Key terms and concepts

• Awards 

• Basic research skills 

• Career opportunities and pathways 

• Communication channels

• Current issues 

• Economic impact 

• Emerging technologies 

• Employer associations 

• Enterprise/organisation protocols/ policies 

• Entertainment industry 

• Industrial relations issues

• Industry associations

• Industry bodies

• Industry structure 

• Personal attributes

• Roles and responsibilities

• Sectors

• Sources of information

• Union

• Upgrading skills

• Work ethics

• Working conditions

• Workplace relations 

Sectors of the entertainment industry

• Drama 

• Ballet 

• Concerts 

• Festivals 

• Corporate theatre and communication 

• Events 

- sporting

- cultural

- charitable

- public celebrations

Knowledge of industry sectors

• The role and services offered by each sector 

• Examples of businesses in each sector 

• Interrelationship between sectors

An awareness of the interrelationship between the entertainment industry and other related industries

• Film, TV and radio 

• Music 

• Fashion 

• Sport 

• Tourism 

• Retail 

• Visual arts, craft and design

The role and function of key entertainment industry bodies

• Department of Arts, Sport and Recreation

• Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts

• Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) 

• Live Performance Australia (LPA)

• Industry skills council and state industry training advisory body (ITAB) 

• Australian Network for Art and Technology (ANAT)

• Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) • Australia Council for the Arts

Information relating to the entertainment industry

• Statistics 

- employment

- income

- patronage

- the multiplier effect

• Current trends 

• Issues affecting the industry

Basic research skills

• Identification of relevant information 

• Questioning techniques to obtain information 

• Sorting, summarising and presenting information

Sources of current industry

information

• Industry associations and organisations 

• Unions 

• Industry journals 

• Media 

• The internet 

• Libraries 

• Reference manuals 

• Policy and procedures manuals 

• Personal observations and experience 

• Industry contacts, mentors and advisors 

• Colleagues, supervisors and managers 

• Professional development opportunities 

• Industry functions 

• Trade shows

A basic awareness of the social and environmental effects of the entertainment industry

• Positive and negative impacts on a community 

• Positive and negative impacts on the environment 

• The role of environmental guidelines and legislation in the operation of an entertainment business

An awareness of the stages of a production

• Pre-production 

• Bump in 

• Technical week 

• Production 

• Bump out 

• Post-production

Career opportunities and pathways within the industry

The role and function of industry personnel

• Producer 

• Production manager 

• Director 

• Stage manager 

• Choreographer 

• Musical director 

• Design team 

• Riggers 

• Operators 

• Construction/trades 

• Front of house manager 

• Venue manager 

• Tour manager

Industrial working conditions

• Awards 

• Contract of employment 

• Certified agreement 

• Enterprise agreement 

• Workplace agreement

Personal attributes and work ethics of entertainment industry staff

• Attendance and punctuality ethical behaviour 

• Honesty 

• Work performance 

• Taking directives 

• Attention to detail 

• Personal presentation and grooming 

• Attitude 

• Confidentiality 

• Consistency of service 

• Safe work practices

Workplace relations

• Employer groups 

- Australian Entertainment Industry Association (AEIA) 

• Unions 

- Media, Entertainmentand Arts Alliance (MEAA) 

- Musicians Union of Australia/NSW 

• Professional associations

An awareness of current industrial relations issues affecting the industry

How to source current information about emerging technologies relevant to the entertainment industry

Technologies

• Digital technology

• Bluetooth technology

• Multimedia

• Broadband

• Project management systems

• Internal booking systems

The effects of emerging technology

• The marketing and promotion of events information

• Ways that consumers research event information

• Speed of processing event information

• Registration, ticketing and seating

• Sponsorship

• Special effects

• Lighting, sound, vision and staging

• Current work practices

Opportunities for upgrading skills

• Industry seminars

• In-services

• Training courses

• In-house training

• Reference manuals

Sources of technical advice and support

• Industry bodies

• Journals

• The Internet

• Experts

The application of enterprise/organisation protocols and policies in relation to current and emerging technology

A basic awareness of current issues of concern to the industry

• Government initiatives

• Labour issues

• Industry expansion

• Changing nature of the marketplace

• Funding

• Public liability

• Risk management

• Occupational health and safety (OHS)

• Emerging technologies

Dissemination of information through a variety of communication channels

• One-on-one communication

• Team/group meetings

• Internet/intranet

• Call centres

• Seminars

• Marketing and promotional material

• Direct mail