Comparing and contrasting 2 media industry job roles that interest me

Comparing and contrasting 2 media industry job roles that interest me

The picture above is your typical editor sat in his editing studio, he's using multiple screens so he can have several programs running across different screens, this makes it quicker and easier to work. The editor works with raw footage and creates it into a sequence as a finished motion picture. It's their job to make it right by creatively working with the layers of images, dialogue, story and music. They also have to take care with the speed and pace of the story line. This comes at the end of the project and is part of the Post-Production process. As technology gets better and digital systems improve the job list of the editor gets longer and in low budget productions the editor could be expected to cut up music and mock up visual effects. This interests me because I enjoy putting footage together and creating something unique. The program I am familiar with is Sony Vagas, I like this program because of the way its laid out and is very visually pleasing. Also I've been using Premier Pro, this can be found in most studios and is what we've been using in college, by the end of this course I hope to be confidant in using it. In my free time I edit fan-made videos and put them on YouTube.

The picture above is a music composer's/producers studio. You can see two screens because like the editor you can have multiple softwares running and its easier to multitask. You can see sound proofing on the walls, instruments, speakers including a bass speaker, midi keyboard and various FX pads and also a good desk and a comfy seat because you would be spending long periods of time. The software which is industry standard is Logic (Mac) and Cubase (PC). The composer/producer keeps in regular contact with editors and directors. They play apart in all three areas of production. This interests me because I'm a musician and I love listening to film based scores/music. When I watch a film or TV show the first thing I notice is the sound/music this can be a deal breaker for me.



Both of the jobs above are vital to the media industry. They are similar in some ways, for instance, the technology they use, set up, they report to the same people and can be quite a lonely experience. You would have to be self motivated and able to work under pressure to produce professional work to a deadline.