This document provides an introduction to different creative media industry sectors including animation, computer games, facilities, film, interactive media, content creation, photo imaging, publishing, radio, and television. It describes the main activities, products, and jobs for each sector. For example, the animation sector produces traditional hand drawn animation, stop motion, and computer animation. The computer games sector focuses on developing electronic video games for multiple platforms.

1. INTRODUCTION TO THE CREATIVE MEDIA INDUSTRIES

2. What is a Creative Media Industry Sector? Animation Computer Games Facilities Film Interactive Media Content Creation Photo Imaging Publishing Radio Television

3. ANIMATION Produce: Traditional (Hand Drawn & Cel) Stop motion (Clay, Puppet, Model) Computer (2D & 3D)

4. COMPUTER GAMES Produce: Electronic / Video Games Many different platforms Developers, Designers & Artists

5. FACILITIES Includes: Post production Studio and equipment hire Special physical effects Outside broadcast Processing laboratories Transmission Manufacture of AV equipment other services for film and TV

6. FILM Produce: Films Cinema – DVD – Video – Blu-Ray

7. INTERACTIVE MEDIA Websites Video Games Computer Games DVDs CD-ROMs Blogging Podcasting Disk – Web

8. CONTENT CREATION Pop promos Corporate and commercials production

9. PHOTO IMAGING Photographers Personal & Press Print – Digital

10. PRESS Publish: Newspapers Magazines Comics

11. RADIO Transmit: Audio Programmes Stations Music Adverts Jingles Digital – Wireless – Internet – Satellite – Freeview

12. TELEVISION Transmit: Audio-Visual Programmes Channels Make & Commission Satellite – Cable – Freeview

13. Media Industries TASK In your pairs, create a wall display which represents one segment of the media industry Include : A description of the activities of that sector Examples of companies within that sector Examples of jobs (and famous people) within the sector Products produced by the sector