Assessment 1 - Term 2

1. EmploymentInformationPackage
Aboutus?
Time Warner isone of the largestmediaandentertainmentconglomeratesinthe world,its
headquartersare heldinNewYork.The conglomerate ismade upof 3 mainmediagroups,Warner
Bros Inc.,Home Box Office andTurnerBroadcastingSystem.Time WarnerwasfoundedbyWarner
CommunicationsandTime Inc.The conglomeratesproductsare mainlymotionpicturesandcable
televisionprogramming.
The initial companyof Time wasa magazine companythatfirstappearedin1923 and gradually
begansellingmore andmore copiesandgainingmore andmore profitthroughthe years.This
companywas ran byBriton HaddenandHenry R. Luce before theydiedin1929 and 1967.
The 3 mainmediagroups:
Warner brothers
The initial companyof Warnerwas made in1923 in Los Angeles asWarnerBrothersPictures,by
polishbrothersHarry,Albert,SamandJack Warner whobeganwithnickelodeonin1903. The
Warner Brothersintroducedmusicanddialogwiththe firsttalkingmotionpicture whichwas‘The
Jazz Singer’.Thiscompanywasone of the leadingcompaniesinthe early1900s.
Home Box Office
Home Box Office originally emphasizeduncutandad-free movies,andfromthe verybeginningcable
subscriberspaidextraforthe channel.In1975 itbecame the firstAmericannetworktodeliverits
programmingbysatellite andthis became the firstnationalcable channel.Rival cable channels
arose,includingShowtime,whichwasownedbythe mediacompanyViacomInc.
TurnerBroadcastingSystem
Turneris a global entertainment,sportsand NewsCompany thatcreate contentfora global
audience.The companyownschannelssuch asCartoonNetwork,andboomerang.
Duties– people suitable forthe jobwill workundersupervisionof artdirectorsandotherartistsand
focuson onlya fewcharactersto create theirdesignsandassets.Youwill thencreate 2D examples
of the charactersand thenholdpresentationspresentingthemtothe otherteamsinvolvedinthe
same product as you.Afteryouwill thenmodel a3D image of the character and beginaddingin
more complex detail tothe character,suchas certaincolours,characteristicsanddefiningspecific
features.The employeewilltake inanimatorsconcernsandmodifythe designtoimprove the
character’sappearance.Eventuallythe employeewillfocusonthe charactersstyle withother
departmentssotheyrelate tothe productitspart of.
Time warnerconsistsof large studiosasit isa large companyso the employeewill workwithart
departmentsonveryfewcharacterstofocus ontheirfine detail.The productionof charactersmay
include manyalterationswhichmeansitcouldtake overa monthto produce the charactersin order
the perfectthe final product.
The typical salaryfor a character artist is$50,000 as Time warnerisa large conglomerate salaries
may increases.
The Character artistmay be usedto increase synergyasthe conglomerate willrequestforoverviews
of charactersalongwithstepby stepevidence of the producingof the characterpresenting2Dand

2. 3D detaileddesignstopromote the companiestalent.Thiswill increase synergyasthe detailed
designswill intrigueothercompaniesdue tothe talentandcomplexityof the artworkso companies
wouldbe willingtoworktogethertoproduce mediaproductsas theyare assuredthe finallydesign
will lookgoodtothe specificaudience.