Magazine Publishing
Publishing is the process of production of information – the
activity of making information available to the general public. Publishing
includes the stages of the development, acquisition, copyediting, graphic
design, production, printing and the marketing and distribution of the
magazine. Magazine publishers spend a lot of their time buying or commissioning
copy; newspaper publishers, by contrast, usually hire their own staff to
produce copy, although they may also employ freelance journalists.
We interviewed a teacher at Harlow College who has experience in
publishing:
Simon Barnett has a degree in communications and media studies. He
has worked for big companies such as emap. Simon has been a music writer in the
past and has worked for Q and Word magazine. He had to help create a music
magazine on a radio with many other journalists, which was Radio 1. Simon has
many contacts within the publishing industry. We asked him how someone could
get into the industry. He told us that it is all down to personal skills. He
said to write to local newspapers and magazines, which would get our foot in
the door of the industry. He said that writing a blog would be a very good
thing. It would be excellent to be able to gain a large amount of followers. He
said that it is important to impress people. He said to write to editors of
local papers.
As magazine publishing is a varied subject, there is a large
amount of jobs that are available within the subject. These jobs include
editing, for photographs or the magazine itself, art director, fact checker,
journalist or producer. Jobs within magazine publishing can be very creative,
technical, editorial, managerial, administrative, financial or marketing. Many
jobs in the industry need people who are multi-skilled. Jobs within magazine publishing can be
permanent employment, which is full time or part time or temporary. The jobs
can also be freelance, for example a journalist or photographer. They can also
be causal employment opportunities. People with freelance and casual jobs
within the industry may be hourly-paid. This can be relevant to workers at all
levels. Many establishments may lend their expertise on a voluntary job, which
would be unpaid. Media is regarded as a 24-hour industry, so some jobs involve
shift working. This is typical for magazines. Some jobs are paid by the job,
e.g. for the production, write a publicity pack etc.
An example of a job within the magazine industry is a Deputy Art
Editor. This job would include editing the magazine itself to make sure that
the magazine is completely edited to the magazines style with no imperfections.
A job as Deputy Art Editor at the magazine New Scientist is available. This
particular job would have a contract type of permanent, and the hours would be
full time. This job comes under the job industry of being a journalist. The
role of this job is to play a key part of the creative development of the
magazine. The Deputy Art Editor would be responsible for finding and developing
creative solutions to briefs provided by the magazine’s Editor and Publisher.
They would respond imaginatively to those briefs and work closely with the
stakeholders to develop initial inspirations into polished final designs.
The skills needed to be an editor would be to be able to produce
stunning but practical solutions to the diverse creative challenges a magazine
faces. An editor will need to possess extremely strong technical skills, a keen
eye for detail and a deep understanding of what makes for compelling design.
Another job within magazine publishing is a Technical Content
Manager. The Job Industry for this job would be PR or Journalism. The contract
type would be permanent and the hours would be full time. The salary for this
particular job could be up to £55K. To achieve this job, you would have to be
an expert in providing effective content solutions, a thorough understanding of
CMS implementation and content processes and be able to identify and specify
operational content management for digital solution developments. The skills
and experience needed for this job would be experience in managing content for
digital signage, an eye for detail, literate and numerate, and experience with
Enterprise Series Multi-Media digital Signage.
Two very large companies involved within Magazine Publishing are
Haymarket and IPC Media, both based in the United Kingdom. Haymarket has
publications in the consumer, business, and professional and customer sectors,
both print and online. It provides news and information for professionals in
areas including environmental management, horticulture, planning, medicine and
marketing. IPC media is a subsidiary of Time Inc., and is a consumer magazine
and digital publisher with a large portfolio selling over 350 million copies
each year.
Video Gaming
A video game is an electronic game what
involves interaction from a human to generate visual feedback on a video
device. The electronic systems used to play video games on are known as
platforms. Examples of these are computers and video game consoles. The most
common game controllers for video games are gamepads, mice, keyboards and
joysticks.
The most known companies to create video games
are Sega, PlayStation, Nintendo and Xbox. Sega is a Japanese company that
created many gaming products that were very successful mainly in years
1989-2001. In recent years Nintendo, PlayStation and Xbox have become extremely
successful. PlayStation have brought out the same console, but have updated it
and have brought out a further 2. Nintendo have introduced many different types
of gaming consoles. They have brought out the Game Boy, Nintendo DS, Wii and in
recent times, the Wii U.
Within gaming, there are many very creative
and enjoyable jobs to have. One of the most popular jobs that people want
within the gaming industry is a designer. Other jobs include editor/games
editor, developer, producer, programmer, animator and artist.
Film
A film is a story conveyed with moving images. For a
film to be created, a large amount of work must be done for it to be
completed. The film has to be written,
and then actors and atresses need to be chosen for each role. The set must be
created and then the film is filmed. It then must be edited. There is a large
amount of jobs within the film industry. The main job of creating a film is
being a director. Directors of films have become very famous for their work,
but they would be no where without the great pioneers of film. People such as
George Melies and The Lumiere Brothers created the first ever films.
The most
successful film is Avatar, which is directed by James Cameron. Worldwide, the
film grossed $2,782,275,172. The second is Titanic and third is The Avengers.
Jobs
within the film industry include cinematographer, production manager, actors,
producer and editor. All the these jobs are very high paid. For example, the
famous director Steven Speilberg made £250,000,000(gross and profit
participations). For example, for a editor and motion graphics editorm, the
average salary is £150-£250 per day. The higher up someone is within the
industry, the higher the salary.
Photo
Imaging
Photography
is the art, science and the practise of creating durable images by recording
light or other electromagnetic radiation. The result of taking a photograph is
an invisible latent image which is later developed into a visable image.
Photography has many different uses for buisness, science, manufacturing, art,
recreational purposes and mass communication.
The first camera photography was created in the 1820’s. The most popular and succesful companies who have created
cameras are Nikon, Canon, Kodak, Lumix, Samsung, Casio and Panasonic. Most
mobile phones nowadays have cameras on them.
Occording to the Daily Mail,
Alfred Wertheimer, Phil Stern, Howard Bringham, Steve McCurry and Lyle Owerko are some of the
greatest photographers. Steve McCurry took a photograph of a young girl living
in Pakistan in 1984. The picture is so mesmerizing and beautiful, he then went
to look for her again, and found her in 2002.
The
photographer Lyle Owerko photographed the incredible moments of the terrorist
attack on 9/11. Amongsnt many other photographers who took the chance to
capture this moment, his photograph became rather popular. 'No one knew such a beautiful warm day would serve as the backdrop to
one of the most painful and confusing events to the heart of mankind,' Owerko
said.
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