55 Motion Picture and Sound Recording Activities
This subdivision contains the following ANZSIC groups:
551 Motion Picture and Video Activities
This group contains the following ANZSIC classes:
5511 Motion Picture and Video Production
This class consists of units mainly engaged in producing motion pictures, videos and television programs or commercials. These productions are recorded and stored on a variety of analogue or digital visual media such as film, video tape or DVD.
Primary activities
- Motion picture production
- Television commercial production
- Television program production
- Video production
Exclusions/References
Units mainly engaged in
- acquiring distribution rights and distributing motion pictures and videos are included in Class 5512 Motion Picture and Video Distribution;
- producing pre-recorded radio programming are included in Class 5522 Music and Other Sound Recording Activities;
- providing motion picture and video post-production services are included in Class 5514 Post-production Services and Other Motion Picture and Video Activities;
- the mass duplication of audio and visual media are included in Class 1620 Reproduction of Recorded Media;
- operating motion picture laboratories are included in Class 5514 Post-production Services and Other Motion Picture and Video Activities; and
- undertaking activities such as directing, acting and writing are included in the appropriate classes of Subdivision 90 Creative and Performing Arts Activities.
5512 Motion Picture and Video Distribution
This class consists of units mainly engaged in acquiring distribution rights and distributing motion pictures and videos. These products are distributed (through leasing and wholesale channels) to a range of exhibitors such as motion picture theatres and television stations using a variety of visual media.
Primary activities
- Film distribution
- Motion picture and video distribution
- Motion picture leasing
- Motion picture library operation (stock footage)
- Television program distribution
Exclusions/References
Units mainly engaged in
- the mass duplication of audio and visual media are included in Class 1620 Reproduction of Recorded Media;
- wholesaling pre-recorded video tapes and/or discs are included in Class 3739 Other Goods Wholesaling n.e.c.;
- retailing video cassettes and discs are included in Class 4242 Entertainment Media Retailing; and
- hiring pre-recorded video cassettes, DVDs and other pre-recorded media are included in Class 6632 Video and Other Electronic Media Rental and Hiring.
5513 Motion Picture Exhibition
This class consists of units mainly engaged in screening motion pictures using a variety of visual media. Included in this class are units screening productions at festivals and other similar events.
Primary activities
- Cinema operation
- Drive-in theatre operation
- Festival operation (exhibition of motion pictures)
- Motion picture screening
- Motion picture theatre operation
5514 Post-production Services and Other Motion Picture and Video Activities
This class consists of units mainly engaged in providing post-production services and other motion picture and video activities, including specialised motion picture or video post-production services such as editing, film/tape transfers, titling, subtitling, credits, closed captioning and computer-produced graphics, animation and special effects, as well as developing and processing motion picture film.
Primary activities
- Computer graphic, animation and special effect post-production service
- Developing and printing motion picture film
- Film or tape closed captioning
- Film or video transfer service
- Motion picture film reproducing
- Motion picture or video editing service
- Motion picture production, special effects
- Post-production facility, motion picture or video
- Post synchronisation sound dubbing
- Sound dubbing service, motion picture
- Subtitling of motion picture, film or video
- Teleproduction service
- Titling of motion picture film or video
- Video conversion service (between audio and visual media formats)
Exclusions/References
Units mainly engaged in providing post-production services for sound recordings are included in Class 5522 Music and Other Sound Recording Activities.
552 Sound Recording and Music Publishing
This group contains the following ANZSIC classes:
5521 Music Publishing
This class consists of units mainly engaged in acquiring and registering copyrights for musical compositions and promoting and authorising the use of these compositions in recordings, radio, television, motion pictures, live performances, print, or other media. Units in this class represent the interest of the composing unit, or other owners of musical compositions, to produce revenues from the use of such works, usually through licensing agreements. These units may own the copyright or act as administrator of the music copyrights on behalf of copyright owners. Also included in this class are units publishing sheet music (including in bound book form).
Primary activities
- Authorising use of copyrighted musical composition
- Music book publishing
- Music book (bound sheet music) publishing
- Music copyright buying and selling
- Music publishing
- Sheet music publishing
- Song publishing
Exclusions/References
Units mainly engaged in
- composing music are included in Class 9002 Creative Artists, Musicians, Writers and Performers; and
- printing sheet music without publishing are included in Class 1611 Printing.
5522 Music and Other Sound Recording Activities
This class consists of units mainly engaged in producing original (sound) master recordings such as tapes and CDs and releasing and distributing these sound recordings to wholesalers, retailers or directly to the public. Also included in this class are units engaged in operating sound recording studios and in the production of pre-recorded radio programs.
Primary activities
- Audio service (including for meetings and conferences)
- Producing pre-recorded radio programming
- Record distribution
- Record production
- Record production and distribution
- Sound recording post-production service
- Sound recording studio operation
Exclusions/References
Units mainly engaged in
- the mass duplication of audio and visual media are included in Class 1620 Reproduction of Recorded Media;
- acquiring and registering copyrights for musical compositions are included in Class 5521 Music Publishing;
- providing musical performances are included in Class 9001 Performing Arts Operation; and
- wholesaling pre-recorded audio media are included in Class 3739 Other Goods Wholesaling n.e.c.