Creative opportunities for media practitioners

Creative Opportunities for Media Practitioners 

When working with larger companies, such as Disney, everything is going to be on a larger scale. This means the ideas which can be done be be made possible, as larger companies have the equipment and resources to make larger scale projects, such as idents. Inevitably when working with these huge companies your work will be seen and this can gain even more opportunities to become more successful in the industry. Contacts and links can create a whole world of opportunity. 

Limitations

There are usually boundaries to everything, and unfortunately for media practitioners, this is the same case. Companies such as Disney and Warner Bros will want specific things for their idents, as they have their own visions and the design expansion is limited. Furthermore, the time you have to make an ident when working with a big corporation is usually really limited as they want it done within a short schedule. This tight schedule can cause budget problems if it isn't done in time as more money will be needed to sort the problem out.

Budget: 

The creator of the ident is given a budget to create the ident. The budget tends to be for the amount of time spent on it, so thats why companies love to squeeze in the creation into the shortest amount of time possible. 

Software:

The software used for idents can vary. The combination of After Effects and Photoshop (both adobe programmes) are most likely to be used as they offer ease of creation and allow you to create something really professional at the same time. 

Workforce:

Usually, very few people, if not just one person are entitled or given the task of creating an ident. If the project is on a larger scale, then maybe two, three or four will be able to do so. Saying that, this would mean the budget would need to be expanded. The company would want it done with less people to save money for other things.