Entertainment is presented in many types of venues, from clubs and pubs, to outdoor locations, to performing arts centres. Entertainment may occur in live venues or in cinemas.
Entertainment organisations may be commercial, they may receive government subsidies, they may be metropolitan or regional or they may be community-based.
Just as there is a diversity of venues, so too there are numerous types of events. Here are just a few examples - annual and seasonal events; conferences, conventions and trade shows; large and small theatrical productions; festivals and outdoor events; touring productions.
The industry has become more diverse in recent years, with a report by Saatchi & Saatchi forecasting "growth in the diversity of major performing arts suppliers" and "increased venues and festivals" (Australians and the Arts, commissioned by the Australia Council for the Arts in 2000).
Occupations in the entertainment industry are many and varied. They include jobs in sound, lighting, audiovisual, projection, stage management, costume, staging, rigging, props, and set manufacture. The industry also covers occupations in all aspects of venue and event management and administration.
Most employment in the entertainment industry is casual or contract, with work in some sectors being highly mobile. There are high levels of volunteer work in some sectors, particularly for community events and amateur theatre productions. The industry is projected to experience above-average employment growth over the coming decade. |
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