The contemporary media industry is comprised of a range of organisations and institutions that manage its interests on a global and national level. From trade bodies to regulatory bodies and from trade unions to talent agents, the industry functions through the interactions of these organisations and, we in turn understand the industry through the work of these various bodies. Through this module, you will be introduced to the organisations and institutions that make up the contemporary media industry and through an exploration of the social and cultural factors that have shaped the evolution of these organisations, you will in turn select one organisation and explore one aspect of that organisation’s work. This can be either historical or contemporaneous but must engage with the practices of the organisation and its relationship to other organisations/institutions in the course of its work.

1. Annotated bibliography [LO1,2] Assessing your ability to review the primary literature relating to an organisation or institution of your choice, demonstrating an understanding of the sources available, and indicate how those sources are significant to your purposes in writing up your research. This should include a minimum of 20 sources at a maximum length of 2500 words 2. An industrial report [LO 3,4] The industrial report will present your analysis of the working practice of an organisation or institution that contributes to either the historic or contemporary screen industries. The report will be a maximum length of 4000 words

The Organisations, Institutions and Industry module introduces students to the key organisations that shape the contemporary screen industries. The module foregrounds the media industries as a business and explores how these

various organisations and institutions interact with each other, whose interests they serve and how that differs over time and in different national contexts. You will produce an annotated bibliography that draws together a range of perspectives from a range of sources to aid you in the production of the final assessment, a report investigating the working practice and significance of a specific organisation or institution.

1. Build a critical awareness of the organisations, institutions and industries governing the contemporary media industries.
Enquiry

2. Analyse and assess the validity of information from a range of sources
Analysis

3. Synthesize this information into a clear and coherent argument, demonstrating a understanding of the working practice of the media industry.
Application

4. Communicate your conclusions clearly in a form that adheres to scholarly convention.
Communication

Alongside internally embedded resources such as the Virtual Learning Environment, Blackboard and Box of Broadcasts for screenings, the industrial focus of the programme means that you will be expected to engage with a variety of industrial and governmental bodies. Such as, but not limited to:

Arts & Humanities Research Council The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) is a national funding agency supporting arts and humanities research and study in the UK. Website contains up-to-date developments, debates and discussions.
Arts Council England Arts Council England is a non-departmental public body of the Department of Culture, Media and Sport. It was formed in 1994 when the Arts Council of Great Britain was divided into three separate bodies for England, Scotland and Wales
BFI Film Forever The BFI exists to promote greater understanding and appreciation of, and access to, film and moving image culture in the UK
BFI InView Here you will find over 2,000 non-fiction film and television titles from the 20th century to the early 21st. InView is easily searchable, comprehensively catalogued and clearly organised under six main Themes, each with an introductory essay by an academic historian
BFI Screenonline The British Film Institute's Screenonline is an online encyclopaedia of British film and television featuring hundreds of hours of film and television clips from the vast collections of the BFI National Archive, and several hours of recorded interviews with film and TV personalities. These clips are supplemented by rich and authoritative contextual material by expert writers, specially commissioned for BFI Screenonline alongside thousands of stills, posters and press books
British Council documentary resources The Foundation exists to nurture independent documentary filmmakers from the UK and around the world
British Council Film Collection The British Council Film Collection is an archive of 120 short documentary films made by the British Council during the 1940s designed to show the world how Britain lived, worked and played. Over 120 films were produced as 'cultural propaganda' to counteract anything the Nazis might throw out and to refute the idea that ours was a country stuck in the past. These films were designed to showcase Britain to the rest of the world, at a time when Britain itself was under attack.
The British Film Commission (BFC) The British Film Commission (BFC) is the national body in charge of attracting, encouraging and supporting the production of international feature films in the UK. With offices in the UK and the US, the BFC provides free professional advice to help make productions in the UK a reality
British Universities Film & Video Council this site covers educational use of film and video in all academic subject areas, and is a good source of information on research collections and educational broadcast productions. Includes the catalogue of the British Universities Newsreels Project
ScreenSkills as part of their remit as sector skills council, ScreenSkills is the definitive source for reseach into employment, conditions and skill levels in the IK film industry. Additionally, alongside the websites listed above, there are a number of important websites that contain more focussed articles on the film industry.
www.deadline.com up-to-the-minute entertainment, Hollywood and media news
www.variety.com : The most prestigious Hollywood trade publication.
www.hollywoodreporter.com : Another very prestigious Hollywood trade publication. www.screendaily.com : Another important trade publication, its focus is mostly on the European film and media industries. www.boxofficeguru.com : A very valuable research tool. It uses box office data from Variety as well as from other major databases. It has hundreds of extremely useful links www.imdb.com : Extremely valuable tool in obtaining information about films (production companies, distributors, box office figures, reviews, filmographies, film trailers etc). It can also be used as a search engine to identify a corpus of films you might want to discuss www.the-numbers.com : Another very good site to obtain box office information and other important industry data

Specific Texts Barber, S (2011) Censoring the 1970s: The BBFC and the Decade that Taste Forgot Finney, Angus (2022) The International Film Business: A Market Guide Beyond Hollywood Flint, Z (2017) MPAA: History and Controversy Havens, T, D. Lotz, A (2016) Understanding Media Industries Herbert, D, D. Lotz, A (2020) Media Industry Studies (Short Introductions) Holt, J, Perren, A (2009) Media Industries: History, Theory, and Method Lamberti, E (2012) Behind the scenes at the BBFC: Film classification from the Silver Screen to the Digital Age Mckenna, M (2020) Nasty Business: The Marketing and Distribution of the Video Nasties Flew, T (2013) Global Creative Industries Nichols, R, Martinez, G. (2019) Political Economy of Media Industries: Global Transformations and Challenges Introductory Film Texts Bordwell, David and Kristin Thompson (various) Film Art: An Introduction Buckland, Warren (2003) Teach Yourself Film Studies Chapman, J., Glancy, M., and Harper, S. (2009) The New Film History: Sources, Methods, Approaches Church-Gibson and John Hill (2002), The Oxford Guide to Film Studies Cook, Pam (1999/2007) The Cinema Book Corrigan, Timothy and Patricia White (2004) The Film Experience Davis, Glyn, Kay Dickinson, Amy Villarejo, and Lisa Patti (2015) Film Studies: A Global Introduction Etherington-Wright, C. and Doughty, R. (2011) Understanding Film Theory. Gibbs John (2001) Mise-en-Scene: Film Style and Interpretation Hayward, Susan (2012) Cinema Studies: Key Concepts Villarejo, Amy (2013) Film Studies: The Basics Film Studies Journals Alongside these introductory texts, there are a number of film studies journals that often contain more focused research on particular film, themes, and issues relevant to the study of Cinema: Camera Obscura Cineaction Cineaste Cinema Journal Deadline Film Quarterly Historical Journal of Film, Radio, and Television Journal of Film and Video Journal of Popular Film and Television Jump Cut (archive and current issues available online) New Review of Film and Television Studies Screen Velvet Light Trap

In this module, you will explore the reach and significance of a range of national and global organisations and institutions that make up the contemporary media industry. You will consider the scope and reach of these organisations and will explore how historic issues around censorship and regulation, or market structures such as the oligopoly that defined the Hollywood studio system, have shaped the contemporary media industry. Through this module, you will gain a deeper understanding of the organisations and institutions that control the contemporary screen industries.