Unit 07 – Creative Industry Awareness Unit 09 - Awareness of Health & Safety in the Creative Media Sector

The creative industries have many sectors within it, which consists of 12 creative sectors....

• Advertising
• Architecture
• Arts
• Crafts
• Design
• Designer Fashion
• Film, video and photography
• Software, computer games
• Music
• Publishing
• Television
• Radio

Creative workers are counted for what they do and what there enterprise does that they are employed with, a worker who plays a piano is classed as a musician, as all workers employed in creative industries, whether or not creatively occupied themselves (e.g. all musicians, security guards, cleaners, accountants, managers, etc. working for a record company) these would all be part of the creative sector.


Big companies are expanding, making smaller sub sections and becoming a part of the cross industry ownership as this is a good way to expand your business and make a successful business through this such companies like the BBC, the BBC is one of the biggest broadcasting companies in the world, starting off as a small radio broadcaster  now many years later expanded to television, publishing, online, and expand radio broadcasts, the BBC has now a range of 10 television channels, around 12 radio stations and BBC online which branches out to a large network of websites such as BBC iPlayer, cbeebies etc. BBC are known worldwide and are in such a high standard right now which people enjoy and love.

A project life cycle refers to a projects goals and objectives, project activities are grouped into phases, this is so it can easily be planned and organise for each activity, this is so they can test and move ahead with their plans , correct or discard. Here and the four stages....
1. Initiation
This is where a certain project manager will be chosen, he will have to think about how he will deliver the right outcome and by doing so he will allocate jobs / team members on their abilities, skills and experience, he will chose people who would be suited to fulfil this project. For example in a creative media role, they will be given a client who wants a certain job done, a manager will be appointed to take over and make sure the outcome is what is asked of and will appoint team member on there ability such as if it was a logo design they would chose there best designer for the style that the client is after and that fits that requirements.
2. Planning
Planning should always happen for any kind of work, we plan should have a detailed identification of each task clearly thought out until the end of the project, within this should be a criteria that will need to be hit in order to complete to a high standard, normally used a business plan or project framework. For example every designer starts off with idea sketches and plays around with different compositions until they find one that fits what the clients wants, and put it into a time scale on how long certain bits will take and plan their time effectively.
3. Execution and controlling
This one of the most important parts as they have to make sure that everything is executed precisely and controlled, where the project will need a design which will need to create specific product requirements. they create prototypes, take out tests and reviews to find out how good there outcome is and if not how can they change it to make it better. Other groups across the organisation will then add into the mix as the planning for the final testing, production and support begins.
4. Closure
In this last stage the project manager must make sure that the project is completed fully and properly, for closure they must be a written project review report, they must have a formal acceptance by the client, and overview of the requirements making sure the final product matches the requirements set by the client,  rewarding the team for there work and a project closure notification to higher management. For Example when they send there designs to a client and they love it and don't want any changes they will give you feedback on what you've done/created, if not they will tell you to change what they think is not right so that it is perfect and get a good review.

Within projects and teams you have to have a relationship with everyone in the organisation as they all have to come into the project later on, a better relationship means a better outcome and deadlines hit, there is different sections that make up into a team, leaders know as the shaper and the co-ordinator they are there to make sure that the project is completed to the highest of their ability, and challenge the team to improve, then there is the creators they are known as the plant or resource investigator, they like to come up with ideas and concepts and like to explore different available options , develop contacts and negotiate for resources on behalf of the team. The implementers know as the team builder and team implementer , the implementer makes the teams concepts and ideas into practical actions and plans the people you count on to get the job done and the builders make sure the team is working together well and provide support whenever needed. Finally the completers, these are known as the monitor evaluator and the completer finisher, their job is to make sure that their is no errors in the work that is done , making sure deadlines are hit and see that projects are completed thoroughly.

Roles within a web design team are web designer, web developer, graphic designer, internet marketing specialists, SEO writers.
The web designers are responsible for the visual aspect, which includes layout, colouring and typography on the webpage.
The web developer will use the knowledge of language such as HTML, CSS, Java script, flash etc, to create the site.
Graphic designers are responsible to create the visuals for example the logos, layouts and buttons.
Internet Marketers job is to think about the marketing side, such as thinking about promotional techniques on the internet, making more views and getting people on the site.
SEO writers role is to research the right/correct words to incorporate into the site, making the website more assessable from search engines.

For awareness of health and safety in the creative media sector -  see assessment notes in folder.