some point, is the film industry will have to conform to the new
changes of diversity. Only time and fighting for racial rights in the film industry will there begin to
be a change to the way colored actors are represented and viewed.
Miller states, “Changing demographics also pose the challenge of treating individuals from
different ethnic backgrounds, races, ages, genders, disabilities, and sexual orientations in ways
that respect these differences and create opportunities for meeting both individual and
organizational goals.” (Miller, 10).
Miller’s quote shows that organizations have a challenge to have a balanced amount of diversity in
the workplace, but with that said the film industry sort of neglects diversity and hires whites to
play major colored roles, especially over Hispanic actors. This leads a problem of low inclusion in
the workplace (even behind the scenes) and can lead to unfair pay, treatment, and respect.

18. Sampling and measurement
of the film and television
industry
Entertainment.howstuffworks family watches television, but
does not know that they are also being measured.
There is just problems of demographics, there are also
some great benefits. Nielsen (a statistical sampling
company that rates and produces research on
audiences through demographics) produces jobs for
the film industries through audience research and
statistical analysis, demographics can also provide the
information necessary to boost ratings, to see what
kind of people are watching the shows and films, and
give a view of what needs to come later if they want to
keep the show running.
Howstuffworks states, “a “black Box” which is a computer and
modem, gathers and sends all this information to the
company’s central computer every night. Then by monitoring
what is on TV at any given time, the company is able to keep
track of how many watch the program” (Howstuffworks, dow
do television ratings work?)

19. Wrap-up of diversity in the
film industry
While there major problems in film organizations with diversity and changing demographics there
can always be a beneficial measure to films and television as well. The industry needs to fix its
inclusion problems and start getting more diversity in the mix. The beneficial measures of
audiences and sampling to produce information on their gender, race, culture, and age to produce a
list of ratings with various outcomes. With more information a show can then decide what they
need to improve on and or what needs to be cut out. Employees also play a major role in the
diversity of behind the scenes pre-production, production, post product, and even distribution, so
with the help of a diverse group of people, there is in turn a more culturally diverse workplace.

20. Conclusion
While there is some great benefits to the film industry there are also some major problems that
need to be addressed. Film organizations have bunch of complications and complexities that need
to be managed through communication of workers and even the audience.
So what can be changed? Well there is many ways of preventing terrorism, making a diverse
workplace, thinking of alternatives for sets, and preventing extreme globalization so you keep jobs
in your country. The step is to just communicate correctly and fix these problems and figure out
how to make the benefits increase.
“It is important,though, to consider the ways in which our thinking about organizational
communication can best facilitate our ability to make a difference in today’s world” (Miller,11).

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