Clearances
In order to be able to screen and share your film everything needs to be cleared. This will mean that everything that appears in your film with have written permission that allows it. This could include brand names, logos, stock footage, images and music. It is better to make clearances as you go along and as soon as possible rather than trying to get permission when you’ve already made your film. If you were denied permission you would have to make changes before you could screen your film and this could ruin the film completely or mean you fail to meet deadlines
Our film will need clearance to allow us to film at Southport College. It does not contain any copyrighted music, photos or brand names so we won’t need clearance for that. Any actors and contributors who appear in the film also need to have a signed clearance agreement, we have around 10 actors appearing in our film so all participating will need to sign a clearance form.
Copyright Protection
Copyright protection laws protect data being copied. It grants the creator of an original work exclusive rights to use and distribute it without anyone else being able to. It gives the copyright holder the right to be credited for the work, and to determine who else may use the work. It is a form of intellectual property similar to the patent or the trademark.
None of the music we will use in our film will be copyrighted to we are not in danger of copyright infringement.
Release Forms and Location Permissions
Release forms are required for anyone who speaks on camera or gives an interview. If you were filming outside where there were other people around you do not need release forms for them as long as your camera isn’t concealed. However release forms are needed for people in sensitive places even when they are not speaking for example law court corridors or hospital waiting rooms. Anyone under the age of 16 needs release forms signing by one or both their parents. Locations also require release forms and this applies to any location that isn’t a property you own yourself or a public street. When wishing to film in places like train stations, hospitals, clubs and bars it’s important to leave yourself enough time for your filming request to be processed. Other things that require release forms are texts, websites, shots of advertising billboards, film clips, news footage, newspaper clippings, and music. It doesn’t necessarily mean you will need to pay for rights but you can’t use them without formal permission.
We will need release forms to be signed by Southport College to allow us to film inside, and also for all students in our film.
Public Liability Insurance
Release forms are required for anyone who speaks on camera or gives an interview. If you were filming outside where there were other people around you do not need release forms for them as long as your camera isn’t concealed. However release forms are needed for people in sensitive places even when they arn’t speaking for example law court corridors or hospital waiting rooms. Anyone under the age of 16 needs release forms signing by one or both their parents. Locations also require release forms and this applies to any location that isn’t a property you own yourself or a public street. When wishing to film in places like train stations, hospitals, clubs and bars it’s important to leave yourself enough time for your filming request to be processed. Other things that require release forms are texts, websites, shots of advertising billboards, film clips, news footage, newspaper clippings, and music. It doesn’t necessarily mean you will need to pay for rights but you can’t use them without formal permission.
We will need release forms to be signed by Southport College to allow us to film inside, and also for all students in our film.
Regulatory bodies
Press Complaints Commission (PCC), Office of Communications (Ofcom), Department of Culture, Media and sport, BBC Trust, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory (BERR), Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society (MCPS), Performing Rights Society (PRS), Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL), British Board of Film Classification (BBFC).
These are the main Regulatory Bodies we have in the U.K. media content regulation in the UK revolves mostly around codes of practice that have been drawn up by a variety of bodies following wide public consultation. Various codes of conduct in place in the UK provide general guidelines for media professionals. It is not possible to create clear rules for what is and is not allowed in all situations but are there to guide producers to create productions that are considerate of the public.
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